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• EKG trans-cultural, Baltic missionaries told

  by Mark Kelly, posted Friday, September 12, 2008 (16 years ago)

  HELSINKI, Finland (BP)--Missionaries overseas -- just like Christians here in the United States -- can get caught up in trying to build God's Kingdom on their own and miss the power of joining God in what He is doing, Ken Hemphill told a group of Southern Baptist workers in the Baltic region of Europe.

  A group of about 45 missionaries and their children gathered for a weeklong summer retreat at a lakeside conference center four hours north of Helsinki, Finland, to hear Ken Hemphill teach ab... Read More

• New era of cooperation anticipated following historic meetings in Germany

  by Mark Kelly, posted Thursday, June 26, 2008 (16 years ago)

  BONN, Germany (BP)--Two "historic" meetings in Germany in May marked significant progress for the Southern Baptist initiative to develop a network of relationships among conservative evangelicals worldwide.

  An estimated 1,000 pastors from a variety of churches gathered May 21-24 in Lemgo, Germany, for a first-of-its-kind conference that encouraged pastors from different evangelical traditions to stand firm on the Scripture and preach the Gospel with urgency to their lost communities. On the... Read More

• Stewardship book targets teenagers

  by Erin Roach, posted Monday, June 09, 2008 (16 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Growing economic challenges have led churches to consider teaching stewardship principles to their youth, prompting the release of "Making Change for Students," a study guide for middle and high school students.

  The study guide, written by Phil McMichael of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, and released at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting in Indianapolis, accompanies the book "Making Change: A Transformational Guide to Christian Money Managem... Read More

• EKG catching on in former Soviet Union

  by Mark Kelly, posted Monday, March 31, 2008 (16 years ago)

  NASHVILLE (BP)--Baptist leaders in the former Soviet Union are catching a vision of fulfilling the Great Commission as they learn more about Empowering Kingdom Growth and Thy Kingdom Come, according to Southern Baptists who have been working with those leaders for almost five years. Read More

• Churches, associations 'rediscovering cooperation' via EKG strategy

  by Erin Roach, posted Monday, March 31, 2008 (16 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Rather than continuing a myopic mindset of growing one's own church to the neglect of other needs, churches across the Southern Baptist Convention are catching on to the idea that advancing God's Kingdom often means partnering with a Baptist church down the street, Ken Hemphill said. Read More

• 'Eternal Impact' is latest in EKG resources

  by Erin Roach, posted Monday, March 31, 2008 (16 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--"Eternal Impact: The Passion of Kingdom-Centered Communities," the latest component of the Empowering Kingdom Growth study series, conveys first-century church principles for the success of modern congregations.

  Ken Hemphill, the Southern Baptist Convention's national EKG strategist, said Eternal Impact, though it is the third book written for the series, is intended as the second resource following "EKG: The Heartbeat of God" and before "Making Change: A Transformati... Read More

• Spiritual growth is Chapman's prayer

  by Erin Roach, posted Tuesday, September 18, 2007 (17 years ago)

  

  Photo by Morris Abernathy

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Morris H. Chapman, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, urged believers to pray for God to bless them with His wisdom, His glory, His holiness and His witness of Jesus Christ. Read More

• Kingdom passion drives 71-member church

  by Norm Miller, posted Friday, August 24, 2007 (17 years ago)

  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (BP)--Prior to 2004, Macedonia Baptist Church's heart beat almost solely for its members. Read More

• Chapman urges focus on core beliefs

  by Erin Roach, posted Tuesday, June 12, 2007 (17 years ago)

  

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  SAN ANTONIO (BP)--Rather than debating "disputable doctrines that lead to destructive distractions" from the task of spreading the Gospel, Morris H. Chapman urged messengers to embrace the core beliefs they hold in common and "learn to engage in healthy debate" about varied interpretations of other doctrines.

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• New book teaches Kingdom-centered money management

  by Erin Roach, posted Thursday, August 24, 2006 (18 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Statistics show that Americans spend $1.20 for every dollar they earn and have $600 billion in credit card debt, averaging nearly $8,300 per family. Americans are saving at a level of only about 2.2 percent and giving through the local church is at an all-time low of just 2.6 percent.

  In response to the current money management crisis, Ken Hemphill has written a third installment to the Southern Baptist Convention’s Empowering Kingdom Growth vision titled “Making Change: A Transformational Guide to Christian Money Management,” published by Broadman & Holman. Read More