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  Greear to be nominated for SBC president

  North Carolina pastor J.D. Greear will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention during the SBC annual meeting June 14-15 in St. Louis.

  03/02/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Russell Moore: Don’t call me an ‘evangelical’

  Call Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, a “gospel Christian.” But don’t call him an evangelical—at least not until the current election cycle ends. RNS

  03/02/2016 - By Ken Camp

• Baptist brief supports contraceptive mandate accommodation, RFRA

  Far-reaching arguments made by some religious nonprofits against an accommodation procedure can endanger religious liberty, according to a brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court by the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and a religious liberty scholar from the University of Virginia School of Law.

  02/29/2016 - By Curated Content

• SBC child care, children, youth registration open

  Registration is open for preschool child care, as well as programs for children and youth during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, June 14-15 in St. Louis.

  02/25/2016 - By Ken Camp

• Registration open for SBC annual meeting

  Registration for the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, June 14-15 in St. Louis, has opened.

  02/25/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  IMB announces 1,132 missionaries and staff retired or resigned

  The Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board announced 983 missionaries and 149 stateside staff have left the organization during the past six months as a result of its voluntary retirement and resignation programs.

  02/24/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Three Texas teens named to National Acteens Panel

  Three of the four teens named to Woman’s Missionary Union’s 2016 National Acteens Panel are from Texas.

  02/12/2016 - By Ken Camp

• Woman’s Missionary Union names search committee leader

  Woman’s Missionary Union, the national missions-support organization for the Southern Baptist Convention, has launched its search to replace retiring Executive Director Wanda Lee.

  02/12/2016 - By Ken Camp

• CBF to vote on new plan for funding global missions

  The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly will vote on a proposal to support the long-term presence of field personnel through its annual offering for global missions. From BNG

  02/05/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  LifeWay trustees approve land purchase and building for headquarters

  Trustees of LifeWay Christian Resources authorized the purchase of land and construction of a building in downtown Nashville for its corporate headquarters.

  02/04/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  GuideStone sees church retirement plan law as good news

  A new law will benefit operators and participants in church retirement plans, according to leaders of GuideStone Financial Services, the Baptist clergy benefits agency.

  02/03/2016 - By Ken Camp

• Bill Shiell named president of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

  Bill Shiell, former pastor of churches in San Angelo and McGregor, will become president of Northern Seminary in suburban Chicago. From BNG

  02/03/2016 - By Ken Camp