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Monday, January 28, 2019

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  • Fathers urged to engage in 'digital discipleship'
    by Tim Ellsworth, posted Monday, January 28, 2019 (3 months ago)

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    WOODSTOCK, Ga. (BP) -- Fathers must train their children to use technology wisely, Brian Jennings told men in a breakout session at the Johnny Hunt Men's Conference.

    Jennings, middle school pastor at First Baptist Church in Woodstock, Ga., led a session on "Digital Discipleship," addressing the explosion of technology use; its consequences in the lives of kids and teenagers; and strategies that fathers can use to keep their families safe. Read More

  • T. Vaughn Walker, 'history-making' prof, dies at 68
    by Aaron Hanbury, posted Monday, January 28, 2019 (3 months ago)

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- Professor and pastor Thomas Vaughn Walker, who was the first African-American elected to any Southern Baptist Convention seminary faculty and who taught at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary beginning in 1986, died Sunday (Jan. 28) in Louisville, Ky. He was 68.

    "T. Vaughn Walker will go down in history as one of the most important seminary professors of the last century in the Southern Baptist Convention," R. Albert Mohler Jr., who is ... Read More

  • Committee on Resolutions named for 2019 SBC
    by BP Staff, posted Monday, January 28, 2019 (4 months ago)

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear has named members of the Committee on Resolutions for the June 11-12 SBC annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala.

    "These committee members hail from state conventions, national entities, seminaries, local churches and local associations," said Greear, pastor of The Summit Church in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area. "Each was chosen because they ... Read More

  • Men weigh 'game plan' in pre-Super Bowl weekend
    by Tim Ellsworth, posted Monday, January 28, 2019 (3 months ago)

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    WOODSTOCK, Ga. (BP) -- With nearby Atlanta hosting this year's Super Bowl, the Johnny Hunt Men's Conference tapped into the football mood with a "Game Plan" theme for Christian living during Jan. 25-26 sessions that drew about 5,000 men.

    "As we were looking through [Hunt's] notes and what all he was going to be discussing," Chris Lee, promotional director for the conference, said, "we realized that a lot of it was kind of ... Read More

  • ERLC's 2019 agenda includes life, religious liberty
    by Tom Strode, posted Monday, January 28, 2019 (4 months ago)

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    WASHINGTON (BP) -- The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission will continue to advocate for the sanctity of human life, religious freedom, the family and justice in its work during 2019 in Washington, D.C.

    The ERLC released its annual Legislative Agenda Jan. 16 with the recognition a divided Congress will make its efforts more difficult in at least some policy areas. The Republicans ... Read More

  • NOBTS receives $1 million grant

    by Gary D. Myers, posted Monday, January 28, 2019 (4 months ago)

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    NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary has been awarded a $1,005,000 core funding grant to support the school's community counseling and childhood education efforts.

    "We have a deep commitment to making a positive impact on our community through ministry engagement and community partnerships," NOBTS Chancellor Chuck Kelley said of the grant provided by Baptist Community Ministries (BCM) "[BCM] has ... Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: She was my mom
    by Zac Minton, posted Monday, January 28, 2019 (4 months ago)

    Though she struggled with drugs and took her own life, "she gave life to two kids," Zac Minton writes. "The woman was my mom. I'm so grateful she chose to let me live." Read More