Clint Pressley does not have a national following or a big social media presence. As SBC president, his goal is to tone down the acrimony.
The recent slide in total memberships among congregations affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention slowed in 2023, while baptisms, worship service attendance and small group participation all grew, Lifeway Research reported.
The global Church is made up of many churches in many denominations. Heaven is not reserved for Southern Baptists alone, but the actions and words of some at the SBC annual meeting suggest that they do not believe that.
“I believe in the sanctity of marriage, but I know sometimes in our churches people wind up in biblical divorce. But we don’t throw divorce parties at our church, OK? And whatever these results are, I’m asking you: Behave like Christians, OK?”
Mission to “serve churches as they prioritize, elevate, and accelerate the vision of reaching every person for Jesus Christ in every town, every city, every state, and every nation through collaborative partnership, cooperation, and generosity.”
“This proposal values life, both the life of the person in distress and anyone who may become a target in their anguish. Removing their ability to inflict harm on themselves or others is in line with our state’s strong commitment to protecting the sanctity of life.”
“If we cannot agree on who a pastor can be, when Scripture clearly speaks to the matter, we cannot cooperate in planting churches.”
“The wounded person on the side of the road is the abuse survivor, not Johnny Hunt, and she received no mention at all by this panel — she was passed by, in a way, by this quintet. I do not know her, but I don’t want to be guilty of leaving her on the side of the road. I am praying for her, I have heard her, and I believe her.”
Clint Pressley does not have a national following or a big social media presence. As SBC president, his goal is to tone down the acrimony.
The recent slide in total memberships among congregations affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention slowed in 2023, while baptisms, worship service attendance and small group participation all grew, Lifeway Research reported.
The global Church is made up of many churches in many denominations. Heaven is not reserved for Southern Baptists alone, but the actions and words of some at the SBC annual meeting suggest that they do not believe that.
“I believe in the sanctity of marriage, but I know sometimes in our churches people wind up in biblical divorce. But we don’t throw divorce parties at our church, OK? And whatever these results are, I’m asking you: Behave like Christians, OK?”
Mission to “serve churches as they prioritize, elevate, and accelerate the vision of reaching every person for Jesus Christ in every town, every city, every state, and every nation through collaborative partnership, cooperation, and generosity.”
“This proposal values life, both the life of the person in distress and anyone who may become a target in their anguish. Removing their ability to inflict harm on themselves or others is in line with our state’s strong commitment to protecting the sanctity of life.”
“If we cannot agree on who a pastor can be, when Scripture clearly speaks to the matter, we cannot cooperate in planting churches.”
“The wounded person on the side of the road is the abuse survivor, not Johnny Hunt, and she received no mention at all by this panel — she was passed by, in a way, by this quintet. I do not know her, but I don’t want to be guilty of leaving her on the side of the road. I am praying for her, I have heard her, and I believe her.”
Clint Pressley does not have a national following or a big social media presence. As SBC president, his goal is to tone down the acrimony.
The recent slide in total memberships among congregations affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention slowed in 2023, while baptisms, worship service attendance and small group participation all grew, Lifeway Research reported.
The global Church is made up of many churches in many denominations. Heaven is not reserved for Southern Baptists alone, but the actions and words of some at the SBC annual meeting suggest that they do not believe that.
“I believe in the sanctity of marriage, but I know sometimes in our churches people wind up in biblical divorce. But we don’t throw divorce parties at our church, OK? And whatever these results are, I’m asking you: Behave like Christians, OK?”
Mission to “serve churches as they prioritize, elevate, and accelerate the vision of reaching every person for Jesus Christ in every town, every city, every state, and every nation through collaborative partnership, cooperation, and generosity.”
“This proposal values life, both the life of the person in distress and anyone who may become a target in their anguish. Removing their ability to inflict harm on themselves or others is in line with our state’s strong commitment to protecting the sanctity of life.”
“If we cannot agree on who a pastor can be, when Scripture clearly speaks to the matter, we cannot cooperate in planting churches.”
“The wounded person on the side of the road is the abuse survivor, not Johnny Hunt, and she received no mention at all by this panel — she was passed by, in a way, by this quintet. I do not know her, but I don’t want to be guilty of leaving her on the side of the road. I am praying for her, I have heard her, and I believe her.”
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