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  Former Sunday School Board President Lloyd Elder dies

  Lloyd Elder, seventh president of the Baptist Sunday School Board—now known as Lifeway Christian Resources—died Nov. 3 at age 90. He led the board from 1984 to 1991.

  11/07/2023 - By Baptist Press Staff

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  First TBM volunteers return from Israel

  The first two teams of TBM volunteers in Israel are returning home after providing more than 30,000 meals since the war began. But it isn’t war that dominates their conversation. They talk about the faith that motivated them and the people they encountered.

  11/03/2023 - By Ferrell Foster / Texas Baptist Men'Go

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  McRaney files appeal with Fifth Circuit in NAMB suit

  Calling the August court decision to dismiss his case against the North American Mission Board “wrong in almost every material aspect,” Will McRaney filed an appeal with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 31.

  11/03/2023 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  SBC president takes responsibility for signing amicus brief

  Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber released a statement Oct. 30 explaining how he gave the final go-ahead for the SBC Executive Committee to sign on to a hotly contested amicus brief related to a sexual abuse case in Kentucky.

  10/30/2023 - By Jennifer Rash / The Baptist Paper

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  Maui fire survivor recounts experience, TBM response

  Months after a wildfire destroyed Mari Finn’s home on Maui, she finally was able to return to her property. A team of Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers were right beside her.

  10/27/2023 - By Aimee Freston / Texas Baptist Men

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  SBC legal filing in Louisville abuse lawsuit denounced

  Abuse survivors—along with some members of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee and the SBC’s abuse reform task force—denounced a Kentucky court filing by Southern Baptist entities aimed at limiting their liability for sexual abuse claims.

  10/27/2023 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Search team expects to present candidate in February

  The search team tasked with finding a new president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee is on schedule to present a candidate at the Executive Committee’s February 2024 meeting.

  10/24/2023 - By Baptist Press Staff

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  Greenway threatens seminary with $5 million lawsuit

  Adam Greenway, former president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, sent a demand letter threatening a $5 million lawsuit.

  10/18/2023 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  TBM helps medical personnel serve in Israel

  Texas Baptist Men provided $150,000 to transport medical professionals from the United States to Israel to help treat people affected by the ongoing war.

  10/17/2023 - By Ferrell Foster / Texas Baptist Men

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  Plane crashes near NC church before Sunday services

  A plane crash near the entrance to a North Carolina church early Sunday morning didn’t stop the church from holding both of its regularly scheduled worship services.

  10/17/2023 - By Chad Austin / Biblical Recorder

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  Rex Horne to lead Arkansas Baptist State Convention

  Rex Horne, longtime Arkansas Baptist pastor and former president of Ouachita Baptist University, is executive director-elect of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention.

  10/16/2023 - By Arkansas Baptist News

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  TBM preparing meals for displaced people in Israel

  Specially trained Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers are at a secure site in Israel, preparing about 2,000 meals a day for civilians displaced by bombing.

  10/11/2023 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor