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Episode #025

A recap of more state convention meetings, highlight the election of Kevin Smith as the president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, and interview Micah Fries about the SBC 500.

News Recap

• SBC: Ronnie Floyd and National Baptist Convention president announce study group — http://bit.ly/1kzkuP7
• Minnesota-Wisconsin: Minn.-Wis. Baptists increase CP, reduce budget — http://bit.ly/1kzkE9e
• New Mexico: N.M. Baptists increase CP, stand for marriage — http://bit.ly/1kzkFtI
• New England: N.E. Baptists unanimous for ‘Embracing the Future’ — http://bit.ly/1kzkIWw
• Utah/Idaho: Utah/Idaho to form regional church planting teams — http://bit.ly/1kzkMp7
• Florida: Fla. Baptists send 51% of 2016 CP budget to SBC — http://bit.ly/1kzkLl4
• Kentucky: Ky. Baptists elect first African American president — http://bit.ly/1kzkP4a
• Georgia: Elections, changing culture lead afternoon session of GBC annual meeting — http://bit.ly/1kzkXAF
• BGAV: Baptists in Virginia elect officers, adopt reduced budget — http://bit.ly/1kzlkvh
• IMB:
  • 35 new IMB missionaries appointed — http://bit.ly/1kzlse5
  • IMB leaders honored, budget approved — http://bit.ly/1kzlqTJ
• GuideStone: Supreme Court to hear GuideStone abortion mandate appeal — http://bit.ly/1kzlumi

SBC 500 Interview with Micah Fries

• @MicahFries
• @SBC500
• ThomRainer.com/SBC500
• “Southern Baptists are becoming less Southern and less white.”
• “Our large churches are larger than they were 30 years ago but their worship centers are significantly smaller.”
• “It’s very difficult for a pastor to come into a very larger church and sustain the rapid growth which was present under his predecessor.”
• “We need to create cultures and environments where indigenous leaders are raised up to lead for the future.”

This Week in SBC History

• Questionnaire Proves Misunderstanding in Charges that Illinois Used High Pressure to Get 1950 Convention — http://bit.ly/1kzlzGt

Resources of the Week

• Amy: Destiny and Power — http://amzn.to/1kzlIdd
• Jonathan: Lottie Moon Christmas Offering