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Planned Parenthood income tops $1 billion for first time
by Katherine Kipp
Date: April 09, 2008 - Wednesday

WASHINGTON (BP)--Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the country's largest abortion business, garnered more than $1 billion in income for the first time in history last year.

Planned Parenthood jumped from making $972 million in 2005-06 to $1.017 billion in the 2006-07 fiscal year, according to its recently released annual report. Of last year's revenue, $336.7 million, or about one-third, came in government grants and contracts.

Planned Parenthood's abortion figures also increased markedly from calendar year 2005 to 2006, according to the report. The number of abortions provided by Planned Parenthood affiliates grew to 289,750 from 264,943.

In addition, the total of emergency contraceptive kits dispensed by Planned Parenthood affiliates increased to 1,436,846 from 1,240,516. Commonly called Plan B or the "morning-after pill," emergency contraception can have the effect of preventing an embryo from implanting in the uterine wall, thereby causing an abortion.

The Planned Parenthood report also showed the organization doubling its "excess of revenue over expenses" from $55.7 million in 2005-06 to $112 million last year.

Rep. Mike Pence, R.-Ind., again is seeking to pull some of the federal funding from the organization because of its abortion practice. He is expected to propose an amendment this summer that would prohibit grants from going to Planned Parenthood under Title X, the government's family planning program. The House of Representatives turned back Pence's efforts last year.

"We don't give any U.S. tax dollars to any foreign family planning organization that promotes or provides abortion as a means of birth control," Pence said in a written statement. "It's time the American people know the largest recipient of Title X funding in America is the largest abortion provider as well. It's time to pass the Pence Amendment to keep taxpayer money out of the hands of Planned Parenthood."

Planned Parenthood received about $70 million in Title X funds during 2005-06.

Pro-life advocates outside Congress also are calling for Planned Parenthood's defunding.

"It is outrageous that Planned Parenthood, the nation's leading abortion provider, continues to reach into the pocket of the American taxpayer to the tune of $336 million per annum," said Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. "I join pro-lifers across the country in applauding Congressman Pence's effort to rectify this egregious use of the public purse. I would call upon Americans to make their views on this matter known to their elected representatives."

Planned Parenthood, however, has plenty of supporters who see the organization in a different light.

"It is unfortunate that some of my colleagues continue to pursue their misguided attacks on comprehensive family planning programs in general and Planned Parenthood specifically," said Rep. Lois Capps, D.-Calif., who was recently honored by the organization, according to CNS News. "Title X funding is a wise investment of tax dollars that encourages effective family planning and helps reduce unintended pregnancies."

Planned Parenthood opponents have a growing number of reasons for not trusting the organization, including:

-- A Kansas Planned Parenthood affiliate is facing 107 criminal charges after allegedly performing late-term abortions, refusing to report child abuse, failing to comply with parental consent requirements and not enforcing the 24-waiting period, Focus on the Family's CitizenLink reported.

-- California Planned Parenthood clinics are being sued after allegedly overcharging the state and federal governments $180 million. 

-- An investigation by UCLA students uncovered several Planned Parenthood affiliates accepting racist-motivated donations, most recently in Oklahoma and New Mexico.

-- Allegations that Planned Parenthood affiliates fail to report the sexual abuse and statutory rape of underage girls have mounted in recent years. 

-- An affiliate in Aurora, Ill., falsified city permit documents in order to build a mega-abortion center in the town.

To top it all off, Planned Parenthood has announced plans to spend $10 million during this election cycle to build support among elected officials. Its "One Million Strong" effort will attempt to recruit 1 million people to vote for pro-abortion candidates, according to CitizenLink.

Focus on the Family and nearly 60 other pro-life organizations have sent a letter urging Congress to suspend Planned Parenthood funding. The Family Research Council sent out a petition April 1 that will be delivered to President Bush, asking him to approve new Title X rules that prevent funds from going to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.

The Planned Parenthood annual report may be found online at www.plannedparenthood.org.
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Katherine Kipp is an intern with the Washington bureau of Baptist Press.


