Charlotte, N.C. | It’s 6:45 a.m., and Clint Pressley is already getting loud in the shed. The correct nomenclature is, actually, The Shed. It’s a modest structure behind his home wall-to-wall with barbells, weights and racks collected over years, anywhere from garage sales to Facebook Marketplace. A few other guys – including area pastors – […]
Former Southern Baptist pastor, chaplain selected to lead Veterans Administration
Washington D.C. | President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a former Southern Baptist pastor to be the next head of the Department of Veterans Affairs. A native of Gainesville, Ga., Doug Collins was senior pastor of Chicopee Baptist Church from November 1994 through October 2005, according to the church’s annual church profile reporting. He also served […]
State convention ministry witnesses rise of the ‘generalist’
Nashville, Tenn. | Plato is credited with the origins of the phrase “necessity is the mother of invention.” As churches and denominational leaders have also realized, this reality led to the need for a different kind of staff member. It’s even more the case at the state convention level. To adequately resource churches across a […]
GCR Evaluation Task Force recommendations include shelving of ‘Great Commission Giving,’ simplified ACP
Indianapolis | Final recommendations brought by the Great Commission Resurgence Evaluation Task Force address areas of statistical reporting to and from Southern Baptist churches as well as calls to fulfill a financial pledge to the International Mission Board. Furthermore, the group urges the start of preparations for next year’s release of audio from GCR Task […]
GCR Evaluation Task Force releases report, recommendations to come
Nashville | Did the Great Commission Resurgence accomplish its goal of reversing the decline of baptisms in the Southern Baptist Convention? According to the final report from a task force commissioned to answer that question, “the answer is a clear and decisive, No.” Where the blame lies is complicated, but there is plenty to go around, the […]