BOSSIER CITY, La. (LBM)--Pastor Brad Jurkovich reassured members of the First Baptist Church in Bossier City, "There's hope today," Dec. 16 during the first Sunday worship service following a devastating fire only days before that impacted about three-quarters of the facilities on the church campus. His message to a packed crowd in the main worship center was consistent with his statements to the media that "God is in control ... we are going to press forward and trust Him," On Dec. 10 a three-alarm fire began at 5:30 a.m., originating with an uninterruptible power supply backup battery for a computer. The flames began in an office space near Faith Chapel -- the original worship center -- and spread quickly to the attic and other buildings including the childcare center and various youth facilities. About 65 firefighters fought the blaze, finally extinguishing it about 3:30 p.m. that same day. The congregation held a meeting in the Bossier Civic Center on Wednesday, Dec. 12, to pray, worship and organize for recovery, but the Sunday service was the first post-fire gathering on campus. There was an extended time for expressing gratitude to first responders and thanking officials for their support, but Jurkovich … [Read more...]
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Three Southern Baptist seminary faculty members have resigned their positions, vacating ministries that previously had placed them in the news. Christian George resigned on May 3 "due to a personal moral failing," according to Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, while Sills resigned on May 23. No reason for Sills resignation was stated by Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, which deferred instead to say, "this is a personnel matter, we cannot comment further." For a full report on these matters, click here. Meanwhile, Alvin Reid resigned from the faculty of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, May 21. Reid, SEBTS senior professor of evangelism and student ministry, wrote on his website that he resigned "to address personal and spiritual issues in my life." SEBTS declined comment beyond, "our institutional policy dictates that all personnel matters are confidential." A more complete report can be read here. … [Read more...]
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