How Churches and Church Members Are (or Are Not) Celebrating Halloween

http://media.blubrry.com/sbcthisweek/s3.amazonaws.com/sbcthisweek/episodes/Episode074.mp3 Download this episode Subscribe: iTunes — Stitcher — TuneIn Radio — Google Play — RSS  Episode #074 We’ve got a new study from LifeWay Research about Halloween and talk about our own plans and favorite candy as well as a big roundup of SBC news. News Recap: LifeWay Research: Halloween is time for outreach, pastors say — http://bit.ly/2eSAvhu LifeWay: Retailer pulls Hatmaker books over LGBT views — http://bit.ly/2eSwWb8 Religious Liberty: Bivocational minister refuses to turn over sermons — http://bit.ly/2eSs9GC In Memoriam: Doug Hodo, former Baptist univ. president, dies — http://bit.ly/2eSCD93 James H. Smith led Brotherhood Commission, dies at 95 — http://bit.ly/2eSyzWv SBC: With new leader, Hmong fellowship moves forward — http://bit.ly/2eSvm96 Task force aims to create ‘discipleship culture’ — http://bit.ly/2eSvQwi LifeWay: Virtual tour underway by LifeWay President Thom Rainer — http://bit.ly/2eSxfmx Alaska: Jimmy Stewart moves to rehab for 3rd-degree burns — http://bit.ly/2eSxfmx Montana: Barrett Duke begins in January as new state executive director — http://bit.ly/2eSwyJK Utah-Idaho: One-day meeting expands attendance — http://bit.ly/2eStttc Dakotas: Baptists partner in DR with Minn./Wisc., Iowa — http://bit.ly/2eSuQIo Florida: Baptist newspaper moving to monthly publication — http://bit.ly/2eSzpm5 MBTS: Trustees affirm enrollment gain, student center — http://bit.ly/2eSBiis Authors Daniel L. Akin and Bruce Riley Ashford are calling today’s church members to lives of going—whether going around the world or to people right where they live—going out with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Between the two of them, Akin and Ashford have trained thousands of men and women in both the mandates and methods for going to every nation. Now they have created a resource for individuals and churches to use together in calling even more to go. Find out more. This Week in SBC History Broadman Press Makes Juicy Mistake http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/4293,27-Oct-1976.pdf Resource of the Week Amy: Trouble Go Down by Ron Block Jonathan: The Extent of the Atonement by Dr. David Allen