WMU report emphasizes stewardship, missions

Posted: 6/13/06

WMU report emphasizes stewardship, missions

By Charlie Warren

Arkansas Baptist

GREENSBORO, N.C.—Woman’s Missionary Union Executive Director Wanda Lee and Kaye Miller of Little Rock, Ark., national WMU president, reported to Southern Baptist Convention messengers about the stewardship, mission education and hands-on mission experiences of WMU.

06/14/2006 - By John Rutledge

Church founded by Lottie Moon gets new building

Posted: 6/14/06

Church founded by Lottie Moon gets new building

PINGDU, CHINA (ABP)—A vibrant congregation founded by Lottie Moon, the famous Baptist missionary to China, has moved out of the crumbling temple it used as a meeting place, thanks to a church located thousands of miles away.

The partnership with Mountain Brook Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., lets members of Meng En Christian Church have room to stretch their legs and invite their friends. The original Pingdu building was made to hold 150 people, but services often included more than 500 people. The building was assigned by the government after Christians resumed public worship in 1987, and hundreds crowded into nearby alleys during services at the decrepit temple.

Now, the new building for Meng En Christian Church officially seats 1,500, though nearly 2,500 people crowded into dedication services May 3. A delegation from Mountain Brook attended the services, making them meaningful for both congregations.

06/14/2006 - By John Rutledge

Fish accentuates positive in NAMB report to SBC

Posted: 6/14/06

Fish accentuates positive
in NAMB report to SBC

By Robert Marus

Associated Baptist Press

GREENSBORO (ABP)—After a rough spring, the new leader of the Southern Baptist Convention’s domestic missionary agency tried to accentuate the positive in his annual report to the Southern Baptist Convention.

06/14/2006 - By John Rutledge

‘Everyone Can’ messages challenge Southern Baptists to evangelize

Posted: 6/14/06

'Everyone Can' messages challenge
Southern Baptists to evangelize

By Lonnie Wilkey

Baptist and Reflector

GREENSBORO, N.C.—Southern Baptists should “turn the world upside down” through evangelistic efforts, speakers told the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting.

06/14/2006 - By John Rutledge

S.C. pastor calls Southern Baptist ‘fat-cats’ to action

Posted: 6/14/06

S.C. pastor calls Southern
Baptist ‘fat-cats’ to action

By Hannah Elliott

Associated Baptist Press

GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP)—The Southern Baptist Convention cannot afford to rest at ease as a “cushy denomination” of lazy church members, Donald Wilton told the group’s annual meeting.

06/14/2006 - By John Rutledge

New SBC president an inerrantist, but he’s ‘just not mad about it’

Posted: 6/14/06

New SBC president an inerrantist,
but he’s ‘just not mad about it’

By Steve DeVane

Biblical Recorder

GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP)—Newly elected Southern Baptist Convention President Frank Page assured reporters he may be more moderate in tone than some denominational leaders, but he’s no less theologically conservative than other recently elected presidents.

06/14/2006 - By John Rutledge

BaptistWay Bible Series forJune 25: Qualifications for elder, deacon enumerated

Posted: 6/14/06

BaptistWay Bible Series for June 25

Qualifications for elder, deacon enumerated

• 1 Timothy 3:1-13

By Joseph Matos

06/14/2006 - By John Rutledge

Family Bible Series for June 25: A strong commitment to Christ is vital

Posted: 6/14/06

Family Bible Series for June 25

A strong commitment to Christ is vital

• 2 Timothy 1:3-8, 13-14; 2:1-7

By Greg Ammons

06/14/2006 - By John Rutledge

Explore the Bible Series for June 25: God is present even in his absence

Posted: 6/14/06

Explore the Bible Series for June 25

God is present even in his absence

• Job 22:1-28:28

By James Adair

Baptist University of the Americas, San Antonio

The cycle of speeches between Job and his friends comes to an end in this week’s lesson. After this, we only hear from Job, the enigmatic figure Elihu and, finally, from God. There are some difficulties in figuring out who is saying what in these chapters, perhaps because of some ancient textual problems that affected the transmission of this section of the book.

06/14/2006 - By John Rutledge

Shook tells pastors ‘stunts’ can open people to the gospel

Posted: 6/13/06

Shook tells pastors 'stunts' can open people to the gospel

By Grace Thornton

The Alabama Baptist

GREENSBORO, N.C.—Kerry Shook, pastor of Fellowship of The Woodlands, near Houston, revved up the Southern Baptist Pastors Conference with a video of a professional motocross biker riding over several jumps in his church’s sanctuary.

06/13/2006 - By John Rutledge