By Message Staff KINDER, La. (LBM) - A Kinder church planter is in need of prayers and financial assistance after a fire destroyed his home Thursday. Trev Talbert, pastor of St. Paul Baptist Church in Kinder, told the Baptist Message an electrical fire was to blame, but no one was at home when the incident occurred. Talbert, who also is a member of the U.S. Air Force Reserves, was in New York City Thursday providing medical care to those impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Talbert said he is grateful for the financial gifts received. These include monetary donations from the Louisiana Baptist Convention, St. Paul Baptist members, EJ Kemper, pastor of Mt. Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Lake Charles, and others from Carey Baptist Association. “I could never thank the LBC and [Director of Missions] Bruce Baker enough for the love they’ve showered on me since the fire," he said. "This has been one of the most devastating losses I’ve ever had to endure and to have them looking out for me the way they have has definitely made this a bit easier to deal with.” John Hebert, Louisiana Baptists missions and ministry team director, delivered a check from the church planter supplement fund to Talbert … [Read more...]
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By Message Staff PINEVILLE, La. (LBM) - Blake and Ben Cooper, two brothers who were members of Calvary Baptist Church in Alexandria, were killed in a private plane crash Sunday afternoon. According to City of Pineville officials, Ben was flying the plane when the accident occurred after take off from the Pineville Municipal Airport at 1:20 p.m. Blake’s son, Mason, was thrown from the wreckage, underwent survey and is expected to live, officials said. The crash remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. Ben was owner and administrator of Oceans Behavioral Hospital in Alexandria while Blake was executive director of the Central Louisiana Regional Port. … [Read more...]
2020 Commission Update Series (Articles 1-11 of 11)
Article 1: OVERVIEW -- Reaching the next generation as well as all people groups Article 2: KAIROS One -- Equip churches for effective evangelistic growth Article 3: KAIROS Two -- Aid local congregations in disciple making Article 4: KAIROS Three -- Promote stewardship to churches Article 5: KAIROS Four -- Engage churches in compassion ministries Article 6: KAIROS Five -- Plant soul-winning churches that multiply Article 7: KAIROS Six -- Launch multi-year multimedia campaign Article 8: KAIROS Seven -- Help churches use social media to share the Gospel Article 9: KAIROS Eight -- Create mentoring and ministry networks Article 10: KAIROS Nine -- Advance support for cooperative missions and ministries Article 11: KAIROS Ten -- Impact the culture, strengthen families … [Read more...]
Dew, Horn sign statement of grief over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis
NEW ORLEANS (LBM) -- Jamie Dew, president of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, has penned a joint statement with J.D. Greear, outgoing president of the Southern Baptist Convention and pastor of The Summit in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, expressing grief over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Steve Horn, executive director of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, signed onto the statement with all of his fellow state convention executive directors, as well as the officers and entity heads of the SBC. Statement on the death of George Floyd As a convention of churches committed to the equality and dignity of all people, Southern Baptists grieve the death of George Floyd, who was killed May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minn. While all must grieve, we understand that in the hearts of our fellow citizens of color, incidents like these connect to a long history of unequal justice in our country, going back to the grievous Jim Crow and slavery eras. The images and information we have available to us in this case are horrific and remind us that there is much more work to be done to ensure that there is not even a hint of racial inequity in the distribution of justice in our country. We grieve to see … [Read more...]
