Disability Ministry Task Force ready for its SBC ‘moment’
Tom Stolle still remembers the frustration he felt years ago when he read a report that highlighted peoples views — and apparent lack of understanding — of those with disabilities.
SBC Cooperation Group releases draft of recommendations
The upcoming recommendations “are crafted with the desire to satisfy the intent of the motion to move forward together in ‘biblical fidelity’ by safeguarding our adopted statement of faith and ‘missional clarity,'” says chair Jared Wellman.
GCR Task Force files unsealed, available for review (part 1)
The audio files from the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force’s 10 months of work in 2009 and 2010 were sealed for 15 years, the agreed-upon time by the group. The collection is housed in the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives and consists of 57 compact discs and very few paper documents.
‘Amazing resilience’: Louisiana church sees growth, keeps resolve following multiple disasters
Multiple disasters in the last few years could have caused members of First Baptist Church Basile, Louisiana, to become disheartened
First person: Do we have separation of church and … debate?
A new poll of pastors’ preferences in the upcoming presidential election shows not only the divide between clergy in political terms, but also the difficulty in talking about politics, especially in church.
First Person: What campus ministry means to me
When I started college at the University of Southern Mississippi, I was extremely nervous that I would not be able
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for July 4
Justice Sought Job 36:8–23 Why does man suffer? That is a question humans have asked for thousands of years. In
First person: The danger of false positives
Adam Dooley shares the dangers of “false positives.” “Unfortunately, American Christianity has its share of false positives,” he writes.