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Local history: Glory days recalled at Akron Baptist Temple
31 Mar 2024 12:57 GMT
… his late father as pastor, overseeing construction of a … too.
Billington remained as pastor until 1996 when his … Duluth, Georgia, where Dr. James Merritt broadcasts the “Touching Lives” … her family because Akron Baptist Temple holds special memories. …
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Arlington pastor to chair cooperation group
14 Aug 2023 15:20 GMT
… James Merritt at the 2023 SBC annual meeting.
Bart Barber is pastor of First Baptist … appointment of Josh Wester, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Greensboro, N … chair of the SBC Executive Committee.
Barber, pastor of First Baptist Church in …
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SBC amends Baptist Faith & Message, OKs task force
16 Jun 2023 20:32 GMT
… to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting amended … Jared Cornutt, pastor of North Shelby Baptist Church in Birmingham … on Thursdays
James Merritt, a former SBC president and pastor of … , president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, chair …
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How key SBC decisions on abuse, women pastors raise fundamental questions on church identity
15 Jun 2023 10:04 GMT
… and consistency,” said Georgia pastor James Merritt. Fellow former SBC presidents Ed Litton, J … a boundary in the Southern Baptist Convention,” SBC President Bart Barber, who … to be considered Southern Baptist.
Fern Creek pastor Linda Barnes Popham described …
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SBC leaders, former presidents react to death of Charles Stanley
18 Apr 2023 19:55 GMT
… the Southern Baptist Convention. Charles Stanley was truly America’s pastor for … for his impact for Christ.”—James Merritt, former SBC president
“History will record …
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Criswell was Truett on the outside and Norris on the inside, new biography says
01 Apr 2024 07:10 GMT
… of the legendary pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas … , the fiery fundamentalist pastor of First Baptist Church of Fort Worth … resurgence” began in the SBC, it was started by two … transition easier. In contrast, James Merritt was wise enough to not …
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GRAVES, James Merritt
25 Mar 2021 06:03 GMT
James Merritt Graves, 80, Mt. Juliet, died … was a member of Victory Baptist Church. In addition to his …
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Southern Baptist churches must be 'dangerous places' for sexual predators, new president says
15 Jun 2022 21:28 GMT
… sexual predators in Southern Baptist churches.
Because local churches … , 52, senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Farmersville … relationships across the Southern Baptist Convention.”
The new … . The Rev. James Merritt, a former SBC president, said he …
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Tom Ascol, would-be SBC president, worries churches have lost hold of the Bible
10 Jun 2022 20:12 GMT
… stuck with Ascol, pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Cape … Beth Moore, Russell Moore, James Merritt to ‘Trojan horse of social … between Ascol and Georgia Baptist pastor Josh Buice, in which … SBC president in decades who is not a megachurch pastor: Grace Baptist …
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Bart Barber, SBC presidential candidate, on past, future action to address abuse
10 Jun 2022 20:12 GMT
… of the SBC, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination.
As pastor of … Barber enters Southern Baptist presidential race after another pastor withdraws
James Merritt, backed by … happening again.”
Besides running for SBC president, Barber is chairing the …