Monday, June 24, 2019

• SWBTS responds to sexual abuse lawsuit

  by Diana Chandler, posted Monday, June 24, 2019 (3 years ago)

  

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  FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) -- Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is committed to protecting survivors of abuse and being a safe place for the vulnerable, SWBTS President Adam W. Greenway said in response to a lawsuit filed by a former student who alleges being raped by a fellow student.

  "While we cannot address issues in ongoing litigation, it is important that the Southwestern Seminary community know that we take these matters seriously and are committed to our campus being a safe place for the vulnerable and for survivors of abuse," Greenway told Baptist Press today (June 24). Both Southwestern Seminary and former SWBTS President Paige Patterson are named as defendants. Read More

• What's next?: CP panel tackles road ahead

  by Marcia Knox, posted Monday, June 24, 2019 (3 years ago)

  

  Photo by Adam Covington.

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Panelists discussed a range of topics on the Cooperative Program panel stage during Southern Baptist's annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala. Among those topics were the future of the Southern Baptist Convention, resourcing churches to confront the sexual abuse crisis, and women in ministry.

  Moderating the "Vision SBC" discussion on June 10 in the exhibit hall were Jonathan Howe and Amy Whitfield, podcast co-hosts of "SBC This Week." Panelists were: Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee; Paul Chitwood, president of the International Mission Board; and Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board. Read More

• Floyd highlights Cooperative Program in videos

  by Timothy Cockes, posted Monday, June 24, 2019 (3 years ago)

  

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  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Via four videos focusing on the Cooperative Program, Executive Committee President/CEO Ronnie Floyd underscored its importance during the SBC annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala.

  The four video clips -- now posted at talkcp.com -- show how the Cooperative Program serves as the key channel of Southern Baptist support for a range of state, national and international mission and ministries. Read More

• Some states expand abortion rights

  by Tom Strode, posted Monday, June 24, 2019 (3 years ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP) -- Pro-choice legislatures and governors in at least four states have responded to the wave of pro-life state laws this year with expansions of abortion rights.

  Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo signed into law June 19 a bill that protects the right to abortion until the moment of birth. Her action followed the enactment of other laws striking down abortion restrictions in Illinois, Maine and Vermont. Read More

• Norine Brunson grateful for prayer amid Turkey ordeal

  by Shannon Baker, posted Monday, June 24, 2019 (3 years ago)

  

  Photo by Kathleen Murray

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Before recounting her experience in Turkey where she and her husband, pastor Andrew Brunson, were imprisoned, Norine Brunson expressed gratitude.

  "First of all, I just really need to thank you," she told the SBC Women's Session on June 10 preceding the SBC's annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala. Read More

• Stock market gains prompt diversification advice

  by Roy Hayhurst , posted Monday, June 24, 2019 (3 years ago)

  

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  DALLAS (BP) -- Markets continued their record-setting ways in June, again setting new all-time highs, with stocks generally buoyed by strong economic reports in relation to employment, wages and consumer sentiment.

  "We know that the markets have historically rewarded those with a long-term focus, but prolonged market upswings can leave a portfolio out of balance," said O.S. Hawkins, president of GuideStone Financial Resources, Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Pointing upward

  by David Jeremiah, posted Monday, June 24, 2019 (3 years ago)

  Steeples quietly convey an important message, David Jeremiah writes. Just as the church must do, "they point toward the heavens and direct the eye upward to our risen Savior." Read More