Baptisms Continue Decline; Number of Churches Increase; LMCO Returns to Normal Levels

http://media.blubrry.com/sbcthisweek/s3.amazonaws.com/sbcthisweek/episodes/Episode107.mp3 Download this episode Subscribe: iTunes — Stitcher — TuneIn Radio — Google Play — RSS  Episode #107 SBC17 is upon us but first, we have updates on the ACP report, Lottie Moon offering, and CP giving plus much more as we head to Phoenix. News Recap: SBC: ACP Report shows churches up in 2016; baptisms, membership decline — http://bit.ly/2s1Q6DM IMB: Lottie Moon offering nears $153 million — http://bit.ly/2s1NDJx SBC: Nat’l CP 3.64% ahead of budget projection — http://bit.ly/2s1D8G4 Alabama: Huntsville student missions team involved in deadly bus accident near Atlanta — http://bit.ly/2t08OJ3 Maryland: Annie Armstrong’s home church at risk of foreclosure — http://bit.ly/2s1R9DN SBC17: Pro-LGBT group plans protest at SBC 2017 — http://bit.ly/2s21Xl2 NOBTS: Seminary adds faculty member, approves curriculum changes — http://bit.ly/2s1MpOb Tennessee: State missions offering gets $1.75M endowment — http://bit.ly/2s1HJrN Oklahoma: Tom Elliff weds Diana Barber — http://bit.ly/2s22pQg LifeWay: Retail chain adds 4 stores — http://bit.ly/2s22pQg Carol Pipes is evangelical association’s president-elect — http://bit.ly/2s22pQg 2018 VBS aims to help kids get their ‘game on!’ — http://bit.ly/2s1DUTu SBC: Executive Committee marks 100 years ‘behind the scenes’ — http://bit.ly/2s1Fgxo Interested in Christian college or seminary? Swing by The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Boyce College booth (#1231) while in Phoenix for the SBC. Get more information at sbts.edu/SBC. This Week in SBC History “Good News” — A New Beat For Southern Baptist Youth http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/2541,05-Feb-1968.pdf http://artistictheologian.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-Vol-5-Artistic-Theologian-Bishop-Were-Gonna-Change-This-Land.pdf Resources of the Week Amy: Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty Jonathan: Looking for a New Pastor