Posts published in “Mississippi”

Hurt, Hanberry to serve as MBC vice-presidents

KING HONORED — Keith Grubbs (left), pastor of Park Place Church, Pearl, and chairman of the Mississippi Baptist Education Commission, commends retired William Carey University President Tommy King (second from left) during the Oct. 25 afternoon session of the 2022 Mississippi Baptist Convention Annual Meeting at First Church, Jackson. King, who has been associated with the university for more than 50 years beginning with his days as a student on the Hattiesburg campus, was joined in the recognition by his wife Sandra (second from right) and Ben Burnett, who succeeded King as WCU president. King received a standing ovation from messengers. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

Hurt, Hanberry to serve as MBC vice-presidents

October 26, 2022

By William PerkinsEditor Judson W. “Bill” Hurt, senior pastor of Pleasant Hill Church, Columbus, was elected to a first term as first vice-president of the Mississippi…

Sweatt elected to second term as MBC president

CALL TO ORDER – Mississippi Baptist Convention (MBC) President Lloyd Sweatt, pastor of Meadowood Church, Amory, opens the first session of the 2022 MBC Annual Meeting on Oct. 25 at First Church, Jackson, with a rap of the ceremonial gavel. During the session, Sweatt was reelected without opposition to a second term as president. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

Sweatt elected to second term as MBC president

October 25, 2022

Burnett takes reins as William Carey University president

NEW PRESIDENT — Marshall Burnett (left), father of newly-inaugurated William Carey University President Ben Burnett (right) stands with his son during the younger Burnett’s Oct. 10 inaugural ceremony on the Hattiesburg campus of the Baptist-affiliated school. (Photo credit: Jennifer Carney)

Burnett takes reins as William Carey University president

October 20, 2022

186th Mississippi Baptist Convention Schedule

186th Mississippi Baptist Convention Schedule

October 18, 2022

Study aid from Logos, MBCB now available for bivo pastors

Study aid from Logos, MBCB now available for bivo pastors

October 13, 2022

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.