Baptist Press Archive

Tuesday, October 04, 2016

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  • Behind the scenes of 'The Insanity of God'
    by IMB & BP Staff, posted Tuesday, October 04, 2016 (7 years ago)

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    RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- When Nik and Ruth Ripken moved with their three sons to Africa, they had no idea how much obedience to Christ would cost.

    Years later, producer Craig Martin sensed that the Ripkens' experiences would be vital viewing for the church in America.

    The assassination of four Somali Christian friends and the death of their son Timothy rocked the foundations of the Ripkens' faith. Their spiritual crisis launched a search for answers. They needed to know: Is Jesus worth it? Is love more powerful than hate? Can faith in Jesus survive -- let alone thrive -- in hostile places? Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: The Cooperative Program: essential, irreplaceable
    by Paul Chitwood, posted Tuesday, October 04, 2016 (7 years ago)

    From international missions to foster care, Southern Baptists' support of the Cooperative Program "makes a difference in the lives of real people with real hurts and real needs," Paul Chitwood, executive director of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, notes. Read More

  • Rural and urban churches grow in multisite merger
    by Karen L. Willoughby, posted Tuesday, October 04, 2016 (7 years ago)

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    DEVILLE, La. (BP) -- The permanent tie between the rural Philadelphia Baptist Church of Deville, La., and the urban Horseshoe Drive Baptist Church in nearby Alexandria is less a merger than it is a joining of forces.

    About 750 people were in a March 2015 Sunday morning worship at Philadelphia Baptist Church Deville when the 30 remaining attendees at Horseshoe Drive Alexandria asked for help to keep the smaller congregation viable. Read More

  • CP ends fiscal year 4.95% over budget projection
    by Staff, posted Tuesday, October 04, 2016 (7 years ago)

    "Our Southern Baptist churches have responded powerfully."

    -- Frank S. Page

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- The Southern Baptist Convention ended its fiscal year $9.23 million over its 2015–2016 budgeted goal and $6.57 million over the previous year's CP Allocation Budget gifts, according to Frank S. Page, president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee. Read More

  • Allen Schmidt, first Canadian convention exec, dies
    by Art Toalston, posted Tuesday, October 04, 2016 (7 years ago)

    SALMON ARM, British Columbia, Canada (BP) -- Allen Schmidt, founding executive director of the Canadian National Baptist Convention, died Sept. 25 in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. He was 83.

    A native of Barriere, British Columbia, Schmidt led the convention from its founding in 1985 as the Canadian Southern Baptist Convention until his retirement in 1998. The convention, now with 300-plus churches, adopted its current name in 2008. Read More

  • Norway allows children to legally change gender
    by Kiley Crossland/WORLD News Service, posted Tuesday, October 04, 2016 (7 years ago)

    NORWAY (BP) -- Norwegians as young as 6 can now legally change their gender using an online form -- without a doctor's approval, counseling, or surgery. Read More