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Adoption, foster care common in churches

February 6, 2018 By Baptist Press

The Bible has a lot to say about caring for orphans. Protestant churches in the United States appear to be listening. About 4 in 10 Protestant churchgoers say their congregation has been involved with adoption or foster care in the past year,  Read…

Ken Hemphill to be SBC president nominee

February 2, 2018 By Baptist Press

Ken Hemphill, an administrator at North Greenville University and a former Southern Baptist Convention seminary president, will be nominated for SBC president, a coalition of Southern Baptists announced Feb. 1 via a Baptist state paper. “We desire to elect a man who is a Southern Baptist through and through, values our understanding of the Gospel, […]

J.D. Greear to be SBC president nominee again

January 29, 2018 By Baptist Press

J.D. Greear

Two years after withdrawing from a closely contested election for Southern Baptist Convention president, North Carolina pastor J.D. Greear once again will be nominated for SBC president, Florida pastor Ken Whitten announced today (Jan. 29). Greear, 44, “is all about what Southern Baptists have been all about,” Whitten, pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, […]

Southern Baptist leaders Platt, Moore steer agencies through challenging times

January 25, 2018 By Illinois Baptist Staff

Two of the Southern Baptist Convention’s most visible leaders weathered a year of controversy and change in 2017, but appear ready to get back to the mission at hand in the coming year. Read…

Hurricane recovery continues in Texas; Volunteers aid homeowners after year of historic storms

December 26, 2017 By Lisa Misner

A difficult year for many people in the U.S. meant Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) volunteers were hard at work in 2017. Read…

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