Monday, March 10, 2014

• Crossover Baltimore to bring hope through partnerships

  by Sara Shelton, posted Monday, March 10, 2014 (10 years ago)

  

  BALTIMORE (BP) -- Less than a year ago Bob Mackey spent a Saturday traveling around Houston. On that day, during Crossover 2013, the executive director of the Baltimore Baptist Association witnessed partnership in action.

  He saw visiting Southern Baptists working alongside the local association, churches of Houston and hundreds of other Southern Baptists from across the nation. All were gathering together for the citywide service and outreach initiative preceding the SBC annual meeting. Read More

• Crimean tension stirs call for prayer, Bibles

  by Nicole Lee, posted Monday, March 10, 2014 (10 years ago)

  

  IMB file photo

  CRIMEA, Ukraine (BP) -- Crimean pastor Kostya Bakonov said he believes the conflict in Ukraine is not only a political battle, but a battle for souls as well, calling for more Bible and more prayer. Read More

• Gospel shared with Ukrainians in Sochi

  by Evelyn Adamson, posted Monday, March 10, 2014 (10 years ago)

  

  IMB photo by Martha Richards

  SOCHI, Russia (BP) -- After a long day of performing with her drama team at the recent Winter Olympics in Sochi, Tamara Wasylyshyn wanted nothing more than to step into the American fast food chain down the street, eat dinner and rest.

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• Presbyterian mega church leaves denomination

  by Gregory Tomlin, posted Monday, March 10, 2014 (10 years ago)

  NASVHILLE (BP) -- The 4,000-member Menlo Park Presbyterian Church has decided to sever ties with Presbyterian Church (USA) over differences in doctrine and evangelistic philosophy. Read More

• Ministry spreads amid unrest in Venezuela

  by Maria Elena Baseler, posted Monday, March 10, 2014 (10 years ago)

  

  IMB photo by missionary *Christopher Rigdon *Name changed

  CARACAS, Venezuela (BP) -- As tensions escalate amid anti-government protests across Venezuela, International Mission Board missionaries and their Venezuelan Baptist partners are ministering to Venezuelans on both sides of the conflict.

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• BP Ledger, March 10 2014

  by Staff, posted Monday, March 10, 2014 (10 years ago)

  EDITOR'S NOTE: BP Ledger carries items for reader information each week from various Southern Baptist-related entities, and news releases of interest from other sources. The items are published as received.

  Today's BP Ledger contains items from:

  Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia

  Campbellsville University

  Christian Newswire

  Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

  Judson College

  President of the SBC hopes to encourage Virginia churches

  By Ishmael LaBiosa/SBC of V... Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Stewardship of land

  by Shane Burchfiel, posted Monday, March 10, 2014 (10 years ago)

  A Christian farmer, writing about his stewardship of the land, notes that "it would seem counterproductive for me to not be a good steward of the land. The land is what I derive my livelihood from. Why would I want to hurt it?" Read More