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FBC photo by Ken Touchton

Florida Baptist State Convention officers for 2004 are Tommy Green (seated) pastor, First Baptist Church of Brandon, president; (standing from left) Jim Tatum, layman, First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, second vice president; Richard Ledgister, pastor, Sierra Norwood Calvary Church, Miami, first vice president; and Ron Hobbs, minister of music/business administrator, College Road Baptist Church, Ocala, recording secretary.

Green re-elected in tranquil convention

TAMPA (FBC)—Florida Baptists experienced a harmonious meeting and re-elected Brandon pastor Tommy Green to an uncontested second term as president during the annual Florida Baptist State Convention meeting Nov. 10-11 at the Sun Dome in Tampa.

Baptists distribute food boxes to cheering Iraqis

CENTRAL IRAQ (BP)–Iraqis cheered as a volunteer team moved through their neighborhood to give out cartons of food sent by Southern Baptist churches across America.

Muslims of India claim many languages, religions

Guwahati (IMB)—It’s 4:30 a.m. – night still lingers in Guwahati, capital of India’s northeastern Assam province. A sleepy cow stands at the Fancy Bazaar intersection.

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Give thanks, Florida Baptists

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Young people need positive parental, community support

Prayer for missions this season could prompt needed sacrificial giving

BREAKPOINT: Banning (finally) partial-birth abortion

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Florida

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Legal manueverings continue in Terri Schiavo case

FBSC News

Green extols the ‘singularity’ of salvation in Jesus

Division reports declare strategies, statistics & goals

State Board of Missions elects 2004 officers

Sullivan calls Florida Baptists to holy living

Jeanette Henry tells ministers' wives to ‘count it all joy’ despite hardships

Agency reports

Committee on Nominations report accepted without opposition

Kibelbeck: We need ‘fire’ from Heaven before blessings

Merritt extols lordship, preeminence of Jesus Christ

Whitten says when God says ‘no,’ He sees the heart

NOBTS’ Kelley asks, ‘Will you go?’

Traylor says pursue people, praise, purity & purpose

Pastor's Conference

Pastors challenged to seek the 'Power of Purity' in the pulpit and in the pew at Tampa conference

Dorothy Patterson warns women to test all they do on the ‘sound doctrine’ of Scripture

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November 23: Confronting other worldviews

November 30: Being changed by the Gospel

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November 23: Holy living

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