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Defining Mission

Dec 2, 2024 | lightmagazine.ca | John Hall

I’ve had a few interactions recently where it has become clear to me that church tradition trumps scripture when it comes to a definition of mission. Many Christians from a Protestant background would define mission as crossing from one culture to another for the purpose of spreading the Gospel. They’re not completely wrong, but it doesn’t seem to do justice to Jesus’ invitation for his Church to join him in his mission.
DR DIGEST: Updates from Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri DR teams

Jul 15, 2024 | baptistpress.com | John Hall |Grace Thornton |Hubert Yates |Tharran Gaines

Metadata:Topic(s): Disaster ReliefFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: Texas on Mission offer refreshing hope in HoustonBy John Hall/Texans on MissionHOUSTON (BP) – The city is hot, and it’s not just the temperature. People are angry and frustrated. Five days after Hurricane Beryl swept across southeast Texas, large parts of Houston remain dark. Traffic lights, restaurants, homes all lack power in many places. Internet service is sporadic.
S.C. Baptist children’s ministry receives $2.6M for new facility

Mar 21, 2024 | baptistpress.com | Sheila Price |Timothy Cockes |John Hall |Scott Barkley

Metadata:Topic(s): SBC NewsFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: GREENWOOD, S.C. (BP) – Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries has announced a $2.6 million gift and the naming of a 25,000-square-foot facility to provide services to children and families. The McCall Center is named for the late P.L. “Roy” McCall, whose generosity helped make the center a reality. Connie Maxwell leadership, donors, alumni and friends of the McCall family joined in a celebration ceremony Feb. 29.
Misioneros asociados de todo el mundo promueven el Evangelio en Colombia

Mar 21, 2024 | baptistpress.com | Timothy Cockes |John Hall |Diana Chandler |Scott Barkley

Metadata:Share this post: La carta de Laura Martínez a sus seguidores en México nos recuerda a las cartas del Nuevo Testamento. Hace poco escribió sobre su rápida adaptación a la cultura, el clima, la geografía y la gastronomía de Colombia. Enumeró las diferencias en las estaciones y las interpretaciones de ciertas palabras en español, y se sorprendió gratamente de que la calidad del agua en Colombia sea superior a la de su lugar de origen en México.
Se anuncia el programa de la Reunión Anual de la SBC 2024

Mar 21, 2024 | baptistpress.com | Timothy Cockes |John Hall |Diana Chandler |Scott Barkley

INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – El Comité de Orden del Día dio a conocer el 18 de marzo el programa preliminar de la Reunión Anual de la Convención Bautista del Sur (SBC) 2024, que se celebrará los días 11 y 12 de junio en Indianápolis. Tiempo de adoración y oración el 11 de junio a las 8 a.m. preceden a la convocatoria de las 8:15 a.m., que lanza dos días de negocios y actualizaciones que concluyen el 12 de junio a las 4:45 p.m. La agenda incluye una sesión nocturna del martes por primera vez desde 2018.
ERLC urges revision of proposed federal foreign assistance rules

Mar 20, 2024 | baptistpress.com | Timothy Cockes |John Hall |Diana Chandler |Scott Barkley

NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) joined several other religious organizations in filing public comments on Tuesday (March 19), urging the U.S. State Department to revise two proposed regulations related to nondiscrimination in foreign assistance that they say would “subordinate faith-based organizations.”The two regulations, proposed by the State Department on Jan.
U.S. abortions top the 1M mark in 2023 for first time in over decade

Mar 20, 2024 | baptistpress.com | John Hall |Diana Chandler |Sharon Mager |Scott Barkley

Metadata:Topic(s): AbortionFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) – The Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion research and policy organization, released new data Tuesday (March 19) demonstrating a spike in overall abortions provided nationwide and a continuing upward trend in the use of medication to terminate pregnancies last year.
How to weather a dry spell in prayer

Mar 20, 2024 | baptistpress.com | John Hall |Diana Chandler |Sharon Mager |Scott Barkley

Metadata:Share this post: The 20th century was witness to some remarkable lives, but few were so universally admired as the Albanian nun known as Mother Teresa of Calcutta, India. Her work with the poorest and the most vulnerable people on earth gave her a moral authority rarely seen in modern Western culture. Yet, the Nobel Prize laureate had a secret. Her spiritual life was dry. Rev.
Baptists providing help, hay for hurting Texas ranchers

Mar 20, 2024 | baptistpress.com | John Hall |Diana Chandler |Sharon Mager |Scott Barkley

Metadata:Topic(s): Disaster ReliefFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: FRITCH, Texas (BP) – Joe McMahan may live just outside Fritch, but right now, it feels like a different planet. Scorched black earth surrounds him. He’s a rough, determined rancher, but the scene is difficult for him to take in. “Everything is a total loss,” he said, days after the Windy-Deuce Fire swept over his land. “This ranch is rather large. We probably have 30,000 acres.
Texas Baptist Men deploys specially trained team to meet needs in Israel

Oct 11, 2023 | christianindex.org | John Hall

Trained Texas Baptist Men volunteers headed to Israel on Sunday after the nation erupted into warfare the day before, preparing to provide meals both for Israelis and Palestinians. Hamas surprised Israel with a barrage of at least 2,200 rockets Saturday, as well as ground troops invading southern Israel. Israel responded by shooting missiles into Gaza, where Hamas is based.