
More than 190 decisions at Crusade 4 Christ event
During the week, in addition to the professions of faith, there were 109 decisions to recommit lives to focus on Christ, other decisions made, and prayers lifted to the Lord.

First person: One common preaching technique — and why it’s a problem
“You can’t start with your idea and then find a list of different Scriptures to support it. You always start with Scripture.”

SBC: DOJ closes investigation of Convention
The U.S. Department of Justice informed Southern Baptist Convention attorneys Wednesday (March 12) that its investigation into the SBC and its entities is closed.

SBC challenges and the future: Q&A with Jeff Iorg
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.

Abuser database derailed by legal hurdles, Iorg explains
“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.

SBC’s Iorg shares about DOJ, lawsuits and overall next steps
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.

‘Ministry is difficult, but it’s not complicated,’ Baptist leader says
“Ministry is difficult, but it’s not complicated. It’s supposed to be simple. Share the gospel, make disciples, and build churches that send people to share the gospel, make disciples, and build churches,” Jeff Iorg said.

Death sentence upheld for Nigerian Christian defending his farm
Attorney and international human rights advocate Emmanuel Ogebe called the ruling “horrendous miscarriage of justice.”