The Baptist Standard, October 9, 2000
Baptist Briefs
___ Southwestern alumni meeting planned. The state alumni meeting of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will be held Oct. 31 during the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual session in Corpus Christi. The luncheon will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Bayview Room of the Omni Bayfront. Tickets are $15 per person and may be ordered from the seminary by writing to Box 22500, Fort Worth 76122-0500.
___ S.C. adopts ban on CBF content. South Carolina's Baptist newspaper no longer will accept advertisements or run advance stories about the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship under a policy adopted by Baptist Courier trustees Aug. 25. The new policy allows the bimonthly denominational paper to promote only organizations "who work in friendly cooperation" with the state convention and Southern Baptist Convention. The policy further instructs the editorial staff: "Since advance reporting may sometimes be interpreted as promotion, it is recommended that the Baptist Courier generally limit reporting of CBF-related events and activities to brief, after-the-fact articles that provide general information on the CBF, similar to reports of general interest concerning other Christian denominations."
___ Two more Kentucky churches leaving SBC. Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., and Central Baptist Church in Lexington, Ky., were expected to end their relationship with the Southern Baptist Convention, citing concerns about the revised Baptist Faith & Message. The actions follow the lead of First Baptist Church of Frankfort, Ky., which voted last month to leave the SBC. "The straw that broke the camel's back was that 'the criterion by which the Bible is to be interpreted is Jesus Christ' was removed from the statement," said David Hinson, pastor of the Frankfort congregation. Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, rebuffed criticisms that the SBC has changed its stance, suggesting that "these churches have moved away from the SBC rather than the SBC moving away from them."
___ Yugoslavian Baptists request prayer. Baptists in Yugoslavia have asked for urgent prayers for their country caught in the grip of a political and electoral crisis. Avram Dega, general secretary of the Union of Baptist Churches in Serbia, asked Baptists worldwide to pray for a peaceful solution to the electoral crisis, that truth and democracy will prevail and that bloodshed would be avoided.
___ IMB taps Brady. John Brady, 44, was elected Sept. 27 as regional leader for mission work in Northern Africa and the Middle East by trustees of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board. Brady will lead 430 Southern Baptist workers in the region. He succeeds Larry Cox, who left the post to become vice president of the IMB office of public relations and development. Since 1997, he has been a strategy associate for Northern Africa and the Middle East.
___ Hunt recovering. Retired Woman's Missionary Union Executive Director Alma Hunt had an emergency appendectomy Oct. 1 for a ruptured appendix. Hunt, who turned 91 Oct. 5, is recovering well in a Roanoke, Va., hospital. She is expects to be released from the hospital the week of Oct. 9. Cards may be sent to Alma Hunt, 2102 Stephenson Ave SW #23, Roanoke, Va. 24014.
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