New strategy launched in Alabama seeks to be a “game changer” for churches, many of which are congregations that average less than 75 in worship and are seeking bivocational pastors.
“Proposition 139, which stands diametrically-opposed to the tenets set forth in Psalm 139, will permanently etch an attack on human dignity and human life into the state constitution.”
On June 23, Southern Baptists will again have the opportunity to honor unsung heroes of the faith — namely, retirement-aged Southern Baptist pastors, workers and their widows who served and abundantly blessed others during their ministry.
Hance Dilbeck said in 2023, GuideStone’s research showed that 76% of the ministers they serve say they wish they had started planning for their retirement earlier.
Marcus Redding, a longtime pastor and ministry leader in North Carolina, died May 30 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. During the past seven years, Redding has served as the NAMB’s director of supporting churches. He was 58.
Wissam al-Saliby, a Lebanese Baptist with experience advocating for human rights and international religious freedom, is the new president of 21Wilberforce.
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GuideStone trustees unanimously elected Stephen B. Allen as the enterprise’s new chief legal officer during their regular meetings in Dallas on March 4–5.
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