Southern Baptist leaders issue joint statement on the death of George Floyd
Posted June 3rd, 2020 by Mike Hubbard
The following is a statement composed and signed by a very wide group of leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention concerning the death of George Floyd. We are part of this tribe, and I am grateful for the unified voice. Wanted to share this out from our blog so you we could read it. As […]
Posted in Church and Culture, Jesus and the Gospel, Living the Gospel | Tags: Gospel and Race, The Southern Baptist Convention
WHEN EQUALITY ISN’T – Guest post by Leslie Holdegraver
Posted June 1st, 2020 by Mike Hubbard
I saw this blog post from Leslie Holdegraver and wanted to share it in light of the events going on in our nation. In a culture of outrage where we are quick to take up an opinion, let me encourage all of us to listen and have compassion toward our brown and black skinned neighbors […]
Posted in All About Life, Church and Culture, Jesus and the Gospel | Tags: Gospel and Race
The Caring Well Challenge – A Survivors Story from the Report on Sexual Abuse to SBC
Posted August 21st, 2019 by Mike Hubbard
We will be launching a very important initiative this Sunday as our church joins thousands of others participating in the Caring Well Challenge in order to protect children and make the church safe for those who have experienced sexual and other forms of abuse. This challenge comes from the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and […]
Posted in Church and Culture, Living the Gospel | Tags: Sexual Abuse, The Caring Well Challenge, The Southern Baptist Convention
Chinese Pastor’s Letter Released on His Arrest
Posted February 24th, 2019 by Mike Hubbard
Over 100 members of Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, China, were arrested beginning Sunday, December 9. At the time of publication of this translation, arrests are still being made. Among those taken away were Pastor Wang Yi, senior pastor of Early Rain, and his wife, Jiang Rong, who have not been heard from since […]
Posted in Church and Culture | Tags: Exiles: The Book of Daniel, Persecution
Sexual Abuse, Southern Baptists, and our Response
Posted February 12th, 2019 by Mike Hubbard
It’s all over the news. Our denominational tribe is having a day of reckoning over the failure to respond properly to sexual abuse and abusers, and failure to provide a safe place for those whose lives have been wrecked by monsters to acknowledge their pain and confront accusers. This past weekend, the Houston Chronicle published […]
Posted in Church and Culture, Leadership, Living the Gospel | Tags: Sexual Abuse, The Southern Baptist Convention
