FROM THE SEMINARIES: SEBTS ‘Milestones’ podcast; Caskey Center milestone
SEBTS ‘Milestones’ podcast looks at key points in Christian, Baptist history; NOBTS’ Caskey Center celebrates 10K professions of faith.
SBC DIGEST: Blackwell fills two positions in Mobile; New LCU president honored at NOBTS
Kevin Blackwell to lead Mobile association, joins UMobile faculty; NOBTS honors Mark Johnson in chapel.
CP receipts 5% below budget for February
NASHVILLE (BP) – Cooperative Program giving was 5.05 percent below the budget goal in February, while designated giving was just over 7 percent below the same number from last year. Southern Baptists gave just over $18 million through CP during the fifth month of the fiscal year. The budget target was $19 million.
SBC DIGEST: Tennessee Baptist leader Larry Gilmore dies; Akin preaches at UMobile
Longtime Tennessee pastor Larry Gilmore dies; Akin encourages UMobile students to ‘run the race well.’
FROM THE SEMINARIES: MBTS preaching workshop; SBTS, 9Marks joint podcast
Preaching ‘tough texts’ focus of first MBTS workshop; SBTS, 9Marks team up for ‘Bible Talk’ podcast.
SBC DIGEST: Dallas gearing up for Crossover; Lifeway resource aims to deepen discipleship
Registration for Crossover 2025 in Dallas is now open; Lifeway launches new 24-week disciplemaking curriculum
CAMPUS DIGEST: Johnson named 10th LCU president; Brewton-Parker name change
Mark Johnson named Louisiana Christian University president; Brewton-Parker College to become Brewton-Parker Christian University
Pressley names 2025 Committee on Committees
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (BP) – SBC President Clint Pressley has announced his appointments to the 2025 Committee on Committees. Michael Wood, lead pastor of First Baptist Church West Monroe, Louisiana, has been selected to lead the committee.
FROM THE SEMINARIES: SEBTS Global Missions Week; Gateway/CBU partnership
SEBTS Global Missions Week calls students to consider the nations; Gateway launches one-year master’s program for CBU graduates.
Texas Supreme Court answers questions in Patterson v. Roe case
AUSTIN, Texas (BP) – The Supreme Court of Texas has issued a ruling on two questions raised in a case brought against Paige Patterson and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary by a plaintiff known as Jane Roe.
