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With Ed Litton’s announcement that he will not run for a second term as the Southern Baptist Convention’s president, the field has opened up with speculation about who might take his place after the SBC gathers in Anaheim this coming June.  One day after Litton made his announcement, Baptist Press reported that Willy Rice, pastor of Calvary … [Read more...] about Voddie Baucham Confirms He Has Been Asked to Run for SBC President, Questions of Eligibility Remain

(The Christian Post) Renowned Southern Baptist preacher Voddie Baucham, who denounced critical race theory and the social justice movement in his latest book, Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism’s Looming Catastrophe, confirmed Friday that he has been asked to “accept a nomination for SBC President.” Responding to questions from The Christian Post … [Read more...] about Voddie Baucham Says He’s Been Asked To Accept Nomination for SBC President

By Scott Barkley NASHVILLE (BP) – Not too long ago it was normal for Grand Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Smith, Ark., to take 20-25 mission trips in a year. Perhaps a half-dozen of those would be reached by van, but most required a flight. COVID-19 changed all that. “I had many trips ready to go in 2020, but COVID pretty much shut us down,” said Scott Ward, missions … [Read more...] about Churches Work Toward Resuming Missions to Pre-COVID Levels

(The Christian Post) A megachurch in Alabama has voted to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church several months before the denomination will hold a legislative meeting that might lead to a schism over theological differences. Frazer United Methodist Church, a congregation of about 4,000 members in Montgomery, voted on Jan. 30 to disaffiliate from the mainline … [Read more...] about Alabama Megachurch Votes To Leave the United Methodist Church