LifeWay reports that 25% of all baptisms in SBC churches come through VBS. Southern Baptists in particular, still see its value for evangelism as well as discipling children (and adults). Read…
Prayer begets evangelism; New task force to explore baptisms decline, ERLC complaints fail to materialize at Annual Meeting
After another year of baptism declines and a decade of shrinking SBC church membership, SBC President Steve Gaines announced plans for a year-long study on evangelism in the denomination. Read…
‘Alt-right racism’ condemned Messengers call for rare special vote at SBC 2017
The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention will be remembered for actions it took that were not on the agenda—the condemnation of “alt-right racism.” Read…
SBC in Phoenix: Resolution condemns ‘alt-right racism’
Messengers reverse committee action to take a strong stand The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention will be remembered for actions it took that were not on the agenda—the condemnation of “alt-right racism”—rather than actions involving the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s leadership prompted by unpopular comments about presidential candidate Donald Trump. One […]
SBC in Phoenix: Evangelism plan and ERLC maybe overshadowed by “alt-right”
After a series of floor votes and behind-the-scenes discussions in the late evening, convention leadership announced Tuesday night that messengers will be given opportunity to consider a resolution originally proposed by a Texas pastor condemning the “alt-right” movement. Debate over the resolution, which is a statement of messengers’ opinion but non-binding on Southern Baptist churches, […]
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