Monday, August 03, 2020

• Cooperative Program giving rebounds in July for highest monthly total since February

  by BP Staff, posted Monday, August 03, 2020 (2 years ago)

  

  File photo from Send Relief

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Continued financial faithfulness of Southern Baptists has pushed monthly giving through the Cooperative Program to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 global pandemic. July's total giving through the national CP allocation budget totaled nearly $17 million -- the highest monthly total since February. Read More

• U.S. Senate confirms Southern Baptist as Air Force Deputy Chief of Chaplains

  by Brandon Elrod, posted Monday, August 03, 2020 (2 years ago)

  

  U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lillian Miller

  WASHINGTON (BP) -- Chaplain Col. Randall (Randy) E. Kitchens of the U.S. Air Force received confirmation from the U.S. Senate to become the Air Force's 27th Deputy Chief of Chaplains on Thursday evening (July 30). The confirmation entails the promotion to the rank of brigadier general.

  "I was in shock and awe," Kitchens said, recalling when he learned the news. "I was humbled and honored." Read More

• 73-year-old grandmother launches Facebook cooking show and spikes online viewership at rural Alabama church

  by Diana Chandler, posted Monday, August 03, 2020 (2 years ago)

  

  Screen capture from Facebook

  ANDALUSIA, Ala. (BP) -- "Big Mama" Brenda Gantt is up mornings at 4:30 brewing coffee, slow-cooking grits until they're creamy, hand-kneading buttermilk biscuits she bakes on a cast-iron griddle, and preparing smoked sausage, blueberry fried pies and such for guests at her bed-and-breakfast in Andalusia, Ala. Read More

• CP helps Washington church deal with its reality

  by Karen L. Willoughby, posted Monday, August 03, 2020 (2 years ago)

  

  Submitted photo

  OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Pastor Dan Panter's awareness of the effectiveness of the Cooperative Program dates to his 24 years in the U.S. Navy. An active Southern Baptist who rose from being an enlisted man to Lieutenant Commander, Panter would look up which missionaries were near where his deployments would be taking him. Read More

• Retiring pastor receives send-off complete with camel

  by Grace Thornton/The Alabama Baptist, posted Monday, August 03, 2020 (2 years ago)

  

  Photo by Grace Thornton

  TALLASSEE, Ala. (BP) -- When Beth Baldwin came on board at First Baptist Church, Tallassee, Ala., in February, she never would've guessed a dromedary would be her pastor's first request.

  "He said, 'The first thing I want you to do is find an event to have a camel,'" said Baldwin, director of preschool and children's ministries. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Reflection on a longtime Georgia pastor

  by John Blackmon, posted Monday, August 03, 2020 (2 years ago)

  

  John Blackmon reflects on the life and funeral service of longtime Georgia pastor Marvin Cochran. Blackmon says he could have had "no better encourager or confidant" than Cochran. Read More