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"We're making it hard to go to hell" Former Effingham County pastor working to reach southwestern Pennsylvania By Mickey Noah Published January 29, 2009: In North American Mission Board missionary Lamar Duke’s native Alabama, there’s one Southern Baptist church for every 1,452 people.
Georgia Baptist evangelists committed to reaping the harvest By J. Gerald Harris, Editor Published January 29, 2009: The Conference of Georgia Baptist Evangelists (COGBE) had their annual retreat in Conyers Jan. 9-11. Bill Prince, president of the organization, indicated to The Christian Index that the meeting was well attended with more than 60 present and the program exceeded all expectations.
2008 giving to Annie Armstrong offering tops $58 million By Mickey Noah Published January 29, 2009: Despite last year’s economic downturn, Southern Baptists still contributed more than $58 million to the annual Annie Armstrong Easter Offering in 2008 – 98 percent of the amount raised in the previous year’s campaign.
Are you aware? Legislative Update By Ray Newman, Specialist, Georgia Baptist Convention Ethics and Public Affairs Published January 29, 2009: As the winds of change are blowing across the land, we are hearing the stirrings of the same old songs from some of our lawmakers under the Gold Dome in Atlanta.
Oscar Romo, SBC language missions pioneer, dies Cumming resident shaped ethnic diversity for nation’s largest denomination By Joe Westbury, Managing Editor Published January 29, 2009: In 1965 when Oscar I. Romo came to the Atlanta-based Home Mission Board (now North American Mission Board), the Southern Baptist Convention was a rather bland-looking denomination, ethnically speaking.
Obama calls for 'era of responsibility' at historic inauguration By Tom Strode Published January 29, 2009: Barack Obama, minutes after being sworn in as the country’s first African American president Jan. 20, said the crisis that confronts the United States requires a “new era of responsibility” from its citizens.
Inaugurations rich in SBC participation By Michael Foust Published January 29, 2009: Rick Warren’s inaugural prayer Jan. 20 continued a trend that has seen Southern Baptists, or someone who attends a Southern Baptist church, deliver the invocation at five of the past six inaugurations.
Southern Baptists in Congress express hope Published January 29, 2009: Southern Baptists in Congress expressed a range of views about President Obama and the new administration when contacted by Baptist Press, although members of both parties say they are hopeful that both sides of the aisle can work together to find solutions.
Some Afghan women say death by fire is their only choice By James Palmer, c. 2009 Religion News Service Published January 29, 2009: Simagol Yousefi was only 20 when her husband, Abdul, traveled to Iran to find work, leaving her and their two young sons in the care of her in-laws.
Couple advocates adoption in word and deed By Keith Collier Published January 29, 2009: Just mentioning the word “adoption” causes John Mark Yeats’ eyes to light up.
Southern Seminary eliminates 35 positions Published January 29, 2009: Southern Seminary, in response to the national economic downturn, has reduced its administrative staff by 35 positions: 20 full-time and 15 part-time, effective Jan. 30.
Georgia Baptists graduate from NOBTS Published January 29, 2009: Several New Orleans Seminary students with Georgia ties participated in commencement services Dec. 13.
Obama refashions America's old-time [civil] religion By Daniel Burke and Kevin Eckstrom, c. 2009 Religion News Service Published January 29, 2009: Seeking to revive a dispirited nation, President Obama on Jan. 20 told Americans to get religion – civil religion.
Obama sends signals about religious outreach By Adelle M. Banks and Kevin Eckstrom, c. 2009 Religion News Service Published January 29, 2009: When President Obama rose to speak between the prayers offered by pastor Rick Warren and civil rights veteran Joseph Lowery, he indicated – without ever saying a word – the breadth of the religious outreach ahead in his administration.
Kurt Warner poised for another miracle By Art Stricklin Published January 29, 2009: Kurt Warner’s autobiography is titled, “All Things Possible: My Story of Faith, Football, and the Miracle Season.” Warner is at the center of yet another miracle season, leading his underdog Arizona Cardinals to their first-ever Super Bowl appearance.
Search committee recommends Graham grandson to succeed D. James Kennedy By Adelle M. Banks Published January 29, 2009: A grandson of Billy Graham has been nominated to succeed the late D. James Kennedy as pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Former gang members now share Christ By Dea Davidson Published January 29, 2009: In crime-heavy Guayaquil, Ecuador, where more than 60,000 youth are involved in gangs, the scene at the public park looks like something to avoid.
Passion turns Thomas Road 'Inside-Out' By Norm Miller Published January 29, 2009: Thomas Road Baptist Church is booming. In the last 19 months, hundreds have become Christians and hundreds more have joined the church through a variety of ministries that bring non-members into the church and send members out into their communities.

