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IBSA, Southwestern Seminary partner for women’s training

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Southwestern Seminary has launched a new Women’s Leadership Institute to offer a variety of certificate programs for women serving in any ministry, leadership, or life context—and Illinois Baptists are partnering with the program. “All believers, including women, should be lifelong learners and lifelong teachers,” said Terri Stovall, dean of women and professor of women’s ministries. […]

SBC launches new logo, websites

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Some familiar Southern Baptist initiatives have a new look now. The SBC Executive Committee released new branding for the convention,  Cooperative Program, Baptist Press, and SBC Life in August. “We are so excited about the result of our rebranding project,” said Jonathan Howe, vice president for communications at the SBC Executive Committee. “The new logos and […]

SBC leader on racial reconciliation: ‘We’re still at the beginning’

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Marshal Ausberry is pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Fairfax Station, Va., first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention, and president of the SBC’s National African American Fellowship. He recently spoke with the Illinois Baptist about the church’s role in confronting injustice, and next steps for the SBC. Illinois Baptist: What Scripture would you […]

Panel of African American leaders call on Southern Baptists to stand together

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Nashville | Calling the racial unrest roiling the nation “spiritual warfare,” and saying “unless hearts change, nothing will change in America,” Philadelphia pastor K. Marshall Williams urged Southern Baptists to stand together in unity against injustice. “The world is waiting for us to come together,” said Williams, senior pastor of Nazarene Baptist Church of Philadelphia. […]

‘Gospel Above All’ drives diversity, unity, missions, abuse prevention

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Promoting diversity, unity, missions and sex abuse prevention are goals the Southern Baptist Convention must continue to pursue in order to put the “Gospel Above All,” SBC President J.D. Greear said in his 2020 presidential address Tuesday (June 9). Speaking from his office at The Summit Church in Durham, N.C., in a virtual format after […]