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.
Articles are listed below.
Articles in 2003
Loss of 43 missionaries in a day called IMB record (5/19/03)
For her birthday, Texas-born missionary got a pink slip from the IMB (5/19/03)
IMB trustees support Rankin’s ultimatum by firing missionaries (5/12/03)
Missionaries respond: ‘We are not guilty of misconduct’ (4/28/03)
Sign by May 5 or be fired, Rankin tells missionaries (4/21/03)
Missionary resigns IMB, says BF&M makes humans model for Jesus (4/7/03)
139 missionaries have contacted BGCT (3/10/03)
Missions network board begind to define its task (3/3/03)
IMB reports record results; funding lagging behind sending (3/3/03)
New management reopens Jibla hospital; some IMB workers remain (2/17/03)
More missionaries getting ‘the call,’ but this one’s from IMB executive (1/27/03)
Texas mission worker believes God spared him for a reason (1/27/03)
Three slain mission workers praised (1/13/03)
IMB hands over Yemen hospital to local Muslim control; future unclear (1/13/03)
Shootings, IMB policy leave future of Jibla hospital unclear (1/6/03)
Murdered mission workers mourned by colleagues & Yemenis they served (1/6/03)
Articles in 2002
Excerpts from missionary's teaching questioned by IMB (11/25/02)
IMB's probe of fired missionary's text delves into Bible's most vexing issues (11/25/02)
World missions network isn't first time for Texas innovation, Wade says (11/18/02)
Rankin says 'myths' about IMB are misguided (11/18/02)
Missionaries terminated by IMB; reasons disputed (11/18/02)
Messengers approve BGCT world missions network (11/18/02)
IMB: Non-signers can't stay indefinitely (10/28/02)
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
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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
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