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Episode #281

The Woman’s Missionary Union announced this week that it will offer employees a voluntary retirement as the missions organization deals with the financial impact from the COVID-19 global pandemic. Also, there’s quite a bit of discussion about animals on the show this week.

News Recap

• WMU announces voluntary retirement plan amid COVID financial crisis https://bit.ly/2PxwbHj
• Cooperative Program giving rebounds in July for highest monthly total since February https://bit.ly/30CmHB5
• SBC Executive Committee launches new branding, websites https://bit.ly/3a4HxvT
• Kansas pastor’s wife goes missing on drive to Alabama https://bit.ly/3gP0Mfi
• 73-year-old grandmother launches Facebook cooking show and spikes online viewership at rural Alabama church https://bit.ly/3a61D8Y
• Retiring pastor receives send-off complete with camel https://bit.ly/3a41nY6
• Ouachita hires Shepherd to support students, faculty, staff of color https://bit.ly/3a5E2VT
• Thornton named SEBTS associate director of Ph.D. studies, director of Th.M. program https://bit.ly/3fChmxG
• LifeWay moves major women’s events online for fall 2020 https://bit.ly/3a4mIAI

This Week in SBC History

• Students Remodel Chicken Coop Into Prayer Chapel
  • http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/3226,05-Aug-1971.pdf

Resources of the Week

• Amy: Richard Ross article
• Jonathan: Holly Meyer article