Georgia NewsBriefs

Georgia Baptist student pastor named to coordinate National Disaster Relief Published January 29, 2009: Bruce Poss, student pastor at Marshall Baptist Church in Thomson and director for Feeding Unit 2F of Georgia Disaster Relief, has been named coordinator for National Disaster Relief of the North American Mission Board.
Index looking for Georgia Baptists online Published January 29, 2009: Are you on Facebook? MySpace? Twitter? YouVersion? Got an account on Delicious? A blog that keeps church members and friends up to date on what’s going on in life?

Baptist News Summary

New Orleans latest to announce budget cuts Published January 29, 2009: New Orleans Seminary announced significant budget cuts during a meeting attended by the seminary faculty and staff Jan. 19.
Glorieta changing operational model Published January 29, 2009: Vowing to remain a viable ministry in a tough economy, LifeWay Glorieta Conference Center will implement a new operational model Oct. 1.
90-second video issues call to prayer Published January 29, 2009: Noting that there is no better time for individual Christians and congregations to pray for the nation, the president, and its defenders of freedom, a 90-second video is calling Baptist churches to prayer during this inaugural season.
Offering envelopes tell of missions Published January 29, 2009: Despite the challenging economic times the Cooperative Program, Southern Baptists’ channel for supporting national and international missions and ministry, accelerated during the Great Depression – “a time when it should have disappeared,” said Ben Stroup, coordinator of LifeWay Christian Stores’ offering envelope service.

Religious NewsBriefs

Christmas declared a national holiday in Iraq Published January 29, 2009: Christmas in Iraq was, for the first time, a declared national holiday and Dec. 25 hundreds of Christians gathered in one Baghdad church to publicly celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
Fatwa says anger-fueled divorces are valid Published January 29, 2009: A leading Islamic seminary has issued a controversial fatwa, or religious edict, saying that when a husband initiates divorce by saying “talaq” three times the divorce takes effect immediately.
Separate cases in Pennsylvania courts uphold weddings by clergy ordained online Published January 29, 2009: In three separate cases, three Pennsylvania county judges have ruled that marriages performed by ministers who do not have houses of worship or congregations are legal, rejecting a contrary 2007 ruling that had sowed statewide confusion.
Poll gives no evidence that recession pulls people into houses of worship Published January 29, 2009: The economic recession has not led to an increase in attendance at U.S. houses of worship, according to Gallup pollsters.

People and Places

Building Projects Published January 29, 2009
Ministerial Moves Published January 29, 2009
Ordinations Published January 29, 2009

Cooperative Program Stories

A win-win project By Sherri Brown, Communications, GBC Published January 29, 2009: Last year, Jennifer Adams couldn’t have pointed out Chula, Ga., on a map, but the little town just south of Tifton is a place that has shaped her life.

Bible Study

Pray Persistently By Joe McGee, Director of missions, Consolation Baptist Association Published January 29, 2009: Matt. 15:21-28, Luke 18:1-8
Related Sunday School Lesson, Bible Studies for Life, Feb 8
Pray in Jesus' Name By Joe McGee, Director of missions, Consolation Baptist Association Published January 29, 2009: John 14:12-14; 15:14-16 16:23-26
Related Sunday School Lesson, Bible Studies for Life, Feb 15

Columns

Knowing the difference between cost and value By J. Gerald Harris, Editor Published January 29, 2009: Sometimes I find myself living in the past and longing for the price tags of 1959, the year I graduated from high school. That was when first class postage stamps sold for four cents and a gallon of gas cost a quarter.
The irony of the Obama inauguration By Greg Brown Published January 29, 2009: The historic occasion of Barack Obama’s inauguration sent chills down my spine.
The Open Door By J. Robert White, Executive Director, GBC Published January 29, 2009: Saturday a week ago I boarded the “Georgia Baptist Express,” my pickup truck, to make a six-hour trip to Southeast Georgia.
Parents must take control at the beginning of child's life By James Dobson Published January 29, 2009

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