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Florida missionaries honored at IMB Prayer Breakfast

The smell of coffee and sounds of laughter filled a dining room in Faith Hall on the campus of First Baptist Church in Orlando as over 100 guests were welcomed to the annual International Mission Board (IMB) Prayer Breakfast held in conjunction with the Florida Baptist State Convention meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 12.
November 12, 2019
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Cummings calls Florida Baptists to find power in unity

During his Presidential Address, Erik Cummings closed the Monday evening session to applause and standing ovations for his powerful call that Florida Baptists to be of one voice, one mind and one purpose.
November 12, 2019
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Tommy Green challenges Florida Baptists to come as ‘One’

Sounding a note of unity, Tommy Green, executive director-treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention called on Florida Baptists to eschew “’turfism,’ territorialism, tribalism, skepticism, selfishness, bitterness, bantering, derisive, division, cynicism, criticism, racism and jealousy” to become as one family in Christ, “humbling entering the presence of our King.”
November 12, 2019
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Floyd: Fla. Bapts. are ‘model’ in CP giving/gospel forwarding

The Florida Baptist Convention “is a model in forwarding as much as possible through the Cooperative Program to encourage the forwarding of the gospel to places the gospel has never been before,” said Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention.
November 11, 2019
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Pastors’ Conference prays for veterans, pastors, the lost and the ch…

The sounds of Florida Baptists sending their petitions to God permeated the “Season of Prayer” held during the concluding session of the 2019 Pastors’ Conference as they focused on God’s blessings on veterans, pastors and their wives, the lost and the church.
November 11, 2019
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Floyd decries sin of prayerlessness among pastors and churches

Saying “I am convinced that one of the greatest sins in the life of pastors and churches is the sin of prayerlessness,” Ronnie Floyd, president of the SBC Executive Committee in Nashville, Tenn., implored Florida pastors to revive a discipline of prayer.
November 11, 2019
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Pastors encouraged to ‘Stay at It’

Barbecue, baked beans, coleslaw and encouragement were on the menu for the “Stay at It” luncheon sponsored by the Florida Baptist Convention (FBC), North American Mission Board (NAMB) and Florida Baptist Financial Services on Monday, Nov. 11, during the 2019 Florida Pastors’ Conference.
November 11, 2019
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Pastors’ Conference 2020 officers elected

Pastors gathered at First Baptist Church in Orlando elected officers to the 2020 Florida Pastors’ Conference during the Monday afternoon, Nov. 11 session of the conference.
November 11, 2019
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Charles encourages pastors to stay faithful and finish strong

H.B. Charles, Jr. closed the Monday morning, Nov. 11 session of the 2019 Pastor’s Conference with a powerful message to pastors to “preach the word” and “finish what [they] started.”
November 11, 2019
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Catt: God is the Lord of detours

Michael Catt, senior pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Ga., said he knows a little bit about life’s detours when he spoke to pastors during the Florida Baptist Pastors’ Conference at First Baptist Church in Orlando Nov. 9.
November 11, 2019
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