Stories tagged with: spiritual awakening

• FOURTH OF JULY: Let us pray

  by Ronnie Floyd, posted Wednesday, July 03, 2019 (5 years ago)

  Ronnie Floyd, envisioning a July 4 that will move America toward a Great Spiritual Awakening, calls for prayer "to our God who is forgiving, loving and powerful." Read More

• Evangelical leaders gather for 'solemn assembly'

  by Marc Ira Hooks, posted Monday, September 26, 2016 (7 years ago)

  

  DALLAS (BP) -- Some of the nation's most recognizable evangelical leaders are rolling out a three-pronged plan designed to call Christians, across denominational and racial lines, to a new age of spiritual awakening.

  Nearly a dozen pastors and teachers stood shoulder to shoulder in Dallas Sept. 21 for The Gathering 2016 at GateWay Church, a non-denominationl congregation, where several thousand assembled for "'a national solemn assembly"' -- the initial step in their plan. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: What do you see for the SBC?

  by Ronnie Floyd, posted Monday, September 28, 2015 (8 years ago)

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Ronnie Floyd, in an address to the SBC Executive Committee, notes that the 1806 Haystack Prayer Meeting of five young college students continues to point to the need for prayer to awaken America and reach the world for Christ. Read More

• 1 city, 2 yearnings grip SBC's Ronnie Floyd

  by Art Toalston, posted Thursday, February 12, 2015 (9 years ago)

  

  Photo by Art Toalston

  ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (BP) -- One city is central to everything Ronnie Floyd says and does as the Southern Baptist Convention's president.

  Columbus.

  Two overarching matters are tied to Floyd's focus on Ohio's capital, site of SBC's annual meeting in June:

  -- prayer for spiritual awakening in America.

  -- reaching the world for Christ. Read More

• FLOYD: America needs heroic leadership

  by Ronnie Floyd, posted Monday, February 09, 2015 (9 years ago)

  

  SPRINGDALE, Ark. (BP) -- Christianity is alive and well in Washington, D.C., in spite of what you may read on your smartphones or watch on television.

  This past week, I spent two days in our nation's capital, where I joined thousands of our fellow countrymen at the National Prayer Breakfast. I also saw firsthand the work of Southern Baptist lawmakers in Congress. Read More

• States embrace religious liberty, spiritual awakening

  by Tammi Reed Ledbetter, posted Monday, December 22, 2014 (9 years ago)

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Still alarmed by subpoenas of sermons and correspondence for pastors who opposed the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, resolutions on religious liberty and free speech were passed in more than a dozen state Baptist convention meetings this fall. Read More

• Okla. Baptists 'Together' in prayer, ministry

  by Staff, posted Wednesday, November 19, 2014 (9 years ago)

  OKLAHOMA CITY (BP) -- With "Together" as their theme, 674 messengers to the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma annual meeting met at Quail Springs Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Nov. 10-11.

  Prayer was a key emphasis as messengers were provided opportunities in all four sessions to pray together for awakening in the church today. Surrounding these prayer times, Oklahoma Baptists joined together in reports, sermons and business matters in demonstrating the importance of sharing the Gospel to the world today. Read More

• Floyd's Spanish-language video urges prayer

  by Art Toalston, posted Friday, October 03, 2014 (9 years ago)

  

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  SPRINGDALE, Ark. (BP) -- Extending to Hispanic Baptists his call to prayer for spiritual awakening, SBC President Ronnie Floyd has released a Spanish-language video urging "an unprecedented attempt and strong effort" to reach the nation's largest ethnic population for Christ.

  In the two-minute video, a translator conveys Floyd's message from English. Also, at the bottom of the screen, the text of his message is displayed in English. Read More