Former SBC President Bailey Smith Dies; MacDonald to Take Indefinite Sabbatical

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Episode #197

We were saddened to learn of the passing of former SBC president Bailey Smith this week. Also, James MacDonald is in the news and LifeWay announced a major shakeup regarding its retail stores.

News Recap:

• Bailey Smith, early SBC conservative president, dies http://bit.ly/2FxGA2H
• SBC president who said God hears only Christian prayers dead at 79 http://bit.ly/2Fx4g7r
• James MacDonald takes ‘indefinite sabbatical’ http://bit.ly/2FBeTpC
• LifeWay to reduce ‘brick-and-mortar channel’ http://bit.ly/2FxGHeD
• DeMoss to close prominent PR firm March 29 http://bit.ly/2FxH34X
• Church dropout rate among young adults studied http://bit.ly/2FvqXsN

Boyce College, the undergraduate school of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary recently announced a new bachelor’s degree program communication. Because if your students are going to work in the business or professional worlds, they won’t need less theology—they’ll need more. This new program promises cutting-edge training in the complexities of communication fields in the 21st century with the biblical and theological studies you would expect from Southern Seminary and Boyce College. You can find more information about this new program at boycecollege.com/communication

 

This Week in SBC History

• Southern Baptists Respond to Ratification of 18th Amendment
  • http://media2.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/tbarchive/1919/TB_1919_01_23.pdf
    

Resources of the Week

• Amy: Uncommontary Podcast
• Jonathan: Within Reach by Ben Trueblood