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 […]
Report due: SBC reorg in 2010 scrutinized
Nashville, Tenn. | A report to be brought by the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force this June at the SBC annual meeting could be considered as one 15 years in the making. The group was formed last summer at the New Orleans gathering of Southern Baptists and has since spent considerable time in reviewing documents, […]
SBC president asks for committee recommendations
Nashville, Tenn. | Southern Baptists wanting to provide input on who should be nominated for the four committees filled by the SBC president have an avenue by which to do so. Current SBC President Bart Barber, pastor of First Baptist Church in Farmersville, Texas, asked for that input through a Google Doc he posted on […]
ARITF begins vetting process for Ministry Check website
Nashville, Tenn. | Names and background information for potential inclusion at sbcabuseprevention.com are currently being processed prior to publication, said a statement by the group tasked with its implementation. The Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force (ARITF) held an in-person meeting on Aug. 28 in Dallas, Chairman Joshua Wester confirmed with Baptist Press. It was the group’s first gathering […]