From the category archives:
LifeWay recently hit us with the latest report on Southern Baptist Decline and Ed Stetzer wrote, Will Southern Baptist’s Ignore the Ongoing Decline?. The article offered five response’s to the continued decline.
I want to offer a sixth option with two divergent paths. First of all, read Ed’s article to see where Southern Baptists are heading. [...]
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Finally someone is talking turkey. In his recent post, the president of the leading Southern Baptist agency, The International Mission Board, articulates the Cooperative Program problem. Jerry Rankin is retiring soon and is blogging unfettered by any restraints which would inhibit him from speaking out clearly. I pray that the openness and integrity of this [...]
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This story, along with many others at CommissionStories.com gives a telling picture of the day-to-day realities in disaster areas around the world. Volunteers are there making a difference.
‘No bottled answers:’
Haitians ask volunteers ‘what do I do’ now?
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What do I do?” the Haitian man asked helplessly. The Jan. 12 earthquake had destroyed [...]
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I spent today at a luncheon for 500 Southern Baptists who gathered in NW Arkansas to hear from a task force appointed by Dr. Johnny Hunt, president of the SBC. The task force has the responsibility of bringing recommendations to the next convention. Their recommendations are to focus on the bottom line of this denomination [...]
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(Many of you have asked to see Cindy’s latest update. So, I’ve placed it here for those who didn’t receive it.)
Good News: Cindy’s Health
There are many names for God in scripture; “Jehovah Rohpe” means “God, my Healer.” I have certainly sensed God’s healing Hand recently. He chose to make the stem cell transplant [...]
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Take a look at the following link to an article in the New York Times. This article is from a secular media perspective on an unconventional Southern Baptist Church, The Journey, led by Darrin Patrick of St. Louis. The church is connected to Mark Driscoll’s, Acts 29 Network. Read it with interest.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/us/01evangelical.html?pagewanted=1&_r=4&ref=us
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Steve Moses and I are at the final day of PEACE (Saddleback’s Global Strategy.) Today, Rick Warren plans to roll out the latest version of PEACE. As a former member of Saddleback’s PEACE Team, I’m very interested to see what’s up!!
More soon…
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Check out this link – You can join 2000 pastors now. This live feed is from pastors attending the conference.
http://www.ustream.tv/PDSummit2008
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With fear and trembling Mission Leader comes of age, entering the blogosphere. Be gentle we’re learning. We’re in the process of taking three different Missionleader sites (.com/.org/ & .net) and rolling them into one. Hang on as Steve Moses and I get started. Pretty soon, you should have all of the [...]
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Welcome to Mission Leader, your source for the latest World Christian resources and missions networking. Mission Leader’s website has just finished its last round of construction and you can expect regular updates soon! We are very excited to start this conversation with you! If you have any feedback or ideas for the site leave them [...]
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LL Project: Happy Dance from Last Letter on Vimeo.
