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  CBF marks 20th anniversary with laughter, hope

  The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship looked back in laughter and forward in hope at a celebration banquet marking its 20th anniversary June 22.

  06/23/2011 - By Administrator

• Report: Women ministers gaining ground in Baptist life

  Women are making slow but steady progress into ministry positions in Baptist churches, according to a report released by Baptist Women in Ministry.

  06/23/2011 - By Administrator

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  Southern Baptists look to minorities to jumpstart growth

  The Southern Baptist Convention adopted a plan to try to boost minorities in their top leadership posts as the convention faces continuing reports of stagnant baptism rates and declining membership.

  06/17/2011 - By Administrator

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  Courtroom drama about pistol-packing preacher offers lasting lessons, author says

  A new book by David Stokes called The Shooting Salvationist examines J. Frank Norris, the controversial pastor of First Baptist Church in Fort Worth, and his sensational trial and aquittal for murder in the mid-1920s.

  06/17/2011 - By Administrator

• Southern Baptists support path to legal status in immigration reform

  The Southern Baptist Convention adopted a debated resolution June 15 calling for “a just and compassionate path to legal status” for undocumented immigrants.

  06/15/2011 - By Administrator

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  Southern Baptists ‘cannot commend’ new NIV Bible translation

  The Southern Baptist Convention went on record June 15 saying it “cannot commend” the 2011 New International Version Bible translation and its use of gender-neutral language. The resolution expressed “profound disappointment” with NIV publishers Biblica and Zondervan Publishing House for their “inaccurate translation of God’s inspired Scripture.”

  06/15/2011 - By Administrator

• Southern Baptist messengers affirm belief in doctrine of hell

  The Southern Baptist Convention affirmed belief in the reality of a literal hell June 15 in a resolution responding to Rob Bell’s Love Wins book that challenges traditional thinking about eternal damnation.

  06/15/2011 - By Administrator

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  Southern Baptists re-elect president

  Atlanta-area pastor Bryant Wright was re-elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention Tuesday afternoon.

  06/14/2011 - By Administrator

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  Speakers urge WMU to ‘Proclaim’ the gospel message

  Missions leaders from across the nation proclaimed the good news of Jesus Christ during the 2011 National Woman’s Missionary Union missions celebration and annual meeting in Phoenix.

  06/14/2011 - By Administrator

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  Southern Baptists issued ‘1 percent challenge’ for Cooperative Program

  A Southern Baptist leader urged pastors June 14 to lead their congregations to increase the percentages of their budgets for the denomination by a percent. Frank Page, president of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, issued his “1 percent challenge” in a report at the convention’s annual gathering in Phoenix.

  06/14/2011 - By Administrator

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  Executive Committee recommends changes for mission boards

  The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention voted June 13 to recommend changes to working agreements that will allow the International Mission Board to work directly with internationals living in the United to States convention messengers meeting June 14 in Phoenix.

  06/13/2011 - By Administrator

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  SBC reports statistical decline

  The Southern Baptist Convention reported declines last year in several categories traditionally used as markers of denominational vitality, according to annual statistics released by LifeWay Christian Resources.

  06/10/2011 - By Administrator