October 17, 2018
Harrison withdraws BSC presidential bid; Barrett to nominate ScogginsOctober 15, 2018 by BR Staff | |
John Mark Harrison, pastor of Apex Baptist Church, announced Sunday, Oct. 14 that he will be preaching “in view of a call” at a church out of state the following week. READ MORE |
Imprisoned pastor Andrew Brunson free at lastOctober 15, 2018 by Diana Chandler, Baptist Press | |
Pastor Andrew Brunson arrived in the United States Oct. 13, released after two years’ incarceration on disputed charges that could have led to life imprisonment. READ MORE |
Brothers at children's homes give hearts to JesusOctober 16, 2018 by Blake Ragsdale, BCH Communications | |
Pastor Randy Stewart reached out and took the young boy’s hand as he stepped into the baptismal waters. They had enough time to exchange a quick smile just before Stewart looked out ... READ MORE |
SWBTS: Bingham 'speechless' at call to lead, serveOctober 16, 2018 by David Roach, Baptist Press | |
For Jeffrey Bingham, God’s call to the interim presidency of SWBTS was literally a phone call. As a May 22-23 meeting of trustees stretched into ... READ MORE |
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K. Allan Blume BR Editor | New candidate for convention president The big news this week is that last Sunday John Mark Harrison announced to his congregation at Apex Baptist Church that he will be preaching in view of a call at a church out of state this Sunday, October 21. He is an announced candidate for president of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, so he has withdrawn his bid for the office. Michael Barrett, the retiring pastor of Pleasant Garden Baptist Church, planned to nominate Harrison. Instead, Barrett announced Monday that he will nominate Steve Scoggins for the office of convention president. Scoggins is the widely respected pastor of First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, N.C. No other candidates have announced for the office of president. This is an interesting twist of events. Harrison would have been a very good leader in the office. But N.C. Baptists can be equally excited about Scoggins’s leadership. Although there is an age gap between the two pastors, both respect and relate to people of all ages. Both are effectively leading their churches in Great Commission missions and effective biblical ministry. Both are pastoring churches with a strong track record of generous support for missions through the Cooperative Program. Pray for God's leadership in the election of all officers of the convention next month. Pray for the coming annual meeting of N.C. Baptists Nov. 5-6 and the Pastor’s Conference, Nov. 4-5. Both are at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. We rejoice for answered prayer – N.C. pastor Andrew Brunson has been released by the government of Turkey and has returned to his home! Read the story here. Monday I met with pastors in the West Chowan Association to talk about the Recorder’s ministry. Thank you Terry Stockman, for your outstanding leadership as director of missions and associational mission strategist in this historic part of our state! Finally, please take a moment to read some comments I shared about my upcoming retirement in this week’s print edition of the Biblical Recorder. Thank you for allowing the BR staff to serve on your team! People need to know! Email me: [email protected] Follow me on Twitter Follow the Biblical Recorder on Twitter |