In one of several interviews with state Baptist publication editors, Jeff Iorg of the SBC Executive Committee chats with Jennifer Davis Rash about a few of the current situations happening in the business side of SBC life.
“I would say, it’s not so much on the back burner as it is we want to teach churches how to access databases that already exist … ” said Jeff Iorg, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee.
Jeff Iorg: My vision is that Southern Baptists would come together and spend 95% of their time talking about how to get the gospel to people in the world who’ve never even heard the name of Jesus.
The average Southern Baptist church calls the South home, but the only region of the country where those congregations are growing is the Northeast.
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for March 16, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for March 16, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
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.”
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.
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for March 9, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
