- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 August 31, 2023

Explore the Bible: September 3

August 31, 2023

Introduced! • Mark 1:1-13 By Rick Henson John Mark, the author of The Gospel of Mark, was kin to Barnabas, an early mission partner of…

Bible Studies for Life: September 3

August 31, 2023

‘Launch’ equips Mississippi Baptist students for evangelism

LAUNCHING INTO EVANGELSIM – Students in grades six through 12 gather August 11 at Garaywa Camp and Conference Center in Clinton for Launch, a retreat sponsored by the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board (MBCB) and designed to “motivate students to make sharing the Gospel a natural overflow of their faith and to equip them to do so,” according to Ken Hall, student ministry consultant in the MBCB Discipleship/Sunday School Department. (Photo credit: Reid Stevens)

‘Launch’ equips Mississippi Baptist students for evangelism

August 31, 2023

MAGNOLIA MINDS: A well-deserved welcome to Heaven

MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST HERITAGE – Ruby Husbands Arehart proudly displays a portrait of her ancestor Richard Curtis Jr., the first Baptist preacher in the Mississippi territory of that day. She went to be with the Lord on August 23.

MAGNOLIA MINDS: A well-deserved welcome to Heaven

August 30, 2023

New prayer room dedicated at the Baptist Building in Jackson

PRAYER ROOM DEDICATED – Rick Blythe (standing at right), stewardship/prayer ministry director for the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, speaks at the August 23 dedication of the new prayer room at the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board in downtown Jackson. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

New prayer room dedicated at the Baptist Building in Jackson

August 30, 2023

Pace receives unanimous vote
to be Southeastern president
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) — Trustees of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary voted unanimously April 21 to install Scott Pace as the entity’s seventh president. He will officially succeed Daniel Akin on July 31. Southeastern Board Chair Carlos Goodrich pointed to Pace’s “love for the local church” and “heart for equipping pastors, missionaries and ministry leaders” during his time as provost as indications the incoming president will carry on the school’s identity as “the Great Commission Seminary.” “Southeastern has a strong foundation, and Dr. Pace brings both continuity with that foundation and the vision needed to lead the seminary forward in fulfilling its mission of training the next generation of ministry leaders,” he said. Pace will continue serving as provost, a role he’s held since June 2023, while adding the new title of president-elect. He will be officially inaugurated at the board of trustees’ fall meeting.