By ABPnews/Herald staff The Baptist World Alliance now numbers 231 member organizations in 121 countries following the recent addition of four church networks in Africa and North America. The Chin Baptist Churches USA becomes the 19th Baptist convention in the…
Serbian Baptists appeal for help after deadly flooding
By ABPnews/Herald Staff Baptists in Serbia are appealing for assistance for victims of deadly floods which have inundated large parts of southeast Europe. Heavy rainfall between May 14 and 17 caused heavy flooding and landslides, killing at least 62 people…
d365 releases daily devotionals on free app
By ABPnews/Herald staff Passport Inc., an ecumenical student ministry with ties to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, is releasing a free app for daily devotionals on iPad, iPhone and other iOS devices. The app draws from the same content and writers…
CBF to announce new global missions coordinator April 30
By ABPnews/Herald staff The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will announce its new coordinator for global missions next week, filling a position vacant since June 2012, when Rob Nash became a mission professor at Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology. Since then,…
Ethicist begins new column on faith, politics and culture
By ABPnews/Herald Staff A Baptist ethicist who has written widely on Christianity and culture will return to the ranks of columnists for ABPnews/Herald Feb. 4, in a collaboration designed to stimulate more interactive engagement between readers and opinion writers. David…
Editor recovering from bike wreck
By Word and Way Staff Bill Webb, editor of the Missouri Baptist newspaper Word and Way, is recovering in a hospital from serious injuries sustained May 12 in a cycling accident in Jefferson City, Mo. A veteran Baptist journalist who…
‘Baptist Times’ website debuts
Associated Baptist Press A new Baptist Times website launched April 23, three months after an award-winning newspaper with the same name ceased publication after 156 years. Part of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the new website will cover news…
British Baptists tap pastor as VP
Associated Baptist Press A pastor and former college principal was electedApril 3 as vice president of the Baptist Union of Great Britain. Chris Ellis, pastor of West Bridgford Baptist Church in Nottingham, England, takes office as vice president at this…
Chilean miner credits God for rescue
By Kalie Lowrie Trapped in a mineshaft in Copiapó, Chile, in 2010 with 32 other miners, Jose Henriquez experienced firsthand God’s provision during 69 days of waiting and praying for rescue. “Without any doubt, the power of God has no…