In a celebration marked by the testimonies of new missionaries and prayer for people groups around the world, International Mission Board President David Platt reminded messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention that the SBC exists first and foremost for the spread of the gospel. “Tonight we have the opportunity to remember the reason we came […]
Illinois planters featured in Dallas
Kempton Turner grew up in gang- and crack-infested neighborhoods in East St. Louis. Destined to follow his parents’ lifestyle of addiction, during a wild and wanton trip to New Orleans’ Mardi Gras, Kempton was approached by a couple who shared the life-changing gospel with him. At that moment, “The Lord revealed himself to me,” Turner […]
CEO search begins; Frank Page cites ‘personal failing’ in resignation
The SBC Executive Committee will meet April 17 to elect a committee to search for its next leader after Frank S. Page resigned as president and chief executive officer. Read…
Law & Tax: Pastors challenge ruling Appeal judge’s decision against housing allowance
A group of pastors and religious leaders have filed an appeal to protect the minister’s housing allowance, which was declared unconstitutional last year. Read…
IMB missionaries ‘died for what matters most’
International Mission Board missionaries Randy Arnett, 62, and Kathy Arnett, 61, died March 14 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The missionaries served as theological education strategists for Africa. Kathy Gage Arnett was born in Cairo, Illinois. “Randy and Kathy Arnett in so many ways represent what […]
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