Episode 293
WMU faces financial challenges; Election results in mixed outcomes
WMU has announced budget and personnel cuts, and this week's election provided some wins and some losses for Southern Baptist interests.
SBC This Week · Amy Whitfield and Jonathan Howe
November 6, 202036m 2s
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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/32jFRvS
- Mandrell affirms Ridgecrest buyers’ commitment to ‘evangelical essentials’ https://bit.ly/2IbY87l
- Large gifts boost giving totals to begin fiscal year https://bit.ly/2JzCWIO
- Voters approve Louisiana abortion restriction and Alabama church gun laws https://bit.ly/3n4JQEF
- Oregon decriminalizes opioids; marijuana, gambling legalized in other states https://bit.ly/3p4SFjm
- Mississippi voters adopt ‘In God We Trust’ flag free of Confederate emblem https://bit.ly/3pbdrOD
- Heartbroken Boyce College students mourn sudden death of Nick Challies https://bit.ly/2JzD8Yy
- STATE MEETINGS: Minnesota-Wisconsin, Indiana, Utah-Idaho https://bit.ly/367qt72
- STATE MEETINGS: California celebrates financial rebound; Illinois marks ‘many victories’ https://bit.ly/38g6zsW
- Liberty trustees approve new leadership model https://bit.ly/38pd9gK
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