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Transition to lead pastor requires scriptural guidance, sound counsel

Cody Hensley (left), Lead Pastor of Twin Lakes Church, and Garrett Mills (second from), Lead Pastor of Montgomery Church, join “Around the Table” hosts Tanner Cade (second from right), MBCB Director of Communication Services, and Jon Martin (right), MBCB Chief Strategy Officer.

Transition to lead pastor requires scriptural guidance, sound counsel

December 9, 2024

By Chloe NewtonStaff Writer Cody Hensley, Lead Pastor of Twin Lakes Church, and Garrett Mills, Lead Pastor of Montgomery Church, joined “Around the Table” hosts…

Yellow Creek Church celebrates 50 years with pastor Stanley Magill

Stanley Magill celebrated 50 years as the sole pastor of Yellow Creek Church, Tishomingo County, on Dec. 1. Shown, from left, are Tishomingo County Association’s Associational Mission Strategist Ray Burks, Magill, and John Pace, Director, Leadership Department, Mississippi Baptist Convention Board. (Photo credit: Tony Martln)

Yellow Creek Church celebrates 50 years with pastor Stanley Magill

December 6, 2024

William Carey University announces President’s and Dean’s List

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William Carey University announces President’s and Dean’s List

December 4, 2024

MS pastor honored during Pastor Appreciation Month invests in Next Gen

Jay and Heather White

MS pastor honored during Pastor Appreciation Month invests in Next Gen

November 28, 2024

MBCB welcomes new pastors for orientation day

Shawn Parker, MBCB Executive Director-Treasurer, speaks during New Pastor Day at the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board on Nov. 18. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

MBCB welcomes new pastors for orientation day

November 26, 2024

Trump, pro-life leaders at
odds in recent developments
NASHVILLE (BP) — The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission released a letter Jan. 16 calling for President Trump’s action on recent issues that have brought friction between the pro-life movement and an administration historically supportive of it. Trump’s terms in the White House have been consequential for the pro-life movement, to say the least. Shortly after taking office last year, he enforced the Hyde Amendment, which prevents federal funding of abortions. He reinstated and expanded the Mexico City Policy. Perhaps most of all, the appointment of three pro-life Supreme Court justices in his first term led to the overturning of Roe v Wade. Last week, however, the president said conservative Republicans need to be “flexible” regarding Hyde during across-the-aisle negotiations over health care. Hyde has factored in debates on Affordable Care Act subsidies that expired last year. Conservatives, of course, didn’t like the idea, which led the White House to walk back the president’s comments. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved another generic abortion drug last fall. Chemical abortions account for 63 percent of all abortions, per a 2023 study by the Guttmacher Institute. This week, it was revealed that the Department of Health and Human Services quietly released tens of millions of dollars to Planned Parenthood through Title X that had been withheld since last spring as part of a move by lawmakers to defund abortion providers for at least one year. Trump told reporters he was unaware of those disbursements. Hollingsworth described the Hyde Amendment as “not up for debate.”