Archive for June, 2009

Weekend Worship :: Sounds from the SBC

Posted on June 26, 2009 at 10:02am by Micah Fries No Comment

I though I might resurrect Weekend Worship this week to highlight a couple of songs I thoroughly enjoyed singing at the SBC annual meeting this week. We were led all week by dynamic musicians who did a wonderful job of magnifying the glory of our majestic God and directing our thoughts towards Him. Both of…

LovingLoud :: The 2009 Annual Meeting

Posted on June 23, 2009 at 10:22pm by Micah Fries 2 Comments

Well, the first day of our business session is in the books and I thought I would share a few observations about the week so far. I haven’t read anyone else’s blog today, so it will be interesting, once I’ve published this, to see what others are thinking. My guess is that there will be…

Louisville, where the Baptist come to play

Posted on June 20, 2009 at 11:31am by Micah Fries 1 Comment

As most of you are aware, Tracy and I are heading to Louisville in just a few minutes. Just to clarify, as I know that over half of those who read this blog are from SBC life and are interested in these things, I won’t be live blogging the convention. I don’t really enjoy carrying…

Has Chicken Little come to Roost?

Posted on June 18, 2009 at 9:12am by Micah Fries 11 Comments

*Although there was a time that I used this blog to write at great length about life in the Southern Baptist Convention, it has been a while since I’ve intentionally tried to engage these issues, aside from issues that I believe also directly impact the local church. Instead, for some time now, I have attempted…

Welcome Anderson Family!

Posted on June 14, 2009 at 12:00pm by Micah Fries No Comment

As we announced in our service this morning, the Elder Council has extended an invitation to Matt Anderson to join us at Frederick as a Pastoral Intern for the next year. Matt is married to Bryanna and they have a son, Mac. Matt is a graduate of Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Over the next…

A call to action

Posted on June 10, 2009 at 1:07am by Micah Fries 2 Comments

*I realized the September 6th is Labor Day weekend and so I have adjusted the date by 1 week to September 13th* Over the past couple of weeks we Southern Baptists have received troubling news. On May 21st we got news that the IMB, due to expected giving shortfalls, will have to suspend two of…