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A people group is a group of individuals, families and clans who share a common language and ethnic identity. The most noticeable characteristic is language, but race, religion, heritage and even socioeconomic differences are also defining people-group factors.

In 2002, Southern Baptists gave $9.4 billion through their offering plates. The IMB received $115 million through LMCO and $90 million through the Cooperative Program. That’s a total of $203 million – just over two cents of every dollar received by the churches. With 78 percent of IMB budget going toward personnel and staff, the choices that churches’ make in their giving limit the spending choices available to the IMB.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This week’s coverage of the Florida Baptist Pastors’ Conference Nov. 9-10 at Idlewild Baptist Church in Tampa includes coverage of speakers Lewis C. Lampley, Daniel L. Akin, Bob Reccord, Craig Conner and Jeff Crook. Part One coverage, in the Nov. 20 issue of the Witness, included speakers Paige Patterson, Sal Sberna, Ken Whitten and Tim Patterson. Conference tapes and CD’s may be ordered at www.floridapastors.com.

Each year during the Week of Prayer for International Missions, Florida Baptist Witness honors the International Mission Board missionaries who have Florida ties. According to the IMB, 357 missionaries list Florida as their home state. Because of security reasons and at the request of the IMB, not all personnel are pictured and regional areas, not countries, are listed with the missionaries’ names.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FBW)-Six missionaries with Florida ties joined 61 others Nov. 11 at a missionary appointment service held in conjunction with the Kentucky Baptist Convention annual meeting in the Rupp Arena. They are Thomas and Lee Smith; Charles and Robin Taylor; and Bryan and Deana Wolf.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (BP)–A judicial court removed Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore from office Nov. 13, saying he violated the state’s code of judicial ethics by not following a federal court order to remove a Ten Commandments monument.

ST. PETERSBURG BEACH (FBW)—Green plaid ribbons and a light in the window will remind people around the world that Terri Schiavo, a 39-year-old disabled woman, is not yet out of danger and faces death by starvation and dehydration if her husband and guardian prevails in the Florida courts.

WEST PALM BEACH (FBW)—"Jews for Jesus," a worldwide outreach to Jewish people based in Fort Lauderdale, will end a year-long "Behold Your God" emphasis with meetings in West Palm Beach and Sydney, Australia in December.

Wiley Richards is a retired professor of theology and philosophy at The Baptist College of Florida in Graceville.

Wiley Richards is a retired professor of theology and philosophy at The Baptist College of Florida in Graceville.

Don Walton is founder of Time for Truth Ministries and a full-time evangelist and conference speaker. For more information visit www.timefortruth.org.

Don Walton is founder of Time for Truth Ministries and a full-time evangelist and conference speaker. For more information visit www.timefortruth.org.

TAMPA (FBW)—Florida choirs, orchestras, ensembles and soloists led messengers in worship during the four sessions of the Florida Baptist State Convention in Tampa Nov. 10-11. The groups chose to perform arrangements of classic hymns, praise hymns and new compositions.