Baptist Press Archive

Tuesday, November 04, 2014

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  • Protestant churches show economic improvement
    by Jim Burton, posted Tuesday, November 04, 2014 (9 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- The nation's slow economic recovery from a deep recession is showing up in the offering plates of Protestant churches in the U.S., according to a recent survey by LifeWay Research. Read More

  • October CP 2.25 percent over budget projection
    by Staff, posted Tuesday, November 04, 2014 (9 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- Contributions to Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee in October were 17.69 percent above last year's opening month of the Convention's fiscal year, according to a news release from SBC Executive Committee President and Chief Executive Officer Frank Page. Read More

  • Baptisms, outreach drive CP-giving church
    by Karen Willoughby, posted Tuesday, November 04, 2014 (9 years ago)

    EULESS, Texas (BP) -- The 235 baptisms last year at First Baptist Church of Euless, Texas, totaled nearly 10 percent of the church's 2,534 average Sunday morning worship attendance. But pastor John Meador would like the number of baptisms to be much larger.

    That's one reason First Euless developed the "Can We Talk?" six-week training program in sharing the Gospel that has already equipped 472 members to share their faith. Read More

  • Ebola 'utterly mysterious' to Darwinists
    by David Roach, posted Tuesday, November 04, 2014 (9 years ago)

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    NASHVILLE (BP) -- Secular scientists who tell Americans that Ebola is not likely to become airborne are unwittingly basing their conclusion on the lack of evidence for Darwinian evolution, even though many of them are proponents of Darwinism, a leading scientist in the Intelligent Design movement told Baptist Press. Read More

  • Lone Star biker rally to draw Gospel outreach
    by Karen L. Willoughby, posted Tuesday, November 04, 2014 (9 years ago)

    GALVESTON (BP) -- Now in its 13th year, the Lone Star Rally is touted as the largest weekend motorcycle rally in North America. At least 400,000 bikers, wannabes and gawkers are anticipated to roar into Galveston, Texas --- population 48,000 -- for this weekend's event.

    Southern Baptists will be among the mass of people rolling onto the 28-mile-long Galveston Island Nov. 6-9. Their purpose through Mission Lone Star: evangelize as many as possible. Read More

  • 100-village challenge set before Alaskans
    by Staff, posted Tuesday, November 04, 2014 (9 years ago)

    SOLDOTNA, Alaska (BP) -- The challenge of 100 villages in Alaska with no evangelistic witness was set before messengers at the Alaska Baptist Convention's 69th annual meeting, Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Soldotna. Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: Should churches have stand-and-greet times?
    by Thom S. Rainer, posted Tuesday, November 04, 2014 (9 years ago)

    Stand-and-greet times are the top reason why first-time guests don't return to a church, according to Twitter poll by Thom Rainer, president of LifeWay Christian Resources. The poll, though "not scientific," prompts Rainer to explore reasons why guests don't like that part of many churches' worship services. Read More