Baptist Briefs
___ Young CBF members oppose action. A group of young members of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship sent a letter to the organization's leaders Jan. 24 objecting to "single-issue pronouncements" like the CBF's recently adopted policy on homosexuality. The letter, addressed to the Fellowship's Advisory Council, was signed by 32 people who participated in a Jan. 18-20 spiritual retreat for CBF members under age 40. The group was reacting to a CBF policy, adopted by the Coordinating Council last year, that prohibits funding of organizations that "condone, advocate or affirm homosexual practice." The young leaders said "pronouncements and policies by CBF on particular moral issues are shortsighted and counterproductive."
___ IMB appoints 50. More than 1,500 people filled the sanctuary of Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga., Jan. 23 to celebrate the appointment of 50 new overseas workers by the Southern Baptist Convention International Mission Board. Pastors and doctors joined accountants and industrial plant managers in sharing how God had called them to take the gospel to people around the world.
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