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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

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  • Augie Boto to retire from SBC Executive Committee
    by Art Toalston, posted Tuesday, July 23, 2019 (2 years ago)

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    NASHVILLE (BP) -- D. August "Augie" Boto has announced he will retire from the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee effective Sept. 30.

    Boto, the EC's executive vice president and general counsel, notified EC President and CEO Ronnie Floyd of his retirement in a July 18 letter.

    His retirement brings his service "full circle," Boto told Baptist Press, having joined the EC as a member in 1995, the same year Floyd began his 1995-1997 service as EC chairman. Read More

  • 'Thank you,' Greear tells black church assembly
    by Diana Chandler, posted Tuesday, July 23, 2019 (2 years ago)

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    RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) -- As the annual Black Church Leadership and Family Conference opened to perhaps 1,000 attendees at Ridgecrest, N.C., Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear was in the number.

    "I want you to hear from me, who has the privilege of serving in this capacity as president, I want you to hear, 'Thank you,' and I want you to know that your sacrifices, and your prayers and your faith, have not been in vain, that God is using them," Greear told the predominantly African American audience on the event's opening night July 22. Read More

  • Credentials Committee elects Stacy Bramlett as chair
    by Art Toalston, posted Tuesday, July 23, 2019 (2 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- The Credentials Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention held an organizational meeting July 22 by video conferencing, electing Stacy Bramlett of Tennessee as its chair.

    The nine-member Credentials Committee was repurposed during the SBC's 2019 annual meeting into a standing committee to make inquiries and recommendations for action regarding instances of sexual abuse, racism or other issues that call a church's relationship with the SBC into question. Read More

  • State Dept. religious liberty event shows gains
    by Tom Strode, posted Tuesday, July 23, 2019 (2 years ago)

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    WASHINGTON (BP) -- Described as the largest religious freedom event in world history, the second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom demonstrated a growth in support for the cause even as advocates received a reminder of its grave need.

    The U.S. State Department convened its second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom July 16-18 in Washington, D.C., a year after sponsoring the inaugural event to combat persecution of and discrimination against people of all faiths. Delegations attended from 106 foreign governments -- an increase of more than 20 from 2018 -- and representatives from nearly 900 religious or civil society groups -- an increase of hundreds, according to the State Department. Read More

  • She continues husband's ministry legacy
    by Madeline Arthington, posted Tuesday, July 23, 2019 (2 years ago)

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    SOUTH ASIA (BP) -- Shreya's grief remains raw. Only a few months ago, her husband was alive. Now he is dead. They were such good partners.

    They ministered together in their church, where he was a pastor, and in the surrounding villages. She was devoted, always accompanying him in ministry, sitting on floors with poorer women, and making food for guests. Read More