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The SBC Executive Committee has called a special meeting to propose a relocation of the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting from Charlotte to New Orleans. Also, David Roach shares about his new book related to the SBC and civil rights.

• SBC Executive Committee to hold special called meeting – https://bit.ly/38YgqGf
• Bigger crowds lead to tough, necessary decision for the SBC – https://bit.ly/3rJIcg6
• NOBTS trustees approve $12 million campus renovation plan, rename student center in honor of Fred Luter – https://bit.ly/3vF86mD
• FBC Keller to host candidate forum with SBC president candidates – https://bit.ly/37Dp0tQ

• Adventurer Prepared For Missions Career
  • http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/2044,22-Apr-1965.pdf

That’s what you can expect when you complete a Master of Divinity at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. With a wide array of academic options, Southwestern Seminary offers M.Div. studies with concentrations in educational ministry, women’s studies, international church planting, and more.

So whether you’re called to student ministry, cross-cultural missions, pastoral ministry, chaplaincy, or anything in between, a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Seminary will equip you to live your calling.

You can explore all the options available within the Southwestern Seminary M.Div. at swbts.edu/mdiv.

• Jonathan: The Shadow of Your Smile
• Amy: B21 Interview with Amy

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The SBC Annual Meeting has a new home for live streaming this year, and SBC President Ed Litton has named his Committee on Committees for 2022.

• Stream SBC 2022 on smart TVs, other devices with new ACTS2 app – https://bit.ly/3jJJByU
• Litton names 2022 Committee on Committees – https://bit.ly/3JSmqgM
• NOBTS creates Jim Henry Leadership Institute, revises master’s programs in ‘extensive’ meeting – https://bit.ly/3JYhTtf
• Hemphill rejoins SWBTS faculty to lead center bearing his name – https://bit.ly/3vk6cHU
• Texas Supreme Court allows alleged abuse case against Pressler to proceed – https://bit.ly/3vnf9jK
• Missouri brings back Plan B giving option amid EC legal criticism – https://bit.ly/3xvLpUC
• WMU to host experiential tour with missions leaders in Anaheim – https://bit.ly/3M6qATx
• Texas youth pastor arrested on sexual abuse charges – https://bit.ly/3rua484

• Baptist computer users slate Orlando meeting
  • http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/7754,14-Apr-1994.pdf

This degree equips students with business and communications skills, as well as biblical and theological studies, preparing young believers for a lifetime of Christian ministry, wherever God calls them.

Let TBC help you find your calling. Learn more at texasbaptist.com/baics.

• Jonathan: EC President Survey
• Amy: Terms of Service

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There was a shakeup in the race for SBC president this week and Willy Rice withdrew from consideration and Bart Barber entered the mix. Also, Amy and Jonathan cover trustee meetings from three seminaries.

• Rice withdraws as SBC presidential candidate – https://bit.ly/36YR0b9
• Texas pastor Bart Barber announced as candidate for SBC president – https://bit.ly/3NWUXxG
• SBC Pastors’ Conference to hold presidential election only – https://bit.ly/375nWyr
• National CP giving nearly $11M above budget halfway through fiscal year – https://bit.ly/3NWV64c
• SWBTS approves budget, elects faculty, honors Dockery – https://bit.ly/3r8aKzB
• SEBTS adopted budget, celebrated Great Commission – https://bit.ly/3xi1w7U
• MBTS announces Global Campus, elects faculty – https://bit.ly/3NPS3dQ
• IMB, Kenya convention enter new era of mission partnership – https://bit.ly/3raZcMg
• Alabama DR’s airlift kitchen headed to Hungary to help with refugee efforts – https://bit.ly/374M9Fg

• Dual Pioneer Hamilton Has Music, Gospel Heart
  • http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/5039,09-Apr-1980.pdf

That’s what you can expect when you complete a Master of Divinity at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. With a wide array of academic options, Southwestern Seminary offers M.Div. studies with concentrations in educational ministry, women’s studies, international church planting, and more.

So whether you’re called to student ministry, cross-cultural missions, pastoral ministry, chaplaincy, or anything in between, a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Seminary will equip you to live your calling.

You can explore all the options available within the Southwestern Seminary M.Div. at swbts.edu/mdiv.

• Jonathan: Resurrection Letters – https://store.rabbitroom.com/collections/lent/products/resurrection-letters-prologue?variant=1242410418190
• Amy: Jill Phillips – Lead Me Home EP

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Bob Hines, member of University Baptist Church in Houston is headed, on a 144-day trip to the International Space Station. Also, there were more SBC22 candidates for office announced this week.

