Ray Gentry, president and CEO of SBCAL, said the three-day retreat was geared toward training and continuing education but also designed to help associational leaders “make friends and deepen friendships.”
David Johnson, executive director of the Arizona Mission Network of Southern Baptists since 2013, announced his retirement plans during a convention council meeting Tuesday (March 4).
Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, released a statement on Wednesday (Feb. 5) in response to the sentencing.
Beginning on Ash Wednesday and ending during Holy Week, Lent serves as a time of preparation for the Easter celebration in many Christian traditions. The practice often involves the spiritual discipline of fasting.
“Though the concept is somewhat foreign to us, it was commonplace in ancient Israel,” writes pastor Adam Dooley. “Fasting appears 75 times in the Bible.”
Like many other Tennessee Baptist churches, they’ve transformed resources and everyday circumstances into golden opportunities for ministry.
The Annie Armstrong offering is used for training, support and care for missionaries, like Osvaldo and Vanessa Lerma, and for evangelism resources.
“In this time of chaos and uncertainty, we pray that the Lord will strengthen you and work through you on behalf of peace and care for those who are suffering.”
“It makes us closer to serve together,” Ray said. “Everything we do together brings us closer to each other and to the Lord.”
“This is a beautiful community,” says David Gaskins. “Our nickname is Happy Valley. Every lawn is perfect. Every home is immaculate. But that’s the wild thing — Happy Valley is a sarcastic nickname because almost nobody is happy here.”
