SBC moves forward on mission in 2015December 29, 2015 by K. Allan Blume, BR Editor | |
IMB leaders announced an organizational restructuring plan Aug. 27. that will reduce personnel expenses and balance their budget. IMB’s 2014 fiscal goals fell $21 million short. Deficits totaled more than $210 million in the last six years. READ MORE |
N.C. Baptists emphasize discipleship in 2015December 29, 2015 by Dianna L. Cagle, BR Production Editor | |
For the past 10 years, N.C. Baptists had increased the money allocated to CP by a half-percent each year. Convention leaders announced a new church health and revitalization team ... READ MORE |
2015 featured challenging cultural issuesDecember 29, 2015 by Seth Brown, BR Content Editor | |
Supreme Court justices ruled in a 5-4 decision June 26 that same-sex marriage is a 14th Amendment right, effectively legalizing the practice in all 50 states. The ruling sparked a series ... READ MORE |
Iranian pastor Fathi freed from prisonDecember 28, 2015 by Diana Chandler, Baptist Press | |
Iranian pastor Farshid Fathi has been freed after five years imprisonment in Tehran because of charges linked to his Christian faith, Middle East Concern announced Dec. 22. READ MORE |
OTHER BR NEWS |
Christianity growing in North India amid Hindu hostility
IMB workers declare God's glory in 2015
Blume: 2015 editorials in review
Resolve to pray for God to move in 2016
K. Allan Blume BR Editor | Looking back, looking forward This week’s print edition of the Biblical Recorder gives our readers a review of the news from 2015. We separated the news into categories such as Southern Baptist headlines, North Carolina Baptist stories, news about cultural issues, personalities in the news and some of the most significant deaths in Baptist life. We also listed the news that got the most attention on BRnow.org and in social media. Looking back is a good thing. It allows us to evaluate and learn. There’s a lot to learn from the events of 2015. Christians received a huge wake-up call on June 26, 2015 when the Supreme Court of the United States stepped beyond the Constitution and created a new "right." If we are not learning from the court’s decision, we are hopelessly unteachable. I hope this action has changed our prayer life, increased our passion for proclaiming the gospel and stirred us to live by Christian principles. Looking ahead is a good thing, also. It prompts us to make plans, set goals and anticipate ways to improve what we do. Without goals, we have no direction. Without plans, we wander aimlessly and waste time. The year 2016 is too valuable to waste. I pray for divine wisdom in your life as you step into the new year. I pray that it will be a productive year and that God will be glorified in all you do. Let's join Milton Hollifield in his resolve to pray for God to move in mighty ways in 2016. The church needs it. The nation needs it. The world needs it. You and I need it. |