WMU faces financial challenges; Election results in mixed outcomes

Download this episode Subscribe: iTunes • Stitcher • TuneIn Radio • Google Play • RSS • Spotify Episode #294 WMU has announced budget and personnel cuts, and this week’s election provided some wins and some losses for Southern Baptist interests. News Recap WMU approves reduced budget, 12 accept voluntary retirement offer https://bit.ly/32jFRvSMandrell affirms Ridgecrest buyers’ commitment to ‘evangelical essentials’ https://bit.ly/2IbY87lLarge gifts boost giving totals to begin fiscal year https://bit.ly/2JzCWIOVoters approve Louisiana abortion restriction and Alabama church gun laws https://bit.ly/3n4JQEFOregon decriminalizes opioids; marijuana, gambling legalized in other states https://bit.ly/3p4SFjmMississippi voters adopt ‘In God We Trust’ flag free of Confederate emblem https://bit.ly/3pbdrODHeartbroken Boyce College students mourn sudden death of Nick Challies https://bit.ly/2JzD8YySTATE MEETINGS: Minnesota-Wisconsin, Indiana, Utah-Idaho https://bit.ly/367qt72STATE MEETINGS: California celebrates financial rebound; Illinois marks ‘many victories’ https://bit.ly/38g6zsWLiberty trustees approve new leadership model https://bit.ly/38pd9gK This fall, Southwestern Seminary announced a new, joint Master of Divinity and Master of Business Administration degree. Built in partnership with Dallas Baptist University, this new degree path is designed to equip believers with a versatile degree for today’s church and marketplace. Equipped with deep theological knowledge and flexible business skills, men and women will be able to use this training to take the Gospel all over the world, wherever God may call them. If you’re interested in the new joint M.Div./MBA, then visit swbts.edu/MDIVMBA for more information. This Week in SBC History Carter Resigns Brotherhood Commission Trustee Posthttp://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/4300,05-Nov-1976.pdf Resources of the Week Amy: Fisher-Price Toy MuseumJonathan: Cropwell Baptist Church uses election day to reach community