Cooperative Program Giving Drops Again & an Interview with Dr. Michael Wilkinson

http://media.blubrry.com/sbcthisweek/s3.amazonaws.com/sbcthisweek/episodes/Episode080.mp3 Download this episode Subscribe: iTunes — Stitcher — TuneIn Radio — Google Play — RSS  Episode #080 Cooperative Program giving is falling further behind budget as receipts came in even lower than October numbers. Also, Dr. Michael Wilkinson, Dean of the College at Southwestern, joins us as we conclude our series on SBC seminary colleges. News Recap: SBC: National CP 4.13% under projection — http://bit.ly/2ggKj3C Virginia: BGAV focuses on ‘The New Way’ — http://bit.ly/2ggrnlD Arizona: Baptists focus on CP, Centennial Vision — http://bit.ly/2ggCH1e ERLC: Churches can serve foster children — http://bit.ly/2ggyb2z SBTS: Trump picks Pruitt for EPA — http://wapo.st/2ggxJRS MBTS: SBTC pledges $200,000 toward Midwestern’s student center — http://bit.ly/2ggyiev LifeWay Research: Most Americans Say Assisted Suicide is Morally Acceptable — http://bit.ly/2ggHsaY Starting in 1888, the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® was established to empower the international missions efforts for Southern Baptists. After more than a century, the annual offering continues its steady growth. The National Goal this year is $155 Million. Your giving enables missionaries to be sent to make disciples and multiply churches among unreached peoples and places for the glory of God. About Dr. Michael Wilkinson College.SWBTS.edu Dr. Micahel Wilkinson serves as Dean of the College at Southwestern and Assistant Professor of Bible, where he teaches a little bit of everything, but mostly in the areas of theology and church history. Prior to coming to Southwestern to teach, Dr. Wilkinson invested 22 years serving on the staff of three great churches—Geyer Springs First Baptist in Little Rock, AR, Central Baptist in Bryan/College Station, TX, and First Baptist in Rockwall, TX. For seventeen of these years he served as a Single Adult Pastor, where he learned the meaning of Scripture’s sufficiency in ministering to some very challenging circumstances. For most of these years Dr. Wilkinson also doubled as a Missions Pastor. In addition, he has a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and loves baseball, keeping a glove in his office for anyone who needs to toss a ball around. This Week in SBC History Bingo is the game-o http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/644,09-Dec-1954.pdf Resource of the Week Amy: Lead Me Home by Jill Phillips Jonathan: This Is Our Time by Trevin Wax