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Moore: Court's ruling on church falls short
Tom Strode, Baptist Press
June 02 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of a California church's emergency appeal of the state's restriction on worship gatherings failed to provide the clear guidance needed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Southern Baptist religious freedom leader Russell Moore... read more
Greenway and Dew discuss leading in and beyond COVID-19
SWBTS and NOBTS Staff
June 02 2020
The presidents of two Southern Baptist Convention seminaries – Adam W. Greenway of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) and Jamie Dew of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) – participated in a live Zoom chat on "leading in/beyond COVID-19" with hosts Matt Henslee and Kyle Bueermann of "Not Another Baptist Podcast" May 28... read more
'Class of 2019' church plants turn challenges into ministry opportunities
Brandon Elrod, NAMB
June 02 2020
Church planting missionaries expect obstacles when launching new ministries in parts of North America that need gospel-proclaiming churches. For the "class of 2019" Southern Baptist church plants that launched last year, persisting in the face of a global pandemic was not something they could have planned for... read more
SBC Advance to bring entity reports, reminder of missional focus
Tess Schoonhoven, Baptist Press
June 02 2020
SBC Advance, the two-hour online event providing ministry updates from Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) entities and SBC president J.D. Greear, will be livestreamed today at 3 p.m. EDT, at SBCadvance... read more
Southern Baptist leaders issue joint statement on the death of George Floyd
June 01 2020
Southern Baptist leaders have published a statement grieving the recent death of George Floyd and calling for the end of "racial inequity in the distribution of justice in our country." The statement, co-authored by Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president J... read more
