Former SBC President Bailey Smith Dies; MacDonald to Take Indefinite Sabbatical

https://media.blubrry.com/sbcthisweek/s3.amazonaws.com/sbcthisweek/episodes/Episode197.mp3 Download this episode Subscribe: iTunes • Stitcher • TuneIn Radio • Google Play • RSS • Spotify Episode #197 We were saddened to learn of the passing of former SBC president Bailey Smith this week. Also, James MacDonald is in the news and LifeWay announced a major shakeup regarding its retail stores. News Recap: Bailey Smith, early SBC conservative president, dies http://bit.ly/2FxGA2H SBC president who said God hears only Christian prayers dead at 79 http://bit.ly/2Fx4g7r James MacDonald takes ‘indefinite sabbatical’ http://bit.ly/2FBeTpC LifeWay to reduce ‘brick-and-mortar channel’ http://bit.ly/2FxGHeD DeMoss to close prominent PR firm March 29 http://bit.ly/2FxH34X Church dropout rate among young adults studied http://bit.ly/2FvqXsN Boyce College, the undergraduate school of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary recently announced a new bachelor’s degree program communication. Because if your students are going to work in the business or professional worlds, they won’t need less theology—they’ll need more. This new program promises cutting-edge training in the complexities of communication fields in the 21st century with the biblical and theological studies you would expect from Southern Seminary and Boyce College. You can find more information about this new program at boycecollege.com/communication   This Week in SBC History Southern Baptists Respond to Ratification of 18th Amendment http://media2.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/tbarchive/1919/TB_1919_01_23.pdf Resources of the Week Amy: Uncommontary Podcast Jonathan: Within Reach by Ben Trueblood