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kentuckytoday.com | Karen L. Willoughby
NATIONWIDE – So far this year, at least 5,300 Southern Baptist trained Disaster Relief volunteers have responded to 40 natural disasters across the United States, from wildfires in California to storms on the eastern side of the nation. That was before this weekend’s outbreak of severe weather from Kansas to Kentucky, which is expected to continue through Wednesday across much of the nation’s interior east of the Rocky Mountains.
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1 week ago | 
baptistpress.com | Erin Roach |Mark Maynard |Karen L. Willoughby |Scott Barkley
Metadata:Topic(s): DiscipleshipFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: MAGNOLIA, Texas – Joshua Nostrand remembers lying on a gurney just minutes after playing basketball at student camp, telling God at 14 years old that he trusted Him to decide whether he lived or died. “It was calming for me to say to God, ‘I leave it all up to You. It’s not my choice,’” Joshua said, recounting the moments after he spent eight minutes in cardiac arrest.
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1 week ago | 
baptistpress.com | Mark Maynard |Karen L. Willoughby |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode
Metadata:Topic(s): EvangelismFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: BARBOURVILLE, Ky. (KT) – A Kentucky Baptist pastor had a memorable “last hurrah” in the U.S. Army. Brigade chaplain, Maj. Tyler Shields, senior pastor at First Baptist Barbourville, baptized nine soldiers in the North Atlantic Ocean during the annual training TREADEWINDS 25 in Trinidad and Tobago in his last assignment in the Army National Guard.
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1 week ago | 
baptistpress.com | Karen L. Willoughby |David Williams |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode
Metadata:Topic(s): Disaster Relief, Send ReliefFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: NATIONWIDE – So far this year, at least 5,300 Southern Baptist trained Disaster Relief volunteers have responded to 40 natural disasters across the United States, from wildfires in California to storms on the eastern side of the nation.
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3 weeks ago | 
baptistpress.com | Scott Barkley |Mike Ebert |Karen L. Willoughby |Tom Strode
DALLAS (BP) – A dedicated time of corporate prayer will be just one addition to the Pastors’ Conference preceding the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting, Pastors’ Conference President D.J. Horton told Baptist Press on May 7. Horton, senior pastor of Church at The Mill in Spartanburg, S.C., said he will also announce the formation of a group to study future models for the conference as well as a new effort to honor the ministry of the late Jim Shaddix.
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3 weeks ago | 
baptistpress.com | Scott Barkley |Mike Ebert |Karen L. Willoughby |Tom Strode
Metadata:Topic(s): North American Mission BoardFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Members of the Board of Trustees for the North American Mission Board (NAMB) gathered at NAMB’s building May 5-6 where they endorsed 31 new Southern Baptist chaplains, reelected officers and expressed appreciation for trustees who are concluding their service to the Board. After committee meetings Monday, Trustees gathered for a celebration dinner at NAMB’s building.
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3 weeks ago | 
baptistpress.com | Karen L. Willoughby |Sharon Mager |Scott Barkley
JACKSON, Tenn. – Cecily Berry got a unique gift from her father Michael when she graduated from Union University on Saturday (May 3) with her Master of Business Administration degree. Michael had secretly been working on his own MBA degree and made the May 3 ceremony extra special by graduating with her. Michael, who works as senior plant director for Corelle Brands in the Memphis area, had been thinking about completing an MBA for years. He completed his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
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3 weeks ago | 
baptistpress.com | Karen L. Willoughby |Sharon Mager |Scott Barkley
LAKEWOOD, Wash. (BP) – As of April 28, First Baptist Church of Lakewood has baptized 23 people so far this year. That is more than all of 2024. Another 20 people have joined by transfer of church letter and others are awaiting baptism. Walt Kellcy, the pastor for the last 34 years, has a theory about the increase. “Part of it, we realized, was going back to one service. There’s a certain environmental impact when more gather together in worship.” the pastor told Baptist Press.
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3 weeks ago | 
baptistpress.com | Karen L. Willoughby |Sharon Mager |Scott Barkley
Metadata:Series: First PersonTopic(s): ERLCFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: Forty years ago, the idea of seeing Roe v. Wade overturned in our lifetime was little more than a dream and a prayer. Those of us in the pro-life movement – including and especially Southern Baptists, through the work of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission – worked tirelessly to that end, but we did so without any assurance of seeing it come to fruition.
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3 weeks ago | 
brnow.org | Karen L. Willoughby
DALLAS — Several groups affiliated with Southern Baptists plan to meet concurrently with the June 8-11 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. It’s a convenient time to meet, saving money for participants by not having a separate meeting elsewhere, and it’s a great time to mix and mingle — and network — with the most involved (since they attend the SBC annual meeting) Southern Baptists from across the nation.
