Friday, March 12, 2010
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Dr. Anthony L. Jordan interview

By Jacob Wright • March 8, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Dr. Anthony L. Jordan interview from Baptist Messenger on Vimeo.
Douglas Baker interviews BGCO Executive Director-Treasurer Dr. Anthony L. Jordan regarding the impact Dr. Avery T. Willis has on Southern Baptists and the world.

Dr. Avery T. Willis interview

By Jacob Wright • March 8, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Dr. Avery T. Willis interview from Baptist Messenger on Vimeo.
Douglas Baker interviews Dr. Avery T. Willis regarding orality; the changing Christian missionary force; the Great Commission Resurgence; and personal suffering.

Dr. Jimmy Draper interview

By Jacob Wright • March 8, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Dr. Jimmy Draper from Baptist Messenger on Vimeo.
Douglas Baker interviews former president of Lifeway Christian Resources Dr. Jimmy Draper regarding the impact Dr. Avery T. Willis has on Southern Baptists and the world; the coming younger generation in the SBC; and the GCR Task Force Report.

Johnny Hunt: GCR vision and the Cooperative Program

By Jacob Wright • February 24, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Dr. Johnny Hunt interview from Baptist Messenger on Vimeo.
Douglas Baker interviews SBC President Johnny Hunt regarding the GCR vision and its impact on the Cooperative Program.

Gregory Wills: SBC History and the GCR

By Staff • February 24, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Dr. Gregory Wills interview from Baptist Messenger on Vimeo.
Douglas Baker interviews Dr. Gregory Wills on the historical implications on of the GCR in the SBC.

Rose Day 2010

By Jacob Wright • February 22, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Rose Day 2010 from Baptist Messenger on Vimeo.
Report on Rose Day 2010 at the State Capitol of Oklahoma.

Holy Subversion

By Jacob Wright • February 18, 2010 • 3 Comments

The Apostle John concluded his first epistle warning his readers to “keep themselves from idols.” Idolatry seems to be a pervasive malady radically present in all human beings – even Christians. To rightly understand idolatry and the way to deal with it requires a biblical strategy grounded on a careful insight into human nature and [...]

New Director named at Falls Creek

By Staff • February 8, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Dr. Anthony Jordan, Executive Director-Treasurer of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) announced today that James Swain, current Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Kingfisher, OK has been named the new Director of Conference Centers at the Falls Creek Baptist Assembly and Conference Center. Swain will serve as director of the BGCO [...]

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Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Units Staged to Respond to Winter Storm

By Staff • January 28, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Southern Baptist disaster relief feeding and debris removal units were being staged across the state today as Oklahomans awaited the latest winter storm to cut a swath across the state.
“We have 17 mobile feeding units and two church kitchens prepared to serve food to those who will be affected by this storm,” [...]

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Racism and the SBC: Does the Legacy Continue?

By Douglas Baker • January 19, 2010 • 5 Comments

Each year on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Ken Fentress’ thoughts often turn toward the Bible, the church, the Southern Baptist Convention and the history of racial issues. All these things are critically linked together in a history that is, at least for him, both encouraging and challenging at the same time.
When Fentress was a [...]

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