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Wednesday, April 05, 2000

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  • Missionary resignations remain low, trustees told
    by Louis Moore, posted Wednesday, April 05, 2000 (24 years ago)

    FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--International Mission Board trustees, during their March 30-April 1 board meeting, received a staff report showing only a slight increase in missionary resignations last year, disproving rumors that the IMB's "New Directions" emphasis is spawning a large increase in resignations. Read More

  • Columbine tragedy's 1-year anniversary to include memorial service, new book
    by Staff, posted Wednesday, April 05, 2000 (24 years ago)

    LITTLETON, Colo. (BP)--"Rachel's Tears," a book by the parents of slain Columbine High School student Rachel Joy Scott, will be released April 20 by Thomas Nelson Publishers of Nashville, Tenn.

    The parents, Darrell Scott and Beth Nimmo, also will host a "Columbine Redemption Service" that day from 1-2:30 p.m. Mountain time from Trinity Christian Center, Littleton, Colo., which can be viewed live over the Internet at www.ColumbineToday.com.

    The memorial service will be held a year to the day ... Read More

  • Mullins' legacy tied to both sides of SBC controversy, Mohler recounts
    by Tim Ellsworth, posted Wednesday, April 05, 2000 (24 years ago)

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--E.Y. Mullins, the fourth president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, was a "towering figure in the history of the Baptists," R. Albert Mohler Jr. said.

    Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, spoke to the seminary community March 30 as part of the school's annual Founders Day.

    Mohler analyzed the legacy of Mullins, who was president of the seminary from 1899-1928. Mullins was "on the landscape of Southern Seminary's history, a massive mountai... Read More

  • New missionaries recount God's call in unusual to conventional settings
    by Louis Moore, posted Wednesday, April 05, 2000 (24 years ago)

    FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--When she joined a volunteer missions project in Guatemala in 1997, LuSinda Haskins Ray of Oklahoma sensed God calling her to become a career missionary, but she struggled with how a young, widowed mother could possibly fulfill such a call.

    "God's only response was, 'Be obedient to what I have called you to do, and I will make a way,'" she said.

    Then last January she met Matthew Spann, a Southern Baptist missionary to Russia and a recent widower. They fell in love and ... Read More

  • IMB trustees elect Larry Cox to top communications post
    by Mark Kelly, posted Wednesday, April 05, 2000 (24 years ago)

    FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Larry Cox, regional leader of International Mission Board work for northern Africa and the Middle East, was elected by board trustees March 31 to serve as the agency's vice president for public relations and development.

    A native of Mississippi, Cox has served as regional leader of IMB work for northern Africa and the Middle East since 1997. In that capacity, he led the outreach efforts of 430 workers in the region, where most people have had little or no access to the ... Read More

  • Baptist communicator awards presented April 1 in Chicago
    by Staff, posted Wednesday, April 05, 2000 (24 years ago)

    CHICAGO (BP)--Winners were announced April 1 in the Baptist Communicators Association's annual Wilmer C. Fields Awards Competition, spanning 75 categories.

    The awards, selected from 497 entries submitted by 125 BCA members, were presented in connection with the association's annual meeting in Chicago.

    The top awards presented in the competition's six divisions were:

    -- Arthur S. Davenport Award for exceptional achievement in public relations: Florida Baptist Convention public relations div... Read More