UPDATED, Sept. 1, 4:00 p.m.PENSACOLA —Louisville pastor Kevin Ezell has been nominated president of the North American Mission Board, search chairman Ted Traylor told Florida Baptist Witness Aug. 31.The recommendation of Ezell, senior pastor of Highview Baptist Church in Louisville and immediate past president of the Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference, will be considered Sept. 14 at a special called meeting.Ezell, 48, is the unanimous choice of the eight-person search committee.“I am humbled and honored by the search committee’s confidence and nomination,” Ezell told the Witness on Sep...

While working at CompUSA to pay his way through seminary, Buddy Knight learned of a grave danger that led him to his calling—equipping technologically-challenged parents to protect their techno-savvy kids from the dark side of the World Wide Web. Knight, a former naval intelligence officer and father of four, recalls selling filtering software to a broken-hearted couple whose 14-year-old son was downloading hard-core Internet pornography. Over the following two weeks, God continued to open Knight’s eyes to that “home front” war, as he served numerous customers searching for protection against ...

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The presidential search committee of the North American Mission Board's trustees unanimously has nominated Kevin Ezell, senior pastor of Louisville's Highview Baptist Church.

When popular conservative radio and TV personality Glenn Beck called for “revival” on the National Mall Aug. 28, he was making a hash of both patriotism and faith, according to published comments by a pair of prominent Baptist leaders.