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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

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  WMU Foundation seeks to ‘Warm Our World’

  As part of its “#WarmOurWorld” campaign, the Woman’s Missionary Union Foundation is asking individuals for a $25 donation to supply a blanket to a refugee family, and the group is encouraging people to donate blankets in their communities to help meet local needs.

  01/31/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Baptists expelled from homes in Mexican community

  A town assembly in Tuxpan de Bolanos—a community in Jalisco, Mexico—expelled 10 Baptist families from their community when they refused to recant their faith.

  01/30/2016 - By Ken Camp

• Former Glorieta homeowners get legal aid

  Kirk and Susie Tompkins, who unsuccessfully sued to stop the sale of Glorieta Conference Center, now have a lawyer to help with their appeal. From BNG

  01/29/2016 - By Ken Camp

• SBC leader Mohler joins Rubio advisory board

  Southern Seminary President Albert Mohler has been tapped by presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to serve on his Dignity of Life Advisory Board. From BNG

  01/23/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  New Baptist Covenant among faith groups to watch in 2016

  A progressive think tank cites ongoing efforts to unite black and white Baptists as a bright spot in a time of polarized political rhetoric. From BNG

  01/20/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Trump candidacy will test evangelical voters, says SBC leader

  Russell Moore says evangelicals who support GOP candidate Donald Trump don’t believe character matters in a presidential election. From BNG

  01/20/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  MLK’s advice to pastors called key to revival

  Sixty years after the Montgomery Bus Boycott,  advice from Martin Luther King Jr. in his 1958 book, Stride Toward Freedom, still resonates with pastors.

  01/15/2016 - By John Rutledge

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  GuideStone conducts 2016 SBC Church Compensation Survey 

  GuideStone Financial Resources, along with LifeWay Research and Baptist state conventions, is conducting its biennial SBC Church Compensation Survey.

  01/15/2016 - By John Rutledge

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  IMB layoffs hit home; no additional missionaries required to leave overseas

  The Southern Baptist International Mission Board announced Jan. 14 the elimination of its stateside communications department. From BNG

  01/14/2016 - By Ken Camp