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Episode #018

The recap of the SBC executive committee meeting, discuss an embezzlement of more than $900,000 from the Home Missions Board in the 1920s, and interview David Platt about the recent reorganization at the IMB.

News Recap

• Florida: State Board OKs major reorganization that reduces Florida Baptist staff by 47% – http://bit.ly/1PzF631
• Colleges: CCCU Loses Two Members over Homosexuality – http://bit.ly/1LJQRjU
• In Memoriam:
  • Diana Garland, former Dean of the Carver School of Church Social Work at SBTS dies at 65 — http://bit.ly/1V9mw3j
  • Phyllis Bennett dies at 90 — http://bit.ly/1G6YLln
• Executive Committee:
  • Ronnie Floyd soliciting committee candidates — http://bit.ly/1PzIpHm
  • SBC Executive Committee fall meeting recap – http://bit.ly/1V9mPem
  • Engage24: a day of Gospel conversations — http://bit.ly/1PzFYo5
• IMB: IMB transition team announced for missionary retirees — http://bit.ly/1PzEJ8r
• Kentucky: Black church conf. addresses ‘biblical sexuality’ — http://bit.ly/1iOK0it
• SBTS: Scholars reflect on history of Christian persecution — http://bit.ly/1PzEZV4

Interview with David Platt, president, IMB

• @PlattDavid on Twitter
• “There’s not a type of person in the IMB that is not important.”
• “We are fundamentally a missionary sending organization.”
• “If we cut sending new missionaries, it would sever our relationship with churches.”
• “The opportunities we have to work around the world are limitless.”
• “Missionary effectiveness is primarily faithfulness.”

This Week in SBC History

• Los Angeles Crusade Starts in 1949 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Crusade_(1949)

Resources of the Week

• Amy: Own Your Life, by Sally Clarkson
• Jonathan: Ministry in the New Marriage Culture, by Jeff Iorg

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