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Ministers’ wives honor ‘highest calling’ during annual luncheon

Beautifully decorated tables and a gift bag in every seat greeted 300 Florida Baptist ministers’ wives as they arrived for the annual Ministers’ Wives Luncheon held in the Banquet Hall of Lakes Church, Tuesday, Nov. 9.
November 16, 2021
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Taylor: Stand boldly on the gospel and declare He is faithful

Adrian Taylor, pastor of Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Gainesville, urged Florida Baptists to build together, despite opposition, ridicule or setbacks during the annual meeting of the Florida Baptist State Convention meeting Nov. 9 at Lakes Church in Lakeland.
November 16, 2021
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Uth: Turn barriers into bridges

“How can we turn barriers into bridges?” David Uth asked in the closing sermon of the 2021 Florida Baptist State Convention annual meeting at Lakes Church.
November 11, 2021
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Convention Sermon: Ross challenges church leaders to ‘lose lives for sake…

As many church leaders in America are “losing their passion for ministry,” James Ross, preaching the Convention Sermon at the 2021 Florida Baptist annual meeting, suggested seven ways that these leaders can “lean” if they seek to “lose their lives for the sake of the gospel.”
November 11, 2021
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Challenge 2025: Florida Baptists committed to moving forward with gospel

To highlight Florida Baptists’ commitment to moving forward with the gospel, several pastors and church leaders shared personal stories on each of the six focus areas of Challenge 2025 during the 2021 Florida Baptist annual meeting.
November 11, 2021
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Green: God reminds Florida Baptists ‘Is there anything too hard for me’

Focusing on Jeremiah 32:27, Tommy Green, executive director-treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention, instructed Florida Baptists to “Buy the land! Buy the land!”
November 11, 2021
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FBSC Messengers overwhelmingly authorize special committee to review polic…

A recommendation to create a special committee to examine all policies and procedures governing sexual abuse allegation reporting, sexual abuse survivor care and sexual abuse prevention within the Florida Baptist State Convention was approved by messengers attending the Nov. 9 meeting at Lakes Church in Lakeland, Fla.
November 10, 2021
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Traylor: Times of disagreements are nothing new

In his well-known folksy, anecdotal, and textual preaching style, Ted Traylor delivered a biblical message titled “Moving Baptists Forward Together” during the Nov. 9 morning session of the Florida Baptist State Convention in Lakeland.
November 10, 2021
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FBSC Messengers elect Tampa pastor Paul Purvis to lead as president

Tampa pastor Paul Purvis was elected as the 2021-22 Florida Baptist State Convention President during the Nov. 9 annual meeting at The Lakes Church in Lakeland.
November 9, 2021
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Cummings encourages Florida Baptists to ‘stay together’

“It’s easy to get together. It’s a little tricky to stay together,” said Erik Cummings, bringing the President’s Message at the 2021 Florida Baptist State Convention annual meeting.
November 9, 2021
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