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As FEMA shuts trailers in New Orleans, rebuilding need mounts
by Mickey Noah
Date: April 09, 2008 - Wednesday

NEW ORLEANS (BP)--Plans to discontinue use of FEMA trailers in New Orleans have added a new sense of urgency to Southern Baptists' Operation NOAH Rebuild, a three-year initiative to rebuild or repair Hurricane Katrina-ravaged homes.

"We need more volunteers because FEMA wants to get homeowners out of the trailers and back into their homes because of the formaldehyde threat," said David Maxwell, Operation NOAH Rebuild coordinator. "If we had 500 volunteers a week, we could get an awful lot done."

Thirty months after Hurricane Katrina and its floodwaters wiped out their homes, thousands of New Orleans residents in FEMA-provided trailers are having to pack and move again.

Due to the threat of formaldehyde produced by a chemical reaction between the trailers' interior walls and manufacturing glue, FEMA announced in February that it would expedite the removal of flood victims from the trailers to alternative housing, including apartments, hotels and motels.

"We moved out of the FEMA trailer about four months ago," said Leticia Robinson, whose family and other relatives -– seven in all -– now live in a two-bedroom house.

"I became sick and so did members of my family," Robinson said. "We had headaches, burning eyes and respiratory problems.

"I wanted to get out of the trailer and yet I didn't want to go because of the inconvenience of moving," said Robinson, a licensed practical nurse. "Not only were we inconvenienced, the family members we moved in with are inconvenienced."

Robinson's home on St. Roch Avenue in New Orleans' Seventh Ward was inundated with 10 feet of water from Hurricane Katrina flooding. They lost everything. The Robinsons lived in a FEMA trailer for two years.

Andrew F. Thomas of FEMA public affairs said use of the trailers has declined from a peak of 23,280 in Orleans Parish down to 7,282 today. Thomas said nearly 6,800 of these trailers are on sites such as residents' driveways and front yards.

"FEMA's goal is to have every family now resident in a FEMA trailer moved into permanent housing by June 1," Thomas said. "... &#91;W&#93;e will work with each of these families, one-on-one, to help them return to their homes."

Through the end of March, some 18,450 Southern Baptist volunteers from 49 states have participated in Operation NOAH Rebuild, spearheaded by the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board, the Louisiana Baptist Convention and Baptist associations and churches in the metro New Orleans area.

Volunteers have rebuilt 136 homes from gut-out to completion and another 1,160 flood-damaged homes and churches have been repaired.

Operation NOAH Rebuild, begun in April 2006, was scheduled to end on Aug. 31, 2008, but now has been extended to Aug. 31, 2009.

"We need skilled carpenters, drywall people, plumbers, electricians, framing carpenters and finishing carpenters," Maxwell said, adding that volunteers usually come in on Sunday and stay until the next Friday or Saturday.

Maxwell, who served as pastor at Ridge Avenue Baptist Church in West Monroe, La., before joining Operation NOAH Rebuild, said skilled team leaders are particularly needed.

"We can have a team of youth and they can put a roof on if they have a skilled team leader who knows what to do," Maxwell said.

"We also want and need people who may not &#91;be able&#93; do carpentry work, but who can do evangelism," Maxwell added. "All the work we're doing down here as Southern Baptists earns us the right to share the Gospel. We encourage teams that can't do construction to come and do evangelism in different ways. That's a tremendous part of who we are."

Operation NOAH Rebuild can house 600 volunteers a week, 460 of them at Household of Faith Church, a 74,000-square-foot African American church in east New Orleans. Another 142 can be housed at Hopeview Baptist Church in St. Bernard Parish.

"God has blessed," Maxwell said. "We've had a lot of volunteers but we live or die with the volunteers. If they stop coming, Operation NOAH Rebuild will be over.

"Our people are loving people coming down here to help. The people in New Orleans have been in a dire situation, not physically able to do for themselves. They didn't receive funds from insurance companies to totally rebuild their homes. Most people didn't have federal flood insurance and even if they did, the maximum amount was $150,000.