• Texas church commissions SpaceX astronaut for upcoming mission – https://bit.ly/3qVRxkF
• New England board votes for name change, gift allocation, adds seven churches – https://bit.ly/3LCSIgZ
• Alex Sands to be nominated for SBC second vice president – https://bit.ly/3Lx3XHB
• Georgia pastor Javier Chavez to be nominated for recording secretary – https://bit.ly/3LusLA4
• Nathan Finn, provost at North Greenville, to be nominated for SBC recording secretary – https://bit.ly/3LxHOsD
• Pastors’ Conference announces lead-in prayer gathering, additional speakers – https://bit.ly/3NFbaaE
• Send Relief partnership strengthens response in Eastern Europe – https://bit.ly/3wTi5qH

• Over Half SBC Churches Have Full-time Preaching
  • http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/279,27-Mar-1950.pdf

And April 8, you have the opportunity to explore everything TBC has to offer at its Spring Preview Day. Students and parents are invited to tour the campus, talk to the faculty, explore degree offerings, and meet fellow students.

Spring Preview Day is April 8, so register today at texasbaptist.com/preview.

• Jonathan: 2022 GuideStone Compensation Survey – https://www.guidestone.org/CompensationSurvey
• Amy: Andrew Peterson and Karen Swallow Prior on Art, Creativity, and Community

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Florida pastor Tom Ascol and former IMB missionary Robin Hadaway were announced this week as candidates for SBC president at the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting. Also, Voddie Baucham was announced as a potential candidate for the SBC Pastors’ Conference presidency.

• Former missionary Robin Hadaway to be nominated for SBC president – https://bit.ly/3tExclS
• Florida pastor Tom Ascol announces candidacy for SBC president – https://bit.ly/36LkcSu
• Voddie Baucham to be 2023 SBC Pastors’ Conference presidential nominee – https://bit.ly/3iCncDi
• Proof of vaccine or negative COVID-19 test no longer required for SBC22 – https://bit.ly/3tBxwlh
• 2022 SBC Annual Meeting program released – https://bit.ly/3JEKaWk
• Luís Lopez new EC executive director of Hispanic relations, mobilization – https://bit.ly/3tCuIEh
• Randall Lolley, third SEBTS president, dies at 90 – https://bit.ly/3tE0m4l
• Southern Baptist Disaster Relief experiences more than 2,100 salvations in 2021 – https://bit.ly/3qA3H2H

• $75 Million Campaign Dominates Headlines
  • http://media2.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/tbarchive/1922/TB_1922_03_23.pdf

Preview Days are your opportunity to see first-hand all that Southwestern Seminary has to offer. During your visit, you’ll tour the campus, speak with faculty members, meet fellow students, hear from President Adam W. Greenway, and experience the unique campus community of Southwestern Seminary.

Spring Preview Day is April 8, so register today at swbts.edu/preview.

• Amy: How Christians can think about the epidemic of online gambling and sports betting – https://bit.ly/3Nje70e
• Jonathan: Kenny & Claire – Are You Weary

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Maryland-Delaware has a new state executive director, and it’s a familiar face to those in the two-state convention. Also, we have our first nomination announcement related to the 2023 Pastors’ Conference.

• Crawford named executive director of BCM/D – https://bit.ly/367kbbr
• Dickard to be nominated for Pastors’ Conference president – https://bit.ly/3wqhnke
• Hannibal-LaGrange University faces severe budget shortfall – https://bit.ly/3u1EZZS
• Guidepost begins drafting final sex abuse study report – https://bit.ly/3MXEn09
• Former Christianity Today editor Mark Galli accused of sexual harassment – https://bit.ly/3KYAea7
• Georgia youth volunteer among those arrested for sexual exploitation of children – https://bit.ly/3IzPBEJ

• Group Flights to Convention Offered by Texas Airline
  • http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/219,16-Mar-1949.pdf

• Amy: Counseling Women: Biblical Wisdom for Life’s Battles
• Jonathan: Crossover Anaheim

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Chicago-area pastor Adron Robinson has been announced as the chair of the SBC EC President Search Team. Also, the team has issued a 21-day call to prayer in support of their work.

