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David Platt Is Ready to Leave the IMB
After trying to both run a major missions agency and preach on Sundays, the local church won out.

Kate Shellnutt | February 12, 2018

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Southern Baptists Back Away from Backing Mosques
Trustee scuffle over ‘unholy alliance’ leads IMB to leave ERLC’s side on religious freedom fights.

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra | February 08, 2017

Missions and Ministry | CT Magazine
Who Gets to Count That Convert?
Partnerships between missions groups complicate the metrics.

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra | June 23, 2016

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Southern Baptists Lose Almost 1,000 Missionaries as IMB Cuts Costs
Total is almost twice as high as International Mission Board had expected.

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra | February 24, 2016

News | CT Magazine
The Southern Baptist S(p)ending Crunch
The missions agency of the largest US Protestant denomination faces a $21 million deficit. Could it spell the end of the full-time missionary?

Bob Smietana | October 26, 2015

Southern Baptists Will Cut 600 to 800 Missionaries and Staff
David Platt: International Mission Board overspent $210 million over last 6 years.

Bob Smietana | August 27, 2015

Missions | CT Magazine
Babies Halt the Great Commission
Christian researchers think population growth will stall the gospel’s spread.

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra | July 29, 2015

For Southern Baptists and GOP, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Bush, Rubio interviews set at arena-sized missions conference, three months after Ben Carson controversy.

Bob Smietana | July 27, 2015

Speaking Out
David Platt: Urgency for the Gospel Led to Policy Changes
IMB president says changes will help unite Southern Baptists on mission.

David Platt | May 15, 2015

International Mission Board Drops Ban on Speaking in Tongues
New rules also loosen restrictions on baptism, divorce, and parents of teenagers.

Bob Smietana | May 14, 2015

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David Platt Is Ready to Leave the IMB
After trying to both run a major missions agency and preach on Sundays, the local church won out.
Southern Baptists Back Away from Backing Mosques
Trustee scuffle over ‘unholy alliance’ leads IMB to leave ERLC’s side on religious freedom fights.

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