The Baptist Record - Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 April 5, 2023

SBC Executive Committee splits with Guidepost Solutions over support for Gay Pride Month

SBC Executive Committee splits with Guidepost Solutions over support for Gay Pride Month

April 5, 2023

CHARLESTON, S.C. (BP and local reports) – Marshall Blalock, chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Abuse Reform and Implementation Task Force (ARITF), announced April…

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Disaster relief soldiering on after latest wave of bad weather

WRIGHT IN ROLLING FORK – Bryant Wright (left), president of Send Relief, the joint compassion ministry of Southern Baptists’ International Mission Board and North American Mission Board, visits with Baptist disaster relief workers stationed at First Church, Rolling Fork, on March 31. The Mississippi Delta city was virtually destroyed by an EF-4 tornado on March 24 and has seen a large on-scene response of trained volunteers from Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief, Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief, and Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

Disaster relief soldiering on after latest wave of bad weather

April 3, 2023

Rolling Fork pastors describe deadly storm’s destruction, aftermath

UTTER DESTRUCTION – Blue skies on the morning of March 27 belie the devastation of a direct hit by a massive tornado on the evening of March 24 in the Mississippi Delta city of Rolling Fork. Trained volunteers with Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief are on the scene in multiple locations that suffered severe damage and deaths as the storm worked its way through the state. (Photo credit: Tony Martin)

Rolling Fork pastors describe deadly storm’s destruction, aftermath

March 29, 2023

Southwestern Seminary's
full accreditation restored
FORT WORTH — Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary “is now in full compliance with all accreditation expectations” of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) following action by the SACSCOC board on June 11, President David S. Dockery announced in a letter today to the seminary community. The action comes after an April site visit to the seminary resulted in a recommendation to remove the sanctions, which were initially put in place in June 2023 with a “warning” status. “Southwestern Seminary is no longer on probation for good cause but is in full adherence with SACSCOC accreditation standards,” Dockery said. “We are genuinely grateful to God to receive this good and encouraging report that all sanctions have been removed, which is an answer to the prayers of many.” Dockery cited six “markers of institutional stability and health,” affirmed by SACSCOC to demonstrate the seminary’s progress: institutional culture embracing of its mission, identity, heritage, and core values; improvements in enrollment, credit hours taught, and increases in tuition revenue; decreased expenses and increased unrestricted revenue resulting a $10 million turnaround; improvement of $40 million in net assets; cash reserves and cash equivalents reaching 50 percent of the annual budget; and dramatic improvements in the institution’s Composite Financial Index, Composite Score Ratio, and bank covenant ratios, objective measures compiled by outside organizations.