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  Voices: Pastoring with the next pastor in mind

  Pastoring with the next pastor in mind is done within the context of the biblical belief that the head of the church is Christ. The church does not belong to a pastor (or the membership).

  05/30/2018 - By Ross Shelton

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  Commentary: It’s 2018. Why can’t we attend the SBC convention remotely?

  A church’s budget often prevents sending representatives to the SBC annual meeting in person. Why can’t the SBC offer virtual, remote participation?

  05/30/2018 - By Bobby Gilstrap

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  Letters: Paige Patterson’s dismissal

  Baptist Standard readers respond to Paige Patterson’s dismissal as president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

  05/30/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• Commentary: An open letter to the SBC

  Author and sexual abuse survivor Mary DeMuth pens an open letter to the Southern Baptist Convention in light of Paige Patterson’s dismissal from Southwestern Seminary.

  05/24/2018 - By Mary DeMuth

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  Commentary: The tale of two presidents at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

  The differences between the removals of Paige Patterson and Russell Dilday from Southwestern Seminary speak volumes about the current state of the institution.

  05/23/2018 - By Mitch Randall / EthicsDaily.com

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  Voices: Are thoughts and prayers enough?

  We feed the hopelessness the world feels when we respond with words but without actions.

  05/23/2018 - By Smith Getterman

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  Bill Arnold: Stewarding resources to change the world

  Bill Arnold, president of the Texas Baptist Missions Foundation, shares his background and thoughts on leading the Foundation.

  05/23/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: The Spirit’s help in our weakness

  I didn’t know what to pray for, and, if I am honest, in that moment I wasn’t sure God heard my cries anyway. I had come to the end of my strength, but God had not left me alone.

  05/23/2018 - By Zac Harrel

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  Commentary: In finding common ground, Jimmy Carter and Liberty University set good example

  If Jimmy Carter and Jerry Falwell Jr. can get along, maybe there’s hope for all political sides to do the same.

  05/23/2018 - By Jacob Lupfer / Religion News Service

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  Commentary: Reclaiming enthusiasm

  Stagnant. Boring. Aimless. Tired. Tepid. What do these words describe? You? Your minister? Your church? Your Sunday School class? Your career? All too often, I hear ministers and parishioners alike using such words to describe all of the above.

  05/23/2018 - By Bill Wilson / Center for Healthy Churches

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  Voices: On the value of charity, or why government aid is necessary

  Being made to care for things that we did not voluntarily give to invites us to see the value of a need independent of whether we care about that need.

  05/16/2018 - By Myles Werntz

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  Voices: The hope in our holiness

  The fruit of progressive holiness shows the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, and, without this fruit, we should examine our hearts.

  05/16/2018 - By Zac Harrel