"So Baptists and other faith-based groups that have come down are helping tremendously with the residential rebuilding. If it hadn't been for our volunteers, many of these houses wouldn't have even been gutted out, much less rebuilt."

Maxwell said many volunteers return for the second, third or fourth time after they see the tremendous needs and challenges in New Orleans. "And it's going to be this way for several years."

Robinson is grateful for the new roof on her home provided through Operation NOAH Rebuild and she hopes to resume living there in the coming year.

"There are a lot of people who are in need of help," she said. "But they &#91;Southern Baptists&#93; have so many people in need and only so many volunteers to go around.

"It's hard to be patient because progress has been slow, but I know I'm not the first one or the only one affected," Robinson said.

For volunteer opportunities in construction, e-mail noah@namb.net or call 1-877-934-0808 (toll-free) or 504-362-4604. For opportunities in evangelism or church planting, e-mail NoahECPL@namb.net or call the same phone numbers. To donate to Operation NOAH Rebuild, access NAMB's website at www.namb.net and click on the NOAH logo.
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Mickey Noah is a writer with the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board.


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In court: Church's use of former Wal-Mart
by Martin King
Date: April 09, 2008 - Wednesday

CARLINVILLE, Ill. (BP)--Carlinville Southern Baptist Church "can do everything we want in the new facility except use it for worship," the church's First Amendment attorney, Daniel Dalton, said.

Dalton made the statement following a federal court ruling allowing the Illinois church to remodel a former Wal-Mart to accommodate the growing congregation.

"It was actually a great day for us when the federal court in Springfield entered an order allowing us to continue renovating the building and to utilize it for offices, a daycare center and other things," said Dalton of Royal Oak, Mich.

Still ahead, however: A decision on more complicated First Amendment issues that will allow the church to also worship on the property.

Wal-Mart, as it has done in many communities, built a new super store in Carlinville, a community of 6,000 residents located between Springfield, Ill., and St. Louis and attempted to sell their old building. After six months, Wal-Mart had been unable to sell the property so Carlinville Southern Baptist Church, having experienced significant growth the past few years, purchased the 60,000-square-foot building.

The former Wal-Mart was zoned commercial by the city of Carlinville which allowed uses as an "auditorium" defined "as part of a church, theater, school or recreation building." At the time, however, churches were only being allowed in areas zoned "R" for religious or rehabilitative, even though two other churches in town already were located in property zoned commercial.

The church applied to have the property rezoned "R" but was denied because the church is tax-exempt.

Carlinville Mayor Robert Schwab told the local news media the city has been ravaged by business closings and needs the revenue of a commercial enterprise rather than a church. "The city must look out for the economic interest of the entire community," Schwab said.

The church attempted to meet with city officials to resolve the issue amicably, but instead the city filed a lawsuit in state court seeking an injunction to prevent the church from renovating the facility or moving any of its offices to the site. The church filed suit in the U.S. District Court in Springfield alleging violation of its First and Fourteenth Amendment rights as well as violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).

RLUIPA is a federal statute intended to protect churches and religious institutions from discrimination and unreasonable burdens imposed by land use regulations. Courts have held that RLUIPA prevents governments from discriminating against churches just because they are tax-exempt and thus reduce tax revenues for a city.

Carlinville pastor Tim Rhodus asked Christians to pray that the matter will be resolved quickly so the church can expand its witness to the community.

"This is not about a building, and we're not just trying to win a court case," Rhodus told The Illinois Baptist. "We're asking God for a spiritual awakening for our entire community. Everyone in this area is paying attention, and we need God to show up in undeniable ways so that undecided masses recognize His power."
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Martin King is editor of The Illinois Baptist newsjournal.


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High court turns back pro-life sheriff
by Staff
Date: April 09, 2008 - Wednesday

WASHINGTON (BP)--The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to consider an Arizona sheriff's request that he not be forced to take jail inmates to clinics for elective abortions.

The high court rejected an appeal by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio after two Arizona courts ruled his office must provide transportation for abortions, The Arizona Republic reported.

"I'm disappointed," Arpaio said, according to The Republic, after the court's March 24 announcement. "We fought the good fight. I still don't agree that we should take females on a voluntary basis to an abortion. I'm still against that. But we took it to the highest court, and we'll see what happens if the situation comes before me again in the jail system."

