SBC

Religious freedom atop ERLC legislative agenda

“…the International Mission Board (IMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) revealed [2/24] that it has lost 1,132 workers—almost twice as many as its low-end estimate.”

Reformation21: If there’s one thing I dislike a lot more than antinomianism, it is legalism. Legalism has many forms, and very often can come across as sanctimonious, which is why it is so lethal. Legalism often rears its ugly head in American churches concerning the matter of alcohol.

Ronnie Floyd on “What now for the IMB & the SBC?”

“IMB president David Platt announced Thursday that the agency needs to cut at least 600 missionaries and staff in order to balance its budget. Those cuts are needed to make up for a $21 million deficit for 2015.”

“Southern Baptists heard from two presidential candidates and considered how the Gospel of Jesus applies to politics” BPNews

For Southern Baptists and GOP, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

“The ACP statistics were released and things are not looking good for the SBC. About the only positive statistic is church planting – there are more of our churches out there. But fewer people are attending them”

[While] Southerners have no aversion to beer … the predominance of Southern Baptists … explains the desert of breweries in the South