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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1999

Page

7

Southern Baptists urge plain worship in push for flagship churches

At the Southern Baptist annual meeting in Atlanta, President Paige Patterson urged members to recruit in minor cities and avoid "touchy-feely" worship and modern Bible interpretation. The plan includes 17 flagship churches over 10 years plus neighborhood churches, signaling a shift from suburban to urban outreach amid debates between moderates and conservatives.

Atlanta Southern Baptists Paige Patterson Phil Roberts Convention North American Mission Board Patterson Disney Douglas Clark Germantown David Key Baptist Studies Emory University Candler School of Theology Generation X Key

Crocodile comeback noted in south Florida swamps

In a Florida decline reversal, UF biologists report more than 100 crocodiles and two nests in three years with about 500 individuals today. Nesting females reach 50 as crocs expand from Biscayne Bay into parks and golf courses amid ongoing development concerns.

Gainesville Fla Florida Biscayne Bay Miami-Dade County The Keys University of Florida South Frank Mazzotti Miami Mazzotti Turkey Point Florida City Everglades National Park Paul Moler Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission

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