GCR Task Force: Sacrificial giving needed at all levels to advance gospel
Tammi Reed Ledbetter | News Editor
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—It's no surprise that the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force (GCRTF) is calling for more sacrificial giving to accomplish a vision of more faithfully and effectively advancing the gospel.
Prior to the release of the GCRTF’s final report in early May, it was anybody's guess as to whether that would best be accomplished by a stronger commitment to the SBC’s Cooperative Program (CP) giving plan, a greater portion of funds flowing from state conventions to mission causes embraced by all Southern Baptists, an increase in giving to targeted mission offerings or an emph...
SBTC grant helping Russian church reach immigrants in New York
Norm Miller | TEXAN Correspondent
ALBANY, New York—There are more Russian-speaking people in New York than any other state. And the Russian Church of Albany (SBC) is reaching those who settled in that capital city, where the Hudson Baptist Association and the church have both benefited from a $100,000 grant from the Southern Baptist...
EXCLUSIVE: 'Radically different' story about Baptists in Haiti emerges
Michael Foust | Baptist Press
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following story is based on interviews with Paul Thompson, one of the 10 Baptists held in prison in Haiti.TWIN FALLS, Idaho (BP)--Paul Thompson reads the media accounts describing the journey of he and nine other jailed Baptist volunteers in Haiti who are all now free, and scratch...
