A second nominee has been announced for second vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention, making it the first contested race for an SBC post so far this year. Craig Carlisle, current Alabama convention president, will be nominated.
Josh Buice, founder of the G3 Conference and pastor of Pray’s Mill Baptist Church in Douglasville, Georgia, was placed on indefinite leave last week.
“One moment is not going to change the entire trajectory of what we do, but it can remind us of some very important things. The beauty of Baptist life and cooperation is that everybody is autonomous … we work together because we want to.”
This ongoing ministry has been marked by personal investment, practical support and a desire to meet physical and spiritual needs.
Building relationships across state lines and serving as one family is what Bethlehem Baptist Church in Clarksville and Emmaus Church in Manchester, N.H., have been doing together for the past four years.
While the Southern Baptist Convention’s Annual Church Profile has shown a surge in baptisms and rising attendance, the SBC’s 18-year membership slide continued in 2024.
The Georgia Baptist Mission Board is launching a new round of Public Affairs Training events this month, designed to equip pastors and church members with the tools and insights they need to effectively engage in today’s landscape.
Though no longer affiliated with a Southern Baptist Convention entity, World Changers is still “Baptist through and through,” said David Flatt, executive director of World Changers.
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