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The Week's Top News
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Clayton church A.B.L.E. to reach people with special needs |
By Dianna L. Cagle, BR Assistant Editor
February 03 2020 |
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Despite the best intentions, church services fail to engage every person.
“Many people with differences continue to have exceptional needs even as they grow up,” said Susan Minton, a member of Hocutt Baptist Church in Clayton, who, along with her husband Tim and a crew of ambassadors, greeted several special needs families Jan... read more
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Board approves conduct policy for convention officials |
By Chad Austin, BSC Communications
February 04 2020 |
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The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina’s (BSC) board of directors voted unanimously to adopt a policy that establishes a process by which certain officials could be removed from their places of service for cases of “serious misconduct” and other criteria in accordance with the state convention’s bylaws... read more
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N.C. CP giving ‘flat,’ but special offerings up in 2019 |
By Chad Austin, BSC Communications
February 04 2020 |
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Cooperative Program (CP) giving from North Carolina Baptist churches totaled slightly more than $29 million in 2019, which was a 5.2% increase from 2018, but still about 6.2% below last year’s budget amount of $31 million... read more
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VBS: A time-tested strategy to combat cultural crises |
By Jana Magruder, LifeWay Kids
February 03 2020 |
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For First Baptist Church of Panama City, Fla., Vacation Bible School (VBS) was more than simply "worth doing" last summer. It was a critical need for the community.
Although Hurricane Michael had ravaged the panhandle of Florida in October 2018, the Panama City area still looked like a war zone in June 2019... read more
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Southern Baptists celebrate sending of 21 missionaries |
By Catherine Finch, IMB
January 31 2020 |
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Newly appointed IMB missionaries, including a couple hidden to protect their identities, and Gateway Seminary President Jeff Iorg speak at Magnolia Church in Riverside, Calif., for IMB's Sending Celebration Jan... read more
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