Posts published in “SBC”

Mississippi Baptist pastors deepen global mission engagement during IMB headquarters visit

Mississippi Baptist pastors deepen global mission engagement during IMB headquarters visit

May 28, 2025

By Tanner CadeCommunication Services Director Through the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board’s Missions Mobilization Department, nine pastors trekked to Richmond, Virginia, for a vision journey at…

House-passed budget bill defunds Planned Parenthood, affirms many Southern Baptist aims

(Photo credit: Baptist Press)

House-passed budget bill defunds Planned Parenthood, affirms many Southern Baptist aims

May 23, 2025

FIRST-PERSON: From the Mississippi to the nations – On 100 years of the SBC Cooperative Program

Dozens of pastors, SBC officers, state Baptist convention leaders, SBC ethnic leaders and others gathered in Memphis on May 13 to commemorate Southern Baptists' adoption of the Cooperative Program 100 years ago. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

FIRST-PERSON: From the Mississippi to the nations – On 100 years of the SBC Cooperative Program

May 21, 2025

Rankin to join new ministry Anchored International

IMB president emeritus Jerry Rankin (third from left) has been active in a variety of activities since retiring from full-time missions service, such as in this 2022 ribbon cutting at the dedication of the Rankin Mission Center on the campus of Mississippi College. (Photo credit: Mississippi College)

Rankin to join new ministry Anchored International

May 20, 2025

Celebrating 100 years of Cooperative Program ‘moments,’ opportunity for ‘sacred effort’

Dozens of pastors, SBC officers, state Baptist convention leaders, SBC ethnic leaders and others gathered to commemorate Southern Baptists' adoption of the Cooperative Program 100 years ago in Memphis. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Celebrating 100 years of Cooperative Program ‘moments,’ opportunity for ‘sacred effort’

May 15, 2025

Scholarship honoring Chapman
announced by Southwestern
FORT WORTH, Texas — During this week’s meeting of its Board of Trustees, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary announced the launch of a new scholarship initiated by the family of Morris H. Chapman to honor his denominational legacy. Chapman, 84, passed away Oct. 20. The Morris H. and Jodi Francis Chapman Denominational Scholars Award is an endowed fund that supports students preparing to serve the denomination as Chapman did as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), 1990-1992, and for 18 years as the president of the SBC Executive Committee, as well as other denominational posts. The scholarship will provide support for a student enrolled in the SBC Annual Meeting course through Southwestern, as well as providing scholarships for advanced research in areas such as denominational effectiveness, the history of Crossover, the Cooperative Program, or the life and ministry of Chapman.  Southwestern trustees affirmed the new scholarship by approving $20,000 in funds from its quasi-endowment fund to support the endowed scholarship.