“Throughout this convention, we are erecting memorial stones of 100 years of cooperation demonstrated through the Cooperative Program,” said Jeff Iorg, president of the SBC Executive Committee.
Jimmy Scroggins said his dad was a high school football coach, and the one thing he prided himself on the most was how many of
“This is a critical passage for every pastor in this room as we say, ‘Lord, I want to be faithful, I want to honor You, I want to be fruitful in ministry,’” Aaron Harvie said. “How do we do it?”
Robert Smith told those present at the Pastors Conference to “keep your head steady, be clear minded, be alert and do not be shaken by what takes place” — no matter what happens — as they finish their race.
At the Southern Baptist Pastors Conference on June 9 in Dallas, Juan Sanchez said there are two things pastors need to do when it comes to ungodly people in the church who oppose the truth.
“[Paul] wrote to Timothy that as a minister of the gospel you must not be interested in creating a reputation for yourself,” said Powell, who now serves as pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church in South Carolina.
“There may be bad things that happen, but the bedrock of our faith is that empty tomb,” said Jamie Dew, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
David Kim sat in silence in his hospital bed for three hours, then began crying out to God asking, “Why?” Then he asked God to take his life if he was going to be a burden to his family.
Ryan Dupree said where he stands, there are people all around him with questions and fears — and not a lot of answers.
A Dec. 28 tornado destroyed the building of O’Zion Baptist Church near Meadville, Mississippi, 90 years after another tornado hit its facilities. Church members Rick and Dianne Strawbridge were inside but escaped without injuries.
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