ONTARIO, Calif. (BP) — Trustees approved the creation of the Jeff P. Iorg School of Christian Leadership at Gateway Seminary during the fall board meeting Oct. 7-8, 2024. Named after former Gateway president and current president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee (EC), Jeff Iorg, the school represents both the legacy and the future of Gateway Seminary, said President Adam Groza... read more
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A tractor-trailer loaded with generators, temporary roofing, more than 20,000 meals, and equipment to serve meals to first responders and survivors, has been staged at Send Relief’s headquarters in Alpharetta... read more
WASHINGTON (BP) — The U.S. Supreme Court failed to intervene this session in a dispute over whether the 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) requires doctors in the pro-life state of Texas to perform abortions to stabilize patients seeking emergency room care... read more
FLORIDA GULF COAST (BP) — As Hurricane Milton makes its approach to the western coast here, many Florida Baptist pastors are choosing to remain in place. In a video posted yesterday, Oct. 8, Pastor Willy Rice of Calvary Church in Clearwater encouraged those capable of doing so to evacuate... read more
SWANNANOA, N.C. (BP) — As a student minister in Deland, Fla., Jeff Dowdy led a group of teenagers to Metairie, La., to join the cleanup response after Hurricane Katrina. He was at his church, Stetson Baptist, when four hurricanes rolled through his city in just over a month’s time in 2004... read more
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(EDITOR’S NOTE — The following is transcribed from Jeff Iorg’s address to Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee (EC) members and guests at a ceremony marking his installation as SBC EC president and CEO Sept... read more
As a fellow church member, I cannot tell you how grateful I am for the pastors in my life who have devoted countless hours to equip me to do the work of ministry... read more