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George Liele’s rich missionary legacy spotlighted with special recognition day, scholarship inaugural

George Liele’s rich missionary legacy spotlighted with special recognition day, scholarship inaugural

February 4, 2021

RICHMOND, Va. (BP and local reports) – The first George Liele Day, recognizing the contributions of the African American pastor and pioneering missionary, will be…

Report finds ERLC ‘a source of significant distraction from the Great Commission work of Southern Baptists’

SBC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – Mike Stone (at podium), Southern Baptist Executive Committee chairman at the time and chairman of the task force formed to investigate the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), addresses the committee in June 2020. Rolland Slade, also a member of the ERLC task force, was elected to succeed Stone at the June 2020 meeting and will serve as the committee’s first African American chairman. (BP photo)

Report finds ERLC ‘a source of significant distraction from the Great Commission work of Southern Baptists’

February 4, 2021

LifeWay selling Nashville headquarters, ‘embracing remote work as the norm’

LifeWay selling Nashville headquarters, ‘embracing remote work as the norm’

January 28, 2021

SBC leaders urge prayer as Biden embarks on presidential journey

INAUGURATION – Joe Biden was sworn in Jan. 20 on the west steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., as the 46th president of the U.S. (BP photo)

SBC leaders urge prayer as Biden embarks on presidential journey

January 21, 2021

LifeWay unveils rebranding, website enhancements

January 21, 2021

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.