Thursday, March 12, 2020

• Greear, Floyd, entity heads issue call for day of prayer

  by BP Staff, posted Thursday, March 12, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear and the SBC Great Commission Council (GCC) are calling all Southern Baptists throughout more than 47,500 churches "to commit to a dedicated time of prayer this Sunday, March 15, 2020."

  In response to the World Health Organization declaring the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak to be a global pandemic, Greear and the GCC, which is composed of the heads of the convention's national entities, issued the following: Read More

• Southern Baptist Seminaries move to online classes only in response to COVID-19

  by Tess Schoonhoven, posted Thursday, March 12, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), all six Southern Baptist seminaries have taken action to move classes online.

  Secular and religious universities alike are canceling in-person courses in an attempt to deter the spread of COVID-19. The World Health Organization has declared a global pandemic, prompting various responses across the United States to try to slow its spread. Read More

• Believers in East Asia grow in faith during coronavirus outbreak

  by Stella McMillian, posted Thursday, March 12, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

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  EAST ASIA (BP) -- Normally, there wouldn't be anything noteworthy about Jane* and her family having other local believers over for dinner. But recently, life has been anything but normal. As the coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread throughout East Asia and other parts of the world, many cities including Jane's have imposed restrictions on travel and suspended group gatherings, making fellowship and community difficult. Read More

• Alabama pastor, members self-quarantined in U.S. after Israel ordeal

  by Diana Chandler, posted Thursday, March 12, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

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  FAIRHOPE, Ala. (BP) -- An Alabama pastor and 12 church members who tested negative for the coronavirus (COVID-19) while quarantined in Israel are now safely in the U.S. under self-quarantine, the pastor told Baptist Press Thursday (March 12).

  Pastor Chris Bell of 3Circle Church based in Fairhope, along with a team of church leaders and their wives, are spread among four separate quarantine locations, Bell said, and will follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quarantine guidelines for COVID-19, short for coronavirus disease 2019. Read More

• GuideStone statement on COVID-19

  by Roy Hayhurst, posted Thursday, March 12, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  DALLAS (BP) -- GuideStone Financial Resources continues to monitor the developments around the new coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19.

  For participants in GuideStone's health plans, including both HSA-qualified High Deductible Health Plans and Secure Health, GuideStone will waive costs for physician-ordered diagnostic testing for the novel coronavirus. Additionally, a COVID-19 diagnosis that required a participant to miss work would be covered if a participant has short- or long-term disability coverage from GuideStone through Unum. Read More

• Bible Study: Washed, sanctified, justified in Christ

  by Staff/LifeWay Christian Resources, posted Thursday, March 12, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  This weekly Bible study appears in Baptist Press in a partnership with LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Through its Leadership and Adult Publishing team, LifeWay publishes Sunday School curricula and additional resources for all age groups. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: The Potter's Hands

  by David Jeremiah, posted Thursday, March 12, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  Drawing from the prophet Jeremiah's visit to the potter's house, David Jeremiah says believers can be assured God is "crafting you and me into vessels of honor fit for the Master's use." Read More

• LifeWay desarrolla recursos gratuitos de entrenamiento para las iglesias en respuesta al coronavirus

  Por Aaron Earls, posted Thursday, March 12, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- A medida que el coronavirus se esparce en EE.UU., las congregaciones enfrentan una situación que muchos nunca consideraron.

  En respuesta, el equipo de Liderazgo de LifeWay ha desarrollado recursos de respuesta a la pandemia que están disponibles gratuitamente en MinistryGrid.com/coronavirus para ayudar a los pastores y a los líderes de iglesias.

  "Los pastores preguntan acerca de cómo sus iglesias deben reaccionar al coronavirus," dijo ... Read More

• El gobernador de Kentucky les pide a las iglesias cerrar el domingo para impedir el COVID-19

  Por Diana Chandler, posted Thursday, March 12, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

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  FRANKFORT, Ky. (BP) -- Parece improbable que muchas iglesias bautistas del sur acaten la petición del gobernador de Kentucky Andy Beshear, de que las casas de adoración cancelen los servicios de por lo menos el domingo (15 de marzo) para impedir la propagación del nuevo coronavirus, le dijeron bautistas del sur de Kentucky a Baptist Press.

  Las congregaciones de Kentucky, aunque son autónomas, probablemente tomen seriamente la petición de Beshear, le dijo el director ejecutivo y tesorero de la Convención Bautista de Kentucky (KBC) a BP. Sin embargo, las congregaciones probablemente le consultarán a su liderazgo cómo responder, dijo Gray. Read More

• La conferencia en Texas evangeliza, capacita para el ministerio hispano

  Por Keila Diaz, posted Thursday, March 12, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

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  EULESS, Texas (BP) -- La Convención Bautista del Sur de Texas (SBTC) atrajo a 400 hispanos y tuvo 18 profesiones de fe en Cristo en la conferencia evangelística anual Empower, el 21 y 22 de febrero.

  A través de la conferencia, realizada en Cross City Español (First Euless Español), la SBTC tenía la meta de reunir a la comunidad y predicar el Evangelio para que la gente pueda ser salva, así como capacitar a los santos para la obra del ministerio en su contexto hispano. Esos propósitos fueron logrados en dos maneras. El 21 de febrero, la SBTC organizó una Fiesta Familiar, con comida, artista pinta-caritas, piñatas y juegos. Read More

• Greear nombra a presidenta y vicepresidente del Comité de Comités 2020

  Por Amy Whitfield, posted Thursday, March 12, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) -- Meredith Cook ha sido nombrada presidenta del Comité de Comités de la Convención Bautista del Sur (SBC) 2020, anunció hoy (11 de marzo) el presidente de la SBC, J.D. Greear.

  Greear también anunció su designación de Marty Jacumin, pastor de Bay Leaf Baptist Church en Raleigh, N.C., como vicepresidente. Read More

• EDITORIAL: El Propósito de la Vida

  Gustavo V. Suarez, posted Thursday, March 12, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  "Porque para mí el vivir es Cristo, y el morir es ganancia," (Filipenses 1:21).

  Es interesante, y a veces muy triste, oír a personas explicar el propósito para sus vidas. Estas son las breves descripciones de algunas personas famosas.

  El poeta Ralph Waldo Emerson describe la falta de propósitos ... Read More