Wednesday, June 03, 2020

• Baptists join diverse group of faith leaders in Chicago march

  by Diana Chandler, posted Wednesday, June 03, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

  Screen capture from NBC

  CHICAGO (BP) -- They gathered in Chicago's historic Bronzeville neighborhood at the Great Northern Migration Monument, which was erected to honor the African American diaspora from the Jim Crow South of the 20th century.

  Pastors and rabbis led throngs Tuesday (June 2) in a peaceful march that stretched nearly 30 blocks, crying out for justice for George Floyd and an end to historical injustice against blacks. Read More

• Trump order on global religious liberty praised

  by Tom Strode, posted Wednesday, June 03, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

  Screen capture from C-Span archives

  WASHINGTON (BP) -- Religious liberty advocates have applauded President Trump's new executive order to promote "America's first freedom" globally.

  Describing religious freedom as "a moral and national security imperative," the president issued Tuesday (June 2) an order that calls for the prioritization of international religious liberty in United States foreign policy and at least $50 million a year for programs that boost freedom for religious adherents worldwide. Read More

• TRUSTEES: NOBTS approves $21.5 million budget, looks to resume in-person classes in the fall

  by Gary D. Myers, posted Wednesday, June 03, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

  NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- The Executive Committee of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Board of Trustees approved a 2020-2021 budget of $21.55 million -- approximately 9 percent less than in 2019-20 and 10 percent less than the original budget proposal for 2020-21 -- during their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday (June 2). Read More

• June financial update with David Spika

  by Staff, posted Wednesday, June 03, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

  David Spika, chief strategic investment officer for GuideStone Financial Resources, joins Jonathan Howe for June's monthly financial update. Read More

• SBC DIGEST: Ridgecrest offers family getaways; N.C. ministry offers calls to isolated seniors

  by Staff, posted Wednesday, June 03, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

  Ridgecrest Conference Center to host all-inclusive family getaways this summer; North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry's Hope Line offers outbound calls to isolated seniors. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Lament, listen, love, lead

  by Willie McLaurin, posted Wednesday, June 03, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

  We cannot be silent about racism, Willie McLaurin says. We cannot be silent about injustice, and we cannot be silent about the Gospel that teaches that all racism is a sin. Read More

• Las iglesias hispanas de Nuevo México reciben ayuda para revitalizar la escuela dominical

  Por Karen Pilgreen, posted Wednesday, June 03, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

  Baptist New Mexican foto

  ALBUQUERQUE (BP) -- Como parte de sus estudios doctorales, Ricardo Rivera, el ministro estratega del ministerio hispano en la Convención Bautista de Nuevo México, visitó a las iglesias hispanas del estado. Descubrió que la asistencia a la escuela dominical estaba disminuyendo en esas iglesias.

  "En un estudio de 15 años, encontré que las escuelas dominicales hispanas tenían una asistencia promedio de menos de 2,000 personas en la asistencia total," dijo. "La población hispana de Nuevo México era casi de un millón." Read More