The Baptist Record - Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 July 27, 2022

Coalition spreading Gospel through heart language translations

IN THEIR OWN WORDS — In this file photo, Believers in an undisclosed location gather to study the Bible in their heart language. Three organizations including Southern Baptists’ International Mission Board (IMB) have pooled resources to offer Bible translations that heretofore unreached people groups can understand and use to further the Gospel. (Photo credit: IMB)

Coalition spreading Gospel through heart language translations

July 27, 2022

Editor’s note: Some names may have been changed for security reasons. UNDISCLOSED (IMB) — Bir Bahdur is a simple animal herder. Sometimes he works as…

Black leadership conference ‘powerful and personal’

PRAISING THE LORD — The Whosoever Will Choir consisting of members of several music ministries perform under the leadership of the music ministry of Colonial Church in Randallstown, Md., at the 2022 Black Church Leadership and Family Conference at Ridgecrest Conference Center in North Carolina. (Photo credit: Aaron Earls)

Black leadership conference ‘powerful and personal’

July 26, 2022

Explore the Bible: July 31

July 26, 2022

Bible Studies for Life: July 31

July 26, 2022

Student leaders shine at 2022 Super Summer

WORSHIPPING – A total of 700 students attended 2022 Super Summer July 11-15 on the campus of Baptist-affiliated Mississippi College in Clinton. The annual event is designed to spotlight the best of the rising Baptist student population and deepen their understanding of the call of God on their lives. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

Student leaders shine at 2022 Super Summer

July 20, 2022

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.