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6 days ago · By Timothy Cockes, posted December 19, 2024 in ERLC, National News NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) is applauding a Dec. 18 Senate vote passing the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes several noteworthy wins for Southern Baptists.
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2023 SBC Annual Meeting program released - Baptist Press
Apr 20, 2023 · NEW ORLEANS (BP) – The 2023 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting will convene at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Tuesday, June 13, at 8 a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, according to the official schedule for the meeting released Thursday (April 20).
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Pressley thankful for ‘expansiveness’ of SBC’s reach
May 6, 2024 · SBC DIGEST: Litton to address UM graduation; Ohio Baptists to sell Seneca Lake facility National Hispanic Baptist Network workshops focus on women’s ministry, missions, evangelism 1% Challenge Cooperative Program Hispanic pastors discuss leading a church out of COVID 2024 Committee on Committees Charles Stanley, pivotal SBC president, TV ...
50 years later, layman’s legacy of Owen Cooper still shines
Oct 3, 2024 · By Art Toalston, posted October 3, 2024 in SBC News Mississippi layman Owen Cooper was traveling to every state and numerous mission fields during his two years as SBC president, relaying various reports at the 1973 annual meeting in Portland, Ore. Photo courtesy of the Southern Baptist Library and Historical Archives
A Texas kickoff for the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting - Baptist Press
Aug 22, 2024 · FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) – The 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas will feature a 100th anniversary celebration of the Cooperative Program and President Clint Pressley presiding over his first annual meeting. Dozens of key leaders met at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Thursday (Aug. 22) for a kickoff to begin…
SBC’s Cooperation Group releases recommendations
May 1, 2024 · NASHVILLE (BP) — Four recommendations released today are designed to “prioritize and emphasize the authority of messengers in defining the boundaries of our cooperation while clarifying and refining our structure,” said a statement from the SBC’s Cooperation Group. The group was tasked at last summer’s annual meeting to study the…
How the Democratic platform compares with SBC resolutions
Aug 16, 2024 · The draft platform agrees with SBC views on several issues, including racism, the treatment of Native Americans, combating the opioid epidemic and fighting sexual abuse. SBC resolutions disagree with the Democratic platform on abortion, the LGBTQ agenda and marijuana among other issues.
SBC DIGEST: State convention season coming soon; SBC ’25 hotel …
Aug 28, 2024 · Anticipating a need for more than 20,000 room nights for the week, the SBC Executive Committee has contracted with more than two dozen hotels for rooms across the Metroplex. “It is always a challenge to determine how many rooms will be needed in a given city,” said Lynn Richmond, convention manager for the SBC EC.