WMU to offer voluntary retirement; Pastor gets camel

https://media.blubrry.com/sbcthisweek/s3.amazonaws.com/sbcthisweek/episodes/Episode281.mp3 Download this episode Subscribe: iTunes • Stitcher • TuneIn Radio • Google Play • RSS • Spotify Episode #281 The Woman’s Missionary Union announced this week that it will offer employees a voluntary retirement as the missions organization deals with the financial impact from the COVID-19 global pandemic. Also, there’s quite a bit of discussion about animals on the show this week. News Recap WMU announces voluntary retirement plan amid COVID financial crisis https://bit.ly/2PxwbHj Cooperative Program giving rebounds in July for highest monthly total since February https://bit.ly/30CmHB5 SBC Executive Committee launches new branding, websites https://bit.ly/3a4HxvT Kansas pastor’s wife goes missing on drive to Alabama https://bit.ly/3gP0Mfi 73-year-old grandmother launches Facebook cooking show and spikes online viewership at rural Alabama church https://bit.ly/3a61D8Y Retiring pastor receives send-off complete with camel https://bit.ly/3a41nY6 Ouachita hires Shepherd to support students, faculty, staff of color https://bit.ly/3a5E2VT Thornton named SEBTS associate director of Ph.D. studies, director of Th.M. program https://bit.ly/3fChmxG LifeWay moves major women’s events online for fall 2020 https://bit.ly/3a4mIAI This Week in SBC History Students Remodel Chicken Coop Into Prayer Chapel http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/3226,05-Aug-1971.pdf Resources of the Week Amy: Richard Ross article Jonathan: Holly Meyer article