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Analysis: United in theology, Southern Baptists differ on methodology Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Monday, June 21, 2010
Frank Page, the new president-elect of the SBC Executive Committee, talks with reporters about his election in Orlando, Fla.

ORLANDO, Fla. (ABP) -- The last time the Southern Baptist Convention met in Orlando was 2000. That year marked passage of a revised Baptist Faith and Message statement -- a show of theological unity that celebrated a hard-won battle for biblical inerrancy.

What a difference a decade makes. This year's convention brought 11,000-plus messengers back to Orlando still supportive of the "Conservative Resurgence" they believe rescued the SBC from liberalism, but divided over methodology. It produced some of the most heated SBC floor debate since the moderate/conservative controversy that raged in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Baptists view growing Hispanic population as opportunity Print E-mail
Faith & Culture
Sunday, June 20, 2010

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- The Census Bureau reports the Hispanic population in the United States has more than doubled in the last 20 years, from 22 million in 1990 to a projected 47 million in 2010. In 40 years, experts project that one American in four will be Hispanic.
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Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas to mark centennial Print E-mail
Faith & Culture
Sunday, June 20, 2010
SAN ANTONIO (ABP) -- Since its beginning, missions, evangelism, benevolence and education have remained central to the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas.
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Pastor joins growing numbers of blacks at Hispanic Baptist school Print E-mail
Faith & Culture
Sunday, June 20, 2010

SAN ANTONIO (ABP) -- Mel Keyes forgot about his prayer. But God didn’t. That explains how an African-American pastor twice the age of the typical college freshman ended up at Baptist University of the Américas, attending a school that trains ministers within a Hispanic context.

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Cinco de Mayo gives Texas churches opportunity to serve, learn Print E-mail
Faith & Culture
Sunday, June 20, 2010
LUBBOCK, Texas (ABP) -- The sound of mariachi band music and the smell of fresh-grilled fajitas floated through the air in May as 13 churches in the Lubbock, Texas, area sponsored a Cinco de Mayo outreach event designed to celebrate Hispanic culture and share the hope of Christ.
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Churches composed primarily of first-generation immigrants to the United States often face obstacles -- linguistic, financial and cultural -- in terms of fitting into an Anglo-dominated society. But they may possess a strategic advantage in fulfilling Christ's Great Commission. [Read More]
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