In 2004, Arpaio's office refused to transport a prisoner to a previously scheduled abortion without a court order, the newspaper reported. The court order was issued, and the inmate had an abortion. The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona sued in order to protect the abortion rights of future prisoners.

The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals handed a defeat to a similar policy in Missouri prisons in January. The appeals court upheld a federal judge's 2006 ruling that the policy violated the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment, which includes "due process" and "equal protection" rights.
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Reported by Tom Strode, Washington bureau chief for Baptist Press.


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WRAP-UP: MBTS enhances origins studies
by Amelia Hendra
Date: April 09, 2008 - Wednesday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--An academic chair and institute for the study of Dead Sea Scrolls and Christian origins was approved by Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary trustees during their March 17-18 meeting in Kansas City, Mo.

The G. Richard and Judy Hastings Chair and Institute for the Study of Dead Sea Scrolls and Christian Origins will advance and encourage the academic study of the Hebrew roots, context, language and theology of Christian faith from biblical times to the present.

Hastings told the trustees, "Both Judy and I believe that Christians and our pastors or shepherds need to understand our Christian heritage as part of the Judaic background. The richness of Judaism improves our understanding of Christ and His teaching."

MBTS President Phil Roberts noted, "The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls was the greatest archaeological discovery of all time. This chair will provide vital additional resources and scholarly support to the seminary and students. Rich and Judy have wonderfully encouraged and helped Midwestern Seminary to further its commitment to biblically based education. We are immensely indebted to them for their generosity."

Roberts, in his report to trustees titled "Quo Vadis?" based on a Polish historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz, extended an invitation to the trustees to pray and think about the seminary's future growth. Roberts explained that the term "Quo Vadis?" is Latin for "where are you going?"

Various reports to the trustees indicated positive trends at the seminary.

Midwestern's enrollment, as measured by full-time equivalents (FTEs), increased to 461 during the 2006-07 academic year from 395 in 2005-06, up nearly 17 percent, and from 330 in 2004-05, up 40 percent.

In the business area, Anthony W. Allen, senior vice president for administration, told trustees, "We are pleased to report that we have satisfied all requirements and produced an 'unqualified audit.' Our institution continues to improve, our overall fiscal health is very strong and our bottom line continues to be very healthy."

The board approved a 2008-09 budget of $7,290,760, an increase of nearly $1 million over the current year. It includes appropriations for a 10 percent salary increase -- 3 percent for cost of living increases, 5 percent for merit raises and 2 percent to adjust salary deficiencies.

Trustees approved renovations of the seminary's main classroom building, 10 apartment units and single men's dorms to begin immediately. The board stepped forward in dramatic fashion by voting to match the $750,000 already available and pledged to complete the task of funding the renovation project.

"Our trustees boldly supported our building program, which demonstrated their love and support for Midwestern Seminary," Roberts said. "For that we are greatly thankful."

Marty R. Harkey, MBTS vice president of institutional advancement, challenged the trustees to make a commitment to get their churches to give to the seminary's "Building the Future!" Capital Campaign. 

"The Building the Future! Capital Campaign affords us the opportunity to build state-of-the-art facilities where distinguished faculty will oversee outstanding academic programs in theological education," Harkey said, "This campaign is designed to equip leaders for the future and students who desire to commit their lives to the call of Christ to minister to a lost world." 

The campaign will fund further renovation and expansion of the main classroom building, library (including the Charles Haddon Spurgeon collection containing more than 6,000 volumes), new apartments and a 600-seat chapel.

The trustees' academic development committee presented two new professors to the board for election: Daniel R. Watson as associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew and Larry L. Cornine as associate professor of pastoral care and counseling.

Roberts, commenting on the faculty additions, said, "At Midwestern we are committed to helping students know, communicate, apply and practice biblical truth by providing a top-rated quality education through world-class faculty members."

