Baptists
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Pastor, denominational statesman James Pleitz dies
James Pleitz, a well-known pastor in Florida and Texas active in denominational leadership, died Sunday, May 15. He had been in care of the Joyce Goldenberg Hospice Inpatient Residence in Pensacola, Fla., since May 2.
05/16/2011 - By Administrator
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Rogers operates on thin ridge of faith and politics
A career invested in helping Baptists and others navigate the narrow edge where government and religion press against each other with mutual respect and reciprocal wariness has garnered Melissa Rogers the Religious Freedom Award from Associated Baptist Press.
04/06/2011 - By Administrator
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Critics complain about Calvin’s influence on SBC Pastors’ Conference
The president for the 2011 Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference defended a program he’s put together for June 12-13 in Phoenix, Ariz., saying critics who find it outside the convention’s mainstream hold too narrow a worldview.
03/21/2011 - By Administrator
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New IMB chief insists he has ‘no intention of being an interim’
International Mission Board trustees elected as president of the missions agency Tom Elliff—a 67-year-old longtime Oklahoma pastor, one-time missionary and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention. And despite his age, Elliff insists he has "no intention of being an interim."
03/16/2011 - By Administrator