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Send Conference prior to SBC Annual Meeting in Nashville draws thousands to learn, worship

SEND CONFERENCE CELEBRATION -- Surprise guest CeCe Winans (front, left) joined Michael W. Smith (front, right) to perform the Andraé Crouch classic, Jesus Is the Way, in the opening session of the 2021 Send Conference June 13 at Music City Center in Nashville. The Send Conference precedes the opening session of the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention on the morning of June 15. (BP photo)

Send Conference prior to SBC Annual Meeting in Nashville draws thousands to learn, worship

June 14, 2021

NASHVILLE (BP and local reports) – Worship led by vocalists Michael W. Smith and CeCe Winans, a sermon from Tony Evans, and a concert by…

Calls made for investigation of SBC Executive Committee actions on sexual abuse policy development

June 11, 2021

ALERT: Churches victimized nationwide by growing mail theft scam

ALERT: Churches victimized nationwide by growing mail theft scam

June 10, 2021

2021 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting to convene next week, after 2020 hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic

2021 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting to convene next week, after 2020 hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic

June 9, 2021

Former chairman of SBC Executive Committee responds to “attack” by departed head of Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission

Former chairman of SBC Executive Committee responds to “attack” by departed head of Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission

June 9, 2021

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.