October 21, 2002

The 5,100 missionaries appointed by the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission
Board are being required to affirm the controversial Baptist Faith & Message 2000.
Latest developments are listed below.

Sign BF&M or don't return to field, furloughing missionaries told by IMB 10/21
Missions network, record budget to command convention spotlight 10/21
Mission board offers compromise on covenant agreement 10/14
TOGETHER: Network can enable missions action 10/7
IMB transferring Yemen hospital to Muslim-run charity 10/7
Missiologists affirm BGCT network 10/7

EDITORIAL: BGCT's actions preserve stability as SBC drifts away 9/30
Executive Board removes BF&M reference from agreement with SBC 9/30
World missions network wins favor of BGCT Executive Board members 9/30
Couple reportedly rejected by IMB because their pastor is a woman 9/16
SBC leaders critique BGCT's missions and budget 9/16
NAMB president & BGCT see two situations differently 9/16
BGCT study calls for no relationship change with SBC 9/9
New worldwide missions network proposed by BGCT 9/9
D.C. convention 'not for sale,' leader says in response to NAMB 8/19.

IMB trustees appoint 79, receive 53 resignations; 12 cite BF&M 8/19
Rankin letter explains BF&M request, compares it to averting terrorism 8/12
Full text of Rankin's letter 8/12

SBC will defund D.C. convention; new convention 7/15
Curry not invited to visit IMB after all 7/15
Churches want help networking 7/15

El Paso Spanish publishing house seeks new niche 6/24
A dozen motions made at SBC, but none debated 6/17
Texas missionary's criticism of SBC magazine factored in BF&M mandate 6/3
Two more missionaries explain why they won't sign 6/3
Spanish pastor commends Texas Partnerships approach 6/3

Missions challenges, reports highlight BGCT spring Executive Board meeting 5/27
ONE WHO WON'T SIGN: Granddaughter of 'Preacher Hallock' 5/20
Hall: BGCT still funds missions as churches direct 5/20

El Paso missionary recalls Rankin pledged no signing 4/8
Missionaries explain reasons for not signing BF&M 4/8

Rankin expects most missionaries to sign; trustees commend Rankin 3/25
Has IMB changed requirements? 3/11
Missionaries express concern in e-mails 3/11
IMB says BGCT 'manufacturing crisis' 3/4
Fund set up to help missionaries in BF&M crisis 3/4
No creed being imposed -- Jerry Rankin 3/4

Practice missionary empathy 2/25
Peril of a man-made document 2/11
BF&M not litmus test, Rankin says 2/18
Conscience vs. continuation 2/4
Missionaries must sign 2/4