The Baptist Record - Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 March 14, 2023

‘Jesus Movement’ brought young Southern Baptists to Christ

JESUS MOVEMENT – Preston Nix (second from left), currently a professor at New Orleans Seminary, was a part of a Christian musical group during the Jesus Movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

‘Jesus Movement’ brought young Southern Baptists to Christ

March 14, 2023

NASHVILLE (BP and local reports) – The spiritual revival of the late 1960s and early 1970s known as the “Jesus Movement” that sparked the current…

LifeWay Research: Authority of Scripture still ‘foundational’

LifeWay Research: Authority of Scripture still ‘foundational’

March 14, 2023

Paula Smith takes helm of new MBCB department

PLANNING THE PROGRAM – Paula Smith (right), director of the Multicultural Ministries Department at the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, talks with department ministry assistant Janet McIlwain in their offices in the Baptist Building in Jackson. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

Paula Smith takes helm of new MBCB department

March 9, 2023

Okla. Baptists help send marijuana legalization down to defeat

‘NO’ TO MARIJUANA – A Podcast episode produced by the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma featured pastors Kenny Mossman (left) of First Church, Carnegie, and Jeremy Smith of Eastwood Church, Midwest City, expressing their opposition to the State Question 820 special election on March 7 that would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state. (Video credit: Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma)

Okla. Baptists help send marijuana legalization down to defeat

March 9, 2023

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Are you an encourager?

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Are you an encourager?

March 9, 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.