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  Spiritual encounters occur in Olympics hospitality spaces

  At first, Adam Moore was a little skeptical about one of the Olympics outreach strategies in which his mission team was participating. 

  08/06/2024 - By Tim Ellsworth
/ Baptist Press

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  Short-term trips meet long-term strategies at Olympics

  The Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board mobilized more than 300 short-term volunteers who are hitting the streets of Paris, sharing the gospel during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

  08/06/2024 - By Kristen Sosebee / International Mission Board

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  ERLC executive committee issues update on entity

  An Aug. 2 statement from the executive committee of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission affirms the group’s support for Brent Leatherwood as president and leader of the Southern Baptist Convention entity, saying its work is more important now than ever.

  08/05/2024 - By Brandon Porter / Baptist Press

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  Recap of discontent over SBC’s ERLC

  The SBC’s ERLC has faced decades of discontent from Southern Baptists. Just ask former ERLC president Richard Land.

  07/27/2024 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Queen’s attorney petitions for release of materials

  Matt Queen’s attorney has requested the prosecutor release ‘a limited number of documents’ he believes supports Queen’s defense.

  07/23/2024 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  Chair resigns ERLC board, issues apology

  Former ERLC chair Kevin Smith issued an apology for acting without a “formal vote of the Executive Committee” to remove Brent Leatherwood.

  07/23/2024 - By Baptist Press Staff

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  ERLC reverses course, Brent Leatherwood not fired

  The beleaguered ERLC announced the firing of its president Brent Leatherwood before retracting that announcement hours later.

  07/23/2024 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Baptists respond to Trump assassination attempt

  Baptists and other Christians offered prayers and pleas for peace in the aftermath of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a July 13 campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

  07/15/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Vietnamese Baptist gathering bolsters connections

  The 39th annual meeting of the Vietnamese Baptist Union of North America drew more than 1,300 participants for worship, workshops, fellowship and business.

  07/12/2024 - By Karen L. Willoughby / Baptist Press

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  California Baptists cut staff, citing giving shortfall

  The California Southern Baptist announced it had cut six staff jobs, citing an ongoing decline in giving.

  07/05/2024 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Southwestern Seminary accreditation warning continued

  The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has continued its accreditation warning for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

  06/25/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Paul Pressler, SBC legend accused of abuse, is dead at 94

  Paul Pressler, a retired Texas judge and one of the most influential evangelicals of the past 50 years, has died.

  06/17/2024 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service