Southern Baptist Convention

Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is losing 1,132 personnel from its workforce through voluntary retirement or to opt out of current financial support, according to an update from International Mission Board (IMB). Ronnie Floyd, SBC president, told the Baptist Press that the new development was "disappointing" to them. "This reset is not regress or retreat. Southern Baptist churches must see this as a fresh calling to reaching the world for Christ. Now is the time to go forward with a clear vision and an aggressive strategy to make disciples of all the nations for Christ," he said. Last year, the IMB had announced its decision to cut about 600 to 800 missionaries and staff to reset the finances to a sustainable budget for 2017. Even after the initial count of expected layoffs, the organization was in a $23 million deficit.…

negroes in the south. White southerners, were largely concerned with race, and although many Republicans, including conservatives, disliked indulging to the southern racism by endorsing states rights. In some parts of the south, the white community prevails on any issue on which there is corporate disagreement between Negro and White people. The White community however, will do whatever it takes to ensure that they stay the dominant race. However, if it came to a vote in a community, the…

The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, or ERLC, is the public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention. Established in 1993, the ERLC has made its home in Washington, D.C. in a building named after John Leland, a pastor who’s fervor for teaching the gospel and defending religious liberty is what inspires the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission to continue their religious work, while their national headquarters resides in Nashville, Tennessee. The ERLC is an evangelical Protestant…

New Dawn Baptist Church is a daughter church of New Estate Baptist Church, Surulere, Lagos. In 1983, New Estate Baptist Church implemented a cell church system under the leadership of the then pastor, Dr. Sola Aworinde. Several cells were created in different parts of the city of Lagos. Each of them became fellowship centers meeting primarily on Sunday evenings. They were called Home Fellowships. In due time, the Church decided on a policy of planting new churches using the Home Cells as the…

For this essay, I will be reviewing music in a social context. I attended First Baptist Church in Denton, Texas on October 25, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. I have attended this specific church once before and fell in love with its music and atmosphere. The atmosphere of the church feels very warm, comfortable, and cozy. Both the coordinators and members of the church are very welcoming as they greeted everyone that walks through the doors. The deacons, or coordinators, led us to seating to wait until the…

central to who I am. My church has played an important role in my life because it provides me with a supportive community. My personal relationship with God has been even more essential in fulfilling my spiritual needs and understanding my existence. Although my spiritual relationship is relatively personal, it has also assisted me in forming healthy relationships with my peers and family. I am very happy I grew up with religion as a central part of my life, but it also had its limitations…

On Tuesday August 25, 2015 I attended a service at Peace Missionary Baptist Church. The man of the hour was Dr. Jerry Carter from a church in Pennsylvania. His message for the night was “Beginning again”. Now before I give my opinion on the message given I would first like to give you a brief glimpse into my background. I unlike many of the students at Apex did not grow up in a Baptist Church in the south. I was never forced to attend church until I became 12 years old. My mother had always…

S., they were trying to find a home in Florida, they had to get used to the foods, learn the English language to communicate, and Ha and her family have to go to church to fit in. Ha has to adjust to what she is going to be eating. She has to get use to fried chicken, canned foods, beef, etc. “Today our cowboy brings a paper bucket of chicken, skin crispy and golden, smelling of perfection.” This quote shows that Ha is in a different place so she has no choice but to eat the different foods.…

Grace Baptist Church kindly welcomed my attendance to the first religious service I have been to in over a decade. Each member is actively involved in the church community as well as local charities. Overall positive, the experience enlightened my comprehension of the congregation’s convictions pertaining to religious values and where they are derived from. Pleasantly greeted as well as given a compassionately farewell the members of the church treated me with the utmost respect. Nonetheless,…

explore Modern witchcraft as a field experience. The Actual Experience The interview and the flied experience occurred on the same day of October 28th, 2016 at 6 pm. We started with the interview and the meditation followed. During the interview process I sat in a dark room with Michelle and another licensed witch and her avowed costumer David. We started the process with explaining childhood religion based experiences. When I asked both Michelle and David what religion they “grew up in they…