The Southern Baptist Convention in 2011 reported an increase in the number of baptisms and total churches over the previous year, but declined in total membership, according to the Annual Church Profile (ACP) compiled by LifeWay Christian Resources in cooperation with Baptist state conventions.
Daily Archives: June 12, 2012
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Although attendance at North Buffalo Community Church in New York averages around 100, the congregation is not limited by size. Pastor Bill Smith has instilled an urgency among the members for reaching their community and the world for Christ. They have been on mission trips to Zambia, Suriname, Burkina Faso, […]
Danny Ray, as a hospice chaplain, drives a nine-county circuit always trailing terminal illness, inevitable death and heartache. “You really have to rely on the strength of the Lord” to help terminally ill patients enter eternity, Ray says.
The Sinner’s Prayer, same-sex marriage and civil rights, and “racist statements” in Mormon documents are among the topics being discussed in various media about resolutions that pastors state they submitted for the Southern Baptist Convention’s Resolution Committee to consider in preparation for the June 19-20 annual meeting in New Orleans.
The North American Mission Board’s LoveLoud initiative and Together for Adoption will host a four-person breakfast panel discussion at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting addressing Southern Baptist involvement in adoption and orphan care.
Today’s From the States features items from: Biblical Recorder (North Carolina) Western Recorder (Kentucky) The Alabama Baptist
Columnist and seminary professor Mark Coppenger takes a look at both sides to the often-debated question: Did Noah’s Ark have dinosaurs?