NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee is recommending $4.5 million in spending cuts next year in a Cooperative Program allocation budget to be voted on at the SBC's 2010 annual meeting June 15-16 in Orlando, Fla….
College student goes from wariness to embrace of elder-care ministry
HANNIBAL,Mo. (ABP) — For as long as she can remember, Katie Goldstein has been drawn to help people. Even in high school, the