Posts published in “Mississippi”

McConnell: Mississippians increasingly turning away from religion

McConnell: Mississippians increasingly turning away from religion

September 26, 2023

By Lindsey WilliamsStaff Writer Associational Missions Directors and Mississippi Baptist Convention Board staffers were presented with the disturbing reality of the spiritual state of the…

Single mom turns tragedy into triumph with education, ministry

Single mom turns tragedy into triumph with education, ministry

September 22, 2023

Miss. pastor unveils 2023-2024 SBC Executive Committee budget

BUDGET PRESENTATION – Adam Wyatt, convention finances and stewardship development chair for the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee and pastor of Bethel Church, Monticello, takes questions during his presentation of the proposed 2023-2024 Executive Committee budget during trustees’ fall meeting last week in Nashville. (Photo credit: Van Payne)

Miss. pastor unveils 2023-2024 SBC Executive Committee budget

September 20, 2023

Ridgeland church sees advantages of seminary training

EQUIPPING LEADERS – Staff members of Colonial Heights Church, Ridgeland, who lead the Equip Network include (from left) Mike Gladney, elder; Jerry Welch, family discipleship pastor; Chad Hunsberger, lead pastor; and Kiley Ham, global discipleship pastor. (Photo credit: Colonial Heights Church)

Ridgeland church sees advantages of seminary training

September 20, 2023

Impact Training focuses on ‘Calling Out the Called’

TRAINING FOR IMPACT -- Jamie Dew (at podium), president of New Orleans Seminary, shares the keynote address at the August 24 Impact Training session at Roseland Park Church, Picayune. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Impact Training focuses on ‘Calling Out the Called’

September 12, 2023

ERLC releases practical
guide addressing artificial
reproductive technologies
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has released a new practical guide designed to help churches navigate the topic of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). The free guide, released Tuesday (Feb. 24), is titled “Desiring Children: A Practical Guide to Addressing Assisted Reproductive Technologies in the Church.” It contains a theological framework addressing the topic of ARTs from a biblical worldview and offers answers to practical scenarios that ministry leaders may face or have faced regarding the topic. The guide also contains a list of additional resources on ARTs from a variety of Christian sources. The guide was written by the ERLC research team, led by RaShan Frost, ERLC director of research and senior fellow. “The desire to have children of one’s own is a good and natural desire that recognizes the gift sons and daughters are to our families and our societies. Unfortunately, due to the fall in Genesis 3, the desire to have children is often complicated by the devastating reality of infertility,” Frost wrote in the guide’s forward.