Watson, the first full-time African American hired at MBTS, has served as assistant professor of Old Testament at Bethel Seminary's Southern California campus. He holds a Ph.D. in biblical and ancient Near Eastern studies and a master of philosophy degree in Hebraic and cognate studies from Hebrew Union College; a Th.M. in Old Testament language and literature from Grace Theological Seminary; and B.A. in Christian thought-biblical studies from Liberty University. 

Cornine comes to MBTS with more than 25 years as a clinician at Diakonos Counseling, which he founded in 1981 in Springfield, Mo. Cornine previously worked in public education, both in the Kearney and North Kansas City, Mo., school districts, eventually becoming the principal of Kearney High School. He has been teaching as an adjunct professor for several years. He holds a Ph.D. in psychology (clinical) from Golden State University; a doctor of education from the University of Kansas; educational specialist, master and bachelor of science in education degrees from the University of Central Missouri; and a master of arts in counseling from Liberty University.

Trustees also re-elected two professors, each receiving a five-year contract: Stephen J. Andrews, professor of Old Testament and Hebrew and director of Midwestern's Morton-Seats Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, and Tony L. Preston, associate professor of pastoral leadership.

Trustees elected Michael Landry of Florida as chairman; James Freeman of Missouri, first vice chairman; Jay Scribner of Missouri, second vice chairman; and Judy Crain of Maryland, secretary. Gene L. Downing of Oklahoma was elected as member-at-large.

In other business, the board:

-- increased the chapel attendance requirement for full-time undergraduate students from 12 to 16.

-- raised tuition by $25 a credit hour for qualified SBC students to $175 (undergraduate) and $165 (master's) and $50 a credit hour for non-SBC students to $260 (undergraduate) and $230 (master's).

The next trustee meeting is scheduled for Oct. 20 and 21 in Kansas City. 
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Amelia Hendra is director of communications at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.


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Faith nuggets from the Kan.-Memphis game
by Staff
Date: April 09, 2008 - Wednesday

<i>Story corrected April 11, 2008</i>


SAN ANTONIO (BP)--Something may have seemed amiss on the telecast of Kansas' victory over Memphis for the NCAA championship Monday night. No coach or athlete voiced thanks to God.

But the game had its faith moments. Dramatic ones, even.

ESPN online columnist Pat Forde recounted a story about Mario Chalmers' father, whose son sank a clutch 3-pointer to send Kansas into overtime.

With just over two minutes left in the game -– before Kansas mounted a nine-point comeback en route to a 75-68 overtime win -– Chalmers' father, Ronnie, looked at two verses he had written on a piece of paper: Psalm 46:10 and verse 1.

Verse 10 of Psalm 46 counsels, "Be still, and know that I am God."

Verse 1 reminds: "God is a refuge and strength. A very present help in trouble."

"We were in trouble at that time," Ronnie Chalmers recounted, according to ESPN's Forde, who added, "Ya think?"

Then, akin to the oft-heard sports phrase, "the agony of defeat," the Associated Press recounted that Memphis Coach John Calipari was praying when the Tigers' freshman sensation Derrick Rose was at the foul line with about 11 seconds remaining in regulation.

Capilari acknowledged to the media: "I said, 'Lord, if he makes this, these two, we're supposed to be national champs. And if that's Your will, I'm fine. And if he misses them and we're not, I'm fine with that, too.' That's what I said in my mind. I'm probably not supposed to say that, religiously, but that's what it was."
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Compiled by Baptist Press editor Art Toalston.


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Ways to make guests feel unwelcome
by David Francis
Date: April 09, 2008 - Wednesday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--April Fool's Day is behind us, but it is still close enough for some people -- like me -- to slip in some tongue-in-cheek jesting. So in honor of April Fool's Day, this list is for all those churches who really would rather people just leave them alone.

