Posts published in “Mississippi”

HeartSong camp equips next generation of worship leaders

Students participating in HeartSong rehearse for their worship presentation the last day of camp. The photo, from the Mississippi Baptist Worship Facebook page, was part of a project coming from the Social Media in Ministry class.

HeartSong camp equips next generation of worship leaders

July 8, 2025

By Tony MartinEditor HATTIESBURG, Miss. — HeartSong Youth Music and Worship Arts Camp was held June 24–28 on the campus of William Carey University, drawing…

Resistance to revival: South Dakota pastor becomes an unlikely church planter

Jeff Mueller, pastor of Restore Church in Yankton, S.D., speaks to a group of Mississippi Baptist pastors on a Vision Journey to the Dakotas in 2023. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Resistance to revival: South Dakota pastor becomes an unlikely church planter

July 1, 2025

All-State Youth Choir and Orchestra cultivates worshipful hearts, lifelong friendships

Kris Smith, Mississippi Baptist Convention Board director of worship ministries, leads the MBASYCO during a concert at LaBelle Haven Church in Olive Branch on June 13. (Photo credit: Matthew Gaddy)

All-State Youth Choir and Orchestra cultivates worshipful hearts, lifelong friendships

June 25, 2025

‘You’re bringing the church to us’: Delta church ministers through free clothes shop

Lord of Glory Church does a clothing giveaway in the community. (Photo credit: Wilson Ramsey)

‘You’re bringing the church to us’: Delta church ministers through free clothes shop

June 23, 2025

Retired pastors and their widows to be honored on Mission:Dignity Sunday

Retired pastors and their widows to be honored on Mission:Dignity Sunday

June 20, 2025

Southwestern Seminary's
full accreditation restored
FORT WORTH — Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary “is now in full compliance with all accreditation expectations” of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) following action by the SACSCOC board on June 11, President David S. Dockery announced in a letter today to the seminary community. The action comes after an April site visit to the seminary resulted in a recommendation to remove the sanctions, which were initially put in place in June 2023 with a “warning” status. “Southwestern Seminary is no longer on probation for good cause but is in full adherence with SACSCOC accreditation standards,” Dockery said. “We are genuinely grateful to God to receive this good and encouraging report that all sanctions have been removed, which is an answer to the prayers of many.” Dockery cited six “markers of institutional stability and health,” affirmed by SACSCOC to demonstrate the seminary’s progress: institutional culture embracing of its mission, identity, heritage, and core values; improvements in enrollment, credit hours taught, and increases in tuition revenue; decreased expenses and increased unrestricted revenue resulting a $10 million turnaround; improvement of $40 million in net assets; cash reserves and cash equivalents reaching 50 percent of the annual budget; and dramatic improvements in the institution’s Composite Financial Index, Composite Score Ratio, and bank covenant ratios, objective measures compiled by outside organizations.