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Glorieta aid garners donations. More than 100 people from across the country have donated $26,149 to defray the costs incurred when Glorieta, a LifeWay Conference Center, was turned into an evacuation center for victims of the Cerro Grande firestorm. The contributions will be used to cover the $200,000 it cost to house evacuees from the May fire.
___ Brisco's book wins award. The "Holman Bible Atlas" by Tommy Brisco has won a Gold Medallion Award from Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. The awards were presented during the Christian Booksellers Association meeting. Brisco teaches at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth.
___ Coppenger in Chicago. Mark Coppenger, who was fired as president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary last year, now is a Southern Baptist church starter in metropolitan Chicago. At the invitation of Chicago Metropolitan Baptist Association, he is working in the northern Chicago suburbs to start Evanston Baptist Church. The new church is part of a Strategic Focus Cities effort funded by the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board.
___ Stanley says he was misquoted. A North Carolina newspaper reporter "twisted and distorted" Charles Stanley's position on women serving as pastors, the Atlanta pastor told Baptist Press July 7. A story published in the June 28 issue of the Charlotte Observer quoted the former SBC president as saying he could not support a ban on female pastors because he had become a Christian under the preaching of a female evangelist. Such a position would put him at odds with the SBC, which recently adopted a new faith statement that includes a prohibition on women serving as pastors. Stanley acknowledged he told the reporter, "There are some godly women out there. ... I would never say that a woman could not preach." However, he said there is a difference between being a pastor and a preacher.
___ Newport improving. John Newport, distinguished professor of philosophy of religion emeritus at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has been moved from an intensive care unit at Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth to the hospital's continuing care unit. Newport has made improvement since suffering a stroke June 14 and slipping into a coma the next day. Although he has not yet spoken, he has shown some signs of communication and responsiveness. He is no longer on a respirator. He is paralyzed on his left side.
___ History publishing plan offered. The Southern Baptist Historical Society has entered into a partnership with Fields Publishing of Nashville, Tenn., to help local churches publish books such as church histories. For details, contact the Historical Society at (800) 966-2278 or cdeweese@tnbaptist.org.
___ See You at the Pole date set. The annual See You at the Pole school prayer gatherings will be held this year on Wednesday, Sept. 20. A resource kit to help churches recognize students and teacher the weekend prior to See You at the Pole is available by calling the National Network of Youth Ministries at (888) 255-4262. Promotional resources for See You at the Pole are available by calling (817) 447-7526.
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