• EC president search team names chair, plans season of prayer – https://bit.ly/3pVKb0i
• EC president search team issues call to prayer – https://bit.ly/3MHs9Zi
• Yeats will not seek reelection – https://bit.ly/3tPil6J
• Lifeway trustees name first Black woman chair – https://bit.ly/3tPil6J
• California Southern Baptists begin search for new executive director – https://bit.ly/3tQVO9B
• Baptist College of Florida seeks president – https://bit.ly/3w5pwdI
• HLGU holds solemn assembly – https://bit.ly/3pZmhRl
• FIRST-PERSON: Myths about California – https://bit.ly/3i16opi

• Baptist Press Granted White House Media Credentials
  • http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/1546,10-Mar-1962.pdf

• Amy: The Southern Baptist Convention & Civil Rights, 1954-1995: Conservative Theology, Segregation, and Change
• Jonathan: Piercing Heaven Prayer Journal

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SBC President Ed Litton announced this week he would not seek a second term in office, and Clint Pressley announced he would nominate Willy Rice this summer in Anaheim for the spot. Also, Hance Dilbeck officially took the reins of GuideStone March 1.

• Litton announces ‘Gospel-based reconciliation initiative,’ will not seek second term as SBC president – https://bit.ly/3tC5PHY
• Florida pastor Willy Rice to be nominated for SBC president – https://bit.ly/3KlqjeL
• CP giving climbs even higher with February report – https://bit.ly/3tsPSDL
• GuideStone trustees hear reports, honor Hawkins; Dilbeck calls 2022 the ‘Year to Set a Stone’ – https://bit.ly/3txU0lZ
• SBDR, Send Relief enter new working agreement for disaster relief – https://bit.ly/3pCv0Ja

• Read This Story of Vaxel Jarman And Go Find Another Excuse
  • http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/180,02-Mar-1948.pdf

• Amy: Dobbs landing page
• Jonathan: Send Serve Tour https://bit.ly/3MnNvuz

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The SBC Executive Committee met this week and took steps to correct its handling of a report of sex abuse from 2019. It also elected a presidential search team and passed some budgetary matters.

• TRUSTEES: EC works through messenger motions, funding for abuse investigation – https://bit.ly/35qYv9F
• EC increases allocation for legal fees, Guidepost investigation – https://bit.ly/3pfKbYF
• NAMB seeks to join collegiate ministry efforts – https://bit.ly/3pg6XiX
• EC signals long-term commitment to addressing sexual abuse – https://bit.ly/3vh5CMt
• ‘Must be a reckoning’: sex abuse survivors respond to SBC Executive Committee statement – https://bit.ly/3PS5fAa
• SBC Executive Committee approves resolution with sexual abuse survivor – https://bit.ly/3phD2Xz
• Litton stresses ‘removing stains’ of the SBC in EC address – https://bit.ly/3JS1Jlk
• McLaurin calls EC to servanthood and Lordship of Jesus Christ – https://bit.ly/3JVnocw
• Search team formed to fill SBC Executive Committee president and CEO post – https://bit.ly/3M2DJO6
• Search for president progressing, ERLC trustees told – https://bit.ly/350ZJbT
• Nickelodeon ‘Kid of the Year’ nominee wants to protect God’s creation – https://bit.ly/3M1gIuZ

• Straw Poll to Determine Need for Name Change
  • http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/2552,22-Feb-1968.pdf

• Amy: SBC Wordle – SBC22.net
• Jonathan: Discounted Disney Tickets for SBC22 – sbcannualmeeting.net/disney

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Bart Barber has been selected to chair the 2022 SBC Committee on Resolutions, and Victor Chayasirisobhon was announced as a candidate for SBC first vice president. Also, there’s a big announcement to help countdown to SBC22.

• Barber to chair Committee on Resolutions for Anaheim meeting – https://bit.ly/3t9slaX
• Victor Chayasirisobhon to be nominated for SBC first vice president – https://bit.ly/3uZZurT
• ‘We Proclaim Him’ to be theme of 2022 SBC Pastors’ Conference – https://bit.ly/3v0u7xh
• TRUSTEES: NAMB celebrates partnerships, health benefits for church planters – https://bit.ly/3p0HJFf
• NAMB again pursues SBC collegiate ministry assignment – https://bit.ly/3v7AChQ
• GuideStone, NAMB partner to provide retirement, insurance for new church planters – https://bit.ly/3sT1Bv5
• ERLC trustees select Guidepost for SBC sexual abuse assessment – https://bit.ly/3JAyLGl
• SBC DIGEST: Mississippi, N.C. Baptists’ budget overages benefit partners – https://bit.ly/3p0HTMR
• Skaug, Adams elected to new roles at SWBTS – https://bit.ly/3JzdKfi
• NAMB church planter Luis Soto new Puerto Rico executive director – https://bit.ly/3LITaen
• Cabrera named senior director of Send Network Español – https://bit.ly/3uWxrK0
• 2022 SBC entity ministry reports now available online – https://bit.ly/3v075Hc

• Chapman announced as new EC president
  • http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/7394,18-Feb-1992.PDF

• Amy: Kingdon Race Theology
• Jonathan: Racial Reconciliation Webinar