REDEEMER BLOG
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Mission Updates
RBC Messenger’s Report
Joe and Amy Holmes, Sherry Schools, and Hannah Walker were RBC’s Messengers (representatives) at the 2026 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Annual Meeting & Pastors' Conference. The annual event serves as the SBC’s primary gathering for worship, fellowship,...
SBC Annual Conference
“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” John 17:17 “There is one body and one Spirit – just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call – one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in...
Danny Akin’s Retirement
“What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:2 ESV This summer Danny Akin will retire from twenty-two years of faithful service as president of the Southeastern Baptist...
Redeemer Bible Church Missions: A Year in Review 2025
“And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have...
Sam and Jessica Rhoades
To our brothers and sisters at Redeemer Bible Church, who we deeply love and miss, Jessica and I have long been wanting to formally thank you for supporting us as we were sent out from your midst last Summer in order to attend seminary. Leaving the congregation of...
A Podcast with Ethiopian Pastor
Vic Carpenter interviews Nigussie Yadete about his journey to faith in Christ, good ecclesiology, the path to planting a church in Ethiopia, and more. Nigussie is a member of The Pillar Network and the lead pastor of Christ Community Baptist Church in Addis Ababa,...
Adoption
“He predestined us for adoption to Himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of His will, to the praise of His glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.” Ephesians 1:5-6In November 2019, Justin Woodruff came to the elders of the...
Asia Pacific Rim
Hey Everyone! It's been a little bit since I've given an update, but there's some exciting things I want to share with you! We just wrapped up Week 8 here at Snowbird, and it has been such a fruitful and changing season in my life. The friendships formed, the chaos of...
Thank You! & Praise the Lord!
It’s been an amazing summer so far and I wanted to update the church on various things that have happened. The Lord is doing so much in our midst that it’s hard to keep track of it all! May the Lord continue His work in our midst by the power of the Holy Spirit. I...
SBC Annual Meeting Report
Earlier this month, Andrea and I, along with David and Carol Libbon, had the opportunity to attend our first Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Annual Meeting, and I wanted to share a few reflections. Going into it, we weren’t sure what to expect—maybe business...
Ethiopian Mission Trip
“… All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations …” Matthew 28:18-19 ESV Over the years the Lord has taken me back to Africa many times. Each time, and with each country, my understanding of the people...
Rwanda / Nigeria Update
“Now I say this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously. Each one must do just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able...