Tuesday, April 07, 2020

• LifeWay cancels June camps in response to the coronavirus

  by Carol Pipes, posted Tuesday, April 07, 2020 (2 years ago)

  

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  NASHVILLE (BP) -- LifeWay Christian Resources announced that FUGE, StudentLife, Student Life for Kids and CentriKid camps, as well as World Changers projects scheduled for June have been canceled due to concerns stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak.

  "We've been closely monitoring the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and following the guidance of government and health authorities to ensure we are taking the right actions to protect our campers, staff and the communities where we host camps," said Ben Trueblood, director of students at LifeWay. "Due to the continued health concerns related to COVID-19, we've made the decision to cancel all camp programming for the month of June. Read More

• Churches consider 'virtual' Lord's Supper

  by Grace Thornton/The Alabama Baptist, posted Tuesday, April 07, 2020 (2 years ago)

  

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  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Bryan Gill said there was something "strangely special" about sharing the Lord's Supper in his home, but in community with thousands of other believers from Birmingham's Shades Mountain Baptist Church at the same time.

  At the beginning of their service, which was streamed online April 5, church staff asked members of Shades Mountain Baptist -- and any other Christ-followers who might be watching -- to go to their kitchen and get what they needed. That meant a drink -- juice, Gatorade or water if need be -- and crackers or bread. Then at the end of the service, Pastor Danny Wood led them in taking the meal together. Read More

• 'God will use this time,' seminary brothers say

  by Marilyn Stewart, posted Tuesday, April 07, 2020 (2 years ago)

  

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  NEW ORLEANS -- For Joe and Graham Waller -- brothers as well as New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary students -- moving to online classes during the stay-at-home mandate is bringing adjustments and lessons.

  Graham, blind since childhood, continues with his Leavell College classes online, listening to lectures in two classes and logging in for voice lessons via social media. Read More

• Vast majority of pastors see signs of end times in current events

  by Aaron Earls, posted Tuesday, April 07, 2020 (2 years ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Almost 9 in 10 pastors see at least some current events matching those Jesus said would occur shortly before He returns to Earth, according to a new survey focused on Christian eschatology, or the study of end times.

  A study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research of pastors at evangelical and historically black churches found 97 percent say they believe Jesus Christ will literally and personally return to Earth again. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Updating your church's playbook for COVID-19

  by J.D. Greear, posted Tuesday, April 07, 2020 (2 years ago)

  

  "The mission of your church hasn't changed," J.D. Greear says. "... But changing times call for changing strategies." Greear explains how his church reimagined ministry for this unusual time. Read More

• Greear, Ausberry, Chitwood, Ezell, y otros se van a unir a Floyd para la reunión de oración del Viernes Santo

  Por el personal de BP , posted Tuesday, April 07, 2020 (2 years ago)

  

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  NASHVILLE (BP) -- A principios de semana, Ronnie Floyd, presidente y director ejecutivo del Comité Ejecutivo de la Convención Bautista del Sur (SBC), anunció una reunión de oración en línea de la SBC el Viernes Santo. Hoy (3 de abril), Floyd anunció la adición del presidente de la SBC, J.D. Greear, del expresidente de la SBC, Steve Gaines, del presidente de la IMB, Paul Chitwood y del presidente de NAMB, Kevin Ezell a la lista de invitados que se unirán a Floyd para el evento en línea.

  El llamado a la oración -- auspiciado por Floyd junto con su esposa, Jeana -- llega en un momento de gran incertidumbre en Estados Unidos cuando la gente busca respuestas a la pandemia mundial del COVID-19. Read More

• EDITORIAL: Por qué los bautistas del sur necesitan una reunión de oración en línea el Viernes Santo

  Ronnie Floyd, posted Tuesday, April 07, 2020 (2 years ago)

  

  Nunca, y quiero decir nunca, han necesitado los bautistas del sur reunirse para orar los unos por los otros, por Estados Unidos, y por el mundo, como lo necesitamos ahora mismo. La pandemia mundial del COVID-19 está tocando la vida de nuestra gente y de otros alrededor del mundo. A medida ... Read More