In 2020, Emmanuel Baptist Church in Waco, Texas, temporarily closed its doors for the safety of its congregation, but had considered the possibility of permanent closure because of its dwindling numbers and lack of a lead pastor.
Staff changes Keith Ramage is the new associational missions strategist for Smith Baptist Association, Raleigh. Adam Hippler is the new worship pastor of Live Oak
Among the highlights of the annual meeting will be a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Cooperative Program — the primary giving model used by Southern Baptists to advance missions in the U.S. and beyond.
Crawford Williams and Price Harris may no longer be sharing the Good News in churches every week, but they stay active in retirement by being on mission in leading chapel services for The Glen assisted living community.
Soon after Steve Freeman accepted his first pastorate more than 20 years ago at Slayden Baptist Church in Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee, he realized after a few months that he was in over his head, he recalled.
Amid an ongoing — and at times heated — debate on social media, former Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear is among several dozen individuals
Rogers’ eight years at First Baptist — until he was called to the Memphis-area Bellevue Baptist Church in 1972 — are the focus of “Moon Port Pastor,” a new book by Phil Kramer, an Arkansas pastor and Florida native.
“We really are better together,” said Michelle Chitwood, wife of IMB President Paul Chitwood, pointing to the many similarities between ministries despite thousands of miles that normally separate the women she met on a trip to Zambia.
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