Category Archives: Cooperative Program

A Hero’s Example I Can Follow

By Tim Rogers, Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Indian Trail, NC As one gets older time seems to be a reality rag that wipes away the rose color on the glasses of idealism.  At an earlier time of my ministry I would attend … Continue reading

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Southern Baptists’s New Annual Church Profile Form:
The New Great Commission Giving Version

By Tim Rogers, Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Indian Trail, NC 8. Undesignated Giving/Gifts 9. Total Giving/Receipts 10. Cooperative Program Giving 11. Annie Armstrong Easter Offering 12. Lottie Moon Christmas Offering 13. Great Commission Giving 14. Total Missions Giving   The above listing … Continue reading

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Promoting the Cooperative Program in Church Plants

Dr. Brooks is Assistant Professor of Theology and Culture at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and Founding Co-Pastor of the Mosaic Church in New Orleans. He returned in January from a year-long deployment in Iraq as a Chaplain for the … Continue reading

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Kudos to Hunt and Floyd

I was definitely not for the 3rd component of the Great Commission Report.  In fact, I was going to vote againt the GCR until #3 was tweaked.  I felt that the 3rd component of the GCR would lead us away … Continue reading

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My Deepest Appreciation to Pastors Hunt & Floyd

Today, as I was perusing my Google Reader, I came across an article which has greatly encouraged me.  Florida Baptist Witness editor, James Smith, Sr., has posted an interview with pastors Johnny Hunt and Ronnie Floyd.  In this interview these … Continue reading

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Great Commission Giving–The Dumbing Down of the Cooperative Program

Part of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force report includes renaming the designated giving of Southern Baptist churches as “Great Commission Giving”.  I believe the following two questions reveal some concerns that needs addressing.  First, how does this plan promote … Continue reading

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Podcast Episode 19

A little later than usual, we’re back with another installment of the SBC Today podcast. We were shorthanded this week, a description at which Scott Gordon for some reason took offense. No one is sure why. In any case, the … Continue reading

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iPlan Giving…A or B?

Well, it seems the Missouri Baptist Convention will not be out-done by our brethren in the South.  Our church has just faced, at our first quarter business meeting last night, the distasteful decision forced upon us by our convention after … Continue reading

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Podcast Episode 14

We’re back for another episode, and everybody but Joe made it for this episode. We chatted about state convention meetings and not a whole lot else, but it was an entertaining chat nonetheless. We hope you enjoy it. You can … Continue reading

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Who is Spreading Myths?

I vowed to myself after my Acts 29 post to keep quiet about the Great Commission Task Force because they have not placed anything out that is concrete.  I asked a question in that post concerning Acts 29 and the … Continue reading

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