Got too many people visiting your church? Need to do some things to discourage them from coming back a second time? Here are a list of ways to make guests feel unwelcome should they show up at your church or class. You don't even need to do all of them. But be careful -- if you do the opposite of even six or seven of the items on this list, you might discover that guests are returning for a second visit. Do the opposite of eight or nine of them, and you could discover that they come back a third or fourth time. Some will even enroll in your Sunday School or join the church. To keep people away, try a few of these ideas:

-- Make parking for first-time guests inconvenient. This is probably your best first line of defense against visitors, particularly first-time guests. Welcoming churches have parking spaces close to the main entrance of the building marked clearly "For First-Time Guests." Some even have a special team of volunteers whose job is to warmly greet first-time guests and give them immediate directions, perhaps even providing a map and marking the parking area on it. Some churches have a sign at the entrance that reads "First Time Guests: Please Flash Your Lights," with volunteers in the parking lot to direct them to the special parking area. 

-- Get grouchy greeters. A friendly smile and a warm handshake at the door goes a long way to make guests feel welcome. You could just get rid of greeters altogether of course, but if you're trying to make guests feel unwelcome, it is actually more effective to have grouchy greeters. Train them to carry on conversations with other greeters, and sort of just grunt at people they don't recognize. And make sure they don't direct guests to a welcome center.

-- Forego a welcome center. Even a clearly marked table or desk exclusively for guest information can make a really big positive impression. Especially if there is clear information about classes. 

-- Treat guests like a doctor's office treats new patients. Here's a tricky one. Go ahead and staff a welcome desk, but make sure the experience is as close to that of a new patient as possible. Ignore the guest for a few minutes. Act like the guest has been there before and knows what to do. Post a lot of signs. And best of all, hand them a clipboard and demand they fill out some forms. On the other hand, good churches do get the guest's information; they're just nice about it.

-- Don't escort guests to their classrooms. Really welcoming churches don't send people to their classrooms. They escort them. Starting with the youngest child (if there are children), a family is dropped off one-by-one at their classes, with the last stop being the adult class. So, just cut out this whole step if you want guests to feel unwelcome.

-- Make finding a seat really hard. All members can participate in this one. Just "save" all the seats at the back of the room or on the aisles. This works in the worship center and in the student or adult classroom. If you want to do more, make sure the chairs face the door, so everyone can stare at a newcomer as soon as they reach they door. If you can make a guest come to the front of the room, or crawl over several people to find a seat, you'll almost guarantee they'll feel unwelcome. 

-- Have guests stand up while everyone else sits, or sit while everyone else stands. I am not sure which of these works better to run people off. I almost think the practice of having guests remain seated while everyone around them stands is better if you want to make guests feel unwelcome. It is sort of like being a little baby in a crib surrounded by doting relatives. In a Sunday School class, it feels much better to a guest if they are acknowledged, and someone else introduces them. 

-- Randomly call on people to read or pray. You don't even need to pick on guests. Just call on random members to pray or read Scripture. That will serve to create anxiety in your guests that they may be next. Wise teachers always ask members ahead of time if they will read from the Bible, perhaps handing them the "address" of the verses on an index card so the member can mark his Bible and familiarize himself with the passage. Likewise, they ask a member before class if she would be willing to lead in prayer. Then during class, they make it clear by saying, "I have asked Kim to lead us in prayer after we've taken requests for about 5 minutes." Or, "Who did I ask to read verses 35-38?" 

-- Don't wear name tags. There is nothing that makes a guest feel more welcome than a room full of people wearing name tags. Absolutely nothing. Wearing a name tag is an act of faith. It says, "I'm expecting God to send someone to our class today who doesn't yet know us." The stick-on kind works fine. I remember how welcome I felt the first time I visited Hope Fellowship Church in Cambridge, Mass. As soon as I walked into the tiny foyer, some young people –- probably students at nearby Harvard or MIT –- invited me to stick on a name tag. They were all wearing them, too. Everyone was calling me by name, and I them. At a new church meeting in a middle school in Wake Forest, N.C., everyone wore name tags, and many stopped dead in their tracks to greet me. I discovered the next day that I had been handed a name tag with a subtle red border. Members knew to wear a name tag with a green border. Regular attenders wore yellow. It was like a conspiracy -– a whole church full of greeters anticipating newcomers each week. So, if you want to make guests feel unwelcome, by all means do not wear name tags!
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David Francis serves as director of Sunday School for LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.



