Stories tagged with: barrett duke

• Montana engages in its first Crossover outreach

  by Karen L. Willoughby, posted Friday, October 12, 2018 (5 years ago)

  

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  HELENA, Mont. (BP) -- Twenty-nine people from across Montana stayed an extra day after the 2018 annual meeting of the Montana Southern Baptist Convention to participate in the convention's first-ever Crossover evangelistic initiative.

  The 29 messengers from the annual meeting assisted four of Helena's Southern Baptist churches Oct. 6 by joining in door-to-door Gospel conversations, canvassing neighborhoods and distributing flyers about the churches. Read More

• Prayer, new partnerships highlight Montana conv.

  by Karen L. Willoughby, posted Friday, October 13, 2017 (6 years ago)

  

  BILLINGS, Mont. (BP) -- Six church plants and a new three-year partnership with the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention were among highlights of the Montana Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting.

  The convention, known in-state as Refresh Montana, held its Oct. 5-6 sessions at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Billings, where Paul Jones has been pastor for 28 years.

  "Ministry in Montana is challenging on many levels," Executive Director Barrett Duke told the 203 attendees, which included 89 messengers from 52 of the state convention's 135 churches. "But you have proven that through dedication, hard work and God's leadership, great things are possible." Read More

• Barrett Duke begins in Jan. as new Mont. exec.

  by Diana Chandler, posted Wednesday, October 26, 2016 (7 years ago)

  

  BILLINGS, Mont. (BP) -- Barrett Duke will begin in January 2017 as the new executive director of the Montana Southern Baptist Convention (MTSBC) after his near unanimous election to the post.

  "We are very excited about the opportunity the Lord has opened up for us in Montana. The convention confirmed for us what we believed God's call to be with a very strong vote. ... Read More

• ERLC's Duke top candidate for Montana exec

  by Diana Chandler, posted Wednesday, August 24, 2016 (8 years ago)

  

  BILLINGS, Mont. (BP) -- Religious liberty advocate Barrett Duke has emerged as the top candidate for executive directorship of the Montana Southern Baptist Convention.

  Bruce Speer, heading the MTSBC eight-member search team for the post, said Duke will receive the team's unanimous recommendation for the executive directorship at the group's annual meeting this fall. Read More

• Immigration award presented to ERLC's Duke

  by Tom Strode, posted Monday, May 11, 2015 (9 years ago)

  

  HOUSTON (BP) -- To receive an award for working on behalf of immigration reform proved a double blessing for Southern Baptist public policy specialist Barrett Duke.

  The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) presented the inaugural Robert Gittelson Immigration Advocacy Award to Duke April 29 during its national convention in Houston. Read More

• Marijuana legalized in Alaska, Ore. & D.C.

  by David Roach, posted Wednesday, November 05, 2014 (9 years ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Results of marijuana votes Tuesday (Nov. 4) were mixed, with Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia approving recreational pot use but Florida rejecting a state constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana.

  Two Maine cities made opposite decisions in their votes on recreational marijuana. South Portland approved recreational use by a 52-48 margin while Lewiston rejected it 55-45. Read More