N.C. Baptists to serve in SBC

Eleven N.C. Baptists have been nominated or named to serve on Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) boards or committees.

Al Gilbert

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Al Gilbert will preach at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting next month, becoming the first N.C. Baptist pastor in 45 years to bring the convention sermon.

Baptist State Convention prayer team leader Chris Schofield welcomes visitors to the prayer room at the BSC building in Cary.

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Biblical Recorder

In what he called "a significant day in the life of this Convention," Milton A. Hollifield Jr. led a dedication service May 14 for a prayer room in the Baptist State Convention office building in Cary.

Bible Studies for Life lesson for June 8: Your Ticket to Real Success

My father warned me when I was a teenager, "Know where you're going before you

Bible Studies for Life lesson for June 1: Your Ticket to Real Success

George Truett defined success as, "the ability to find the will of God for our lives and doing it." All of us want success and are disappointed when failure rears its head instead.

Formations lesson for June 8: Living in Community

I received a call from a gentleman named Joe who was seeking pastoral care. "I have a few questions I'd like to ask. Do you have a few moments for me?"

Formations lesson for June 1: Living in Community

Mr. Ted is a man in our church who knows a few things about being a responsible member of the Body of Christ. He is a long-time servant who always puts others before himself.

Leader churches supporting CP

For years churches that took issue with the direction/budget/personalities of the Baptist State Convention have been directing some or all of their cooperative mission gifts around the BSC and sending them directly to the Southern Baptist Convention. At various times this list included the churches of the president and vice president of the board of directors, chairman of the budget committee and chairman of the nominating committee and various board members.

David: agent of change

When David, the shepherd boy, entered Jerusalem after his victory against Goliath in the valley of Elah (1 Sam. 17:19-23), everyone knew that something miraculous had happened.

Nancy Curtis' comments counterproductive

I found Nancy Curtis' remarks extremely counterproductive to any effort on the part of WMU-NC in seeking a way forward for a new cooperative relationship with the Baptist State Convention and with N.C. Baptists in general who are still wondering what their relationship with WMU is supposed to be now considering their actions over the past couple of years. Ms. Curtis says on one hand that "There is no ego in this organization of servants," while saying at the same time "no one else does it better," "No one else really does it at all," and "If not WMU, who? There isn't anybody."

You never know what God will do

Thanks for the wonderful coverage on Operation Inasmuch. Thirteen years ago our staff sat on the porch of a beach cottage with our new pastor, David Crocker, making plans for the coming year.