SEYMOUR, Tenn. (BP) – Dan Spencer, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Sevierville, Tenn., has become the sixth nominee for the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis. Chris Kendall, senior pastor of Oak City Baptist Church in Seymour, Tenn., informed the Baptist and Reflector April 11 of his […]
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Church marks Orr’s anniversary
Roy Dale Orr was ordained to the gospel ministry by Union Grove Baptist Church in Eldorado on March 25, 1984. Forty years later, Orr and his wife, Rita, returned for a celebration at the Southern Illinois church on March 24, 2024. IBSA Executive Director Nate Adams was on hand to present a plaque from Illinois […]
Panel discussion: Encourage, don’t judge those with mental health issues
New Orleans | Mental health and the church were the topics of a panel discussion led by National WMU’s Sandy Wisdom-Martin on the Cooperative Program (CP) Stage at the 2023 Southern Baptist Convention’s Annual Meeting. “Mental health challenges are often simultaneously overlooked and stigmatized in our church settings,” she said. “As Christians, we’re called to […]
Pastors, church leaders encouraged to participate in biennial church compensation survey
Dallas | GuideStone®, Lifeway Research, and Baptist state conventions have again teamed up for the SBC Church Compensation Survey. The survey — the largest free study focused on churches in the United States — is conducted every two years. The survey’s results will be available in early fall, in time for many churches considering their […]
North Carolina pastor Bruce Frank to be nominated for SBC president in Indianapolis
Knoxville, Tenn. | North Carolina pastor Bruce Frank will be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention president at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting. Frank will be nominated by Tennessee pastor John Mark Harrison. “I have known Bruce personally for many years. When I led student ministry at Biltmore Church, Bruce became the pastor, and our plateaued […]