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Southern Baptists in the north strategize for gospel advance

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Leaders from multiple Baptist state conventions will gather in Springfield Jan. 21-23 for a three-day training experience focused on reaching more people with the gospel in the midwestern U.S. The Midwest Leadership Summit, held every other year, brings together Baptists who know well the spiritual need in the region. In Illinois, almost 1,000 Southern Baptist […]

Northwest Convention head to face Mohler for SBC presidency

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A group of Southern Baptists has announced their intention to nominate Randy Adams, executive director of the Northwest Baptist Convention (NWBC), as president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Adams’ intended nomination will be brought to messengers at the SBC annual meeting June 9-10 in Orlando, Fla. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Seminary, was announced in […]

Iran attacks ‘a sober moment’ for America

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Evangelicals may differ about the best response to Iran’s Jan. 8 missile attack against military bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops, but they seem united in acknowledging the gravity of the situation and calling for prayer. America confronts “a sober moment in history as we face possible armed conflict against Iran,” said Douglas Carver, former […]

Attorneys share best practices for abuse prevention

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Sexual abuse prevention experts Kimberlee Norris and Gregory Love spoke to Southern Baptist ministry leaders gathered in Dallas Oct. 3-5 for a conference designed to help churches navigate the abuse crisis. The attorneys, also a married couple, founded the MinistrySafe child safety system after decades of litigating sexual abuse cases. Norris and Love train churches […]

Churches urged to prevent abuse, care well for survivors

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The Caring Well Conference began in Dallas Oct. 3, bringing together more than 1,300 Southern Baptists watching online to mourn sexual abuse, work toward its prevention, and pursue strategies to care well for survivors in the church. Russell Moore opened the conference with the sobering story of a 1960s church bombing. When 16th Street Baptist […]