By Will Hall, Baptist Message Executive Editor NEW ORLEANS (LBM) – During April 4 arguments before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, the lawyer for the North American Mission Board, the domestic mission arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, argued that the strategic partnership agreement (SPA) it negotiates with a state convention establishes an “ecclesiastical” governance for the two parties. The claim was part of the latest development in the seven-year legal battle by Will McRaney against NAMB for its alleged defamation and tortious influence that led to his termination as executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware. ARGUMENTS During the 43-minute oral presentations before the Court, lawyers for both parties made multiple points and responded to pointed questioning by the justices. However, each attorney tightly focused on his respective legal position. NAMB’s lawyer claimed that that the Court did not have jurisdiction in the matter because of “ecclesiastical abstention” (a legal precedent that prevents courts from deciding matters of faith such as religious doctrine) and “ministerial exception” (the legal principle which prevents a court from interfering in issues … [Read more...]
Louisiana Notables
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Baptist Message provides churches an opportunity to share with other Louisiana Baptists an upcoming revival, homecoming, new pastor, new staff member, a community outreach, or a concert in Louisiana Notables. To place your event in the paper, send your information (who, what, where, when, time) to philip@baptistmessage.com or call 318.449.4345. Please submit your information four weeks prior to the event to insure placement in the Message. ON THE MOVE Ron McLellan is retiring as pastor of Gloster Baptist Church on April 28. Mike Palmer is the new pastor at Red River Baptist Church, Benton. Gary Johnson, after serving as interim, is the new full-time pastor at Pilgrim Home Baptist Church, Benton. Jonthan Gers in the new senior pastor at Bedico Baptist Church, Ponchatoula. Larry Eubanks is the new pastor at Watson Baptist Church, West Monroe. Richard Gambill, First Baptist, Bastrop, has accepted the position of Associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services and Operations at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Jacob, wife Allyson, Crawford in the new Church Planting Strategist on the Louisiana Baptists Missions & Ministry Team. Jackson Powers is the new youth minister at Belle … [Read more...]
Church attendance slump caused mental health crisis, Harvard professor suggests
Disaster relief efforts show cooperative spirit among Louisiana Baptists
By Baptist Message staff SLIDELL, La. (LBM) – A week after powerful storms knocked out power to thousands and produced significant damage to homes and businesses, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams have been extremely busy with cleanup to those impacted. Disaster relief teams from four Louisiana Baptist and one Mississippi Baptist association have worked in Slidell since April 10. Additionally, a team from Beauregard and Carey Baptist associations spent a day cleaning out a home that flooded in Merryville. Through April 15, a feeding team from First Baptist Church, Slidell, has provided 10,000 meals that have been distributed to area residents. The American Red Cross provided the majority of the funds for the food from April 10 until lunchtime on April 13, and FBC Slidell, Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief through the Georgia Barnette Louisiana Missions Offering and Louisiana Baptist Hunger Relief Fund have been used to purchase food and drinks from supper time on April 13 through April 16. Additionally, teams from CENLA, Eastern Louisiana, Northshore and Baptist Associations of Southeast Louisiana associations and a DR team from Mississippi, have completed 42 of 68 chainsaw jobs that have been requested by … [Read more...]
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Louisiana Christian hosts National Science Olympiad state finals
By Elizabeth Clarke, LCU News PINEVILLE, La. (LCU News) -- Louisiana Christian University hosted the Louisiana Science Olympiad state finals on Saturday, April 13, with middle and high school students from 16 schools across the state competing for a chance to represent Louisiana at the national finals in May. More than 200 students competed in the event. This is the first time LCU has hosted the event according to Theodore Chiasson, associate professor of computer science, currently serves as state director of the National Science Olympiad for Louisiana. The competition has two divisions: Division B (grades 6 – 9) and Division C (grades 9 – 12). Each division has 23 events, with teams of two or three students from each school competing in the individual events. Event challenges range from hands-on activities with equipment that the students pre-build and bring to the Olympiad, to laboratory experiments, to written exams. “The competitions cover many areas of STEM, from robotics to chemistry to optics to ecology to aerodynamics to plate tectonics – if it’s science, it’s part of the Science Olympiad,” Chiasson said. There were 46 separate competitions, each with first/second/third place finishes, and those … [Read more...]
LCU holds 4th Annual C.S. Lewis Honors Forum
By Elizabeth Clarke, LCU News PINEVILLE, La. (LCU News) - Four Louisiana Christian University honors students presented research at the 4th annual C.S. Lewis Honors Forum, April 12. LAURA AIME Laura Aime, a senior history major with an English minor, from Baton Rouge, presented “Religious Rhetoric of the American Revolution: Jeremiads, Ad Hominem Attacks, and the Holy War Ideology.” Aime’s research discovered that Patriot preachers discussed liberty, resistance to tyranny, the morality of current events, and patriotism. From the 1760s onward and during the conflict itself, the rhetoric of sermons became much more aggressive and intense. The rhetoric employed by New England clergy during the American Revolution – the jeremiad sermonic rhetorical structure, holy war rhetoric, and ad hominem attacks – resulted in powerful sermons that both persuaded the public to support the revolution and molded the ideology of the revolution by reshaping the concept of resistance and emphasizing liberty’s importance. She is a member of the Alpha Mu Tau chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society and the LCU Student Government Association. She has served as the president of SGA this academic year. Aime plans to … [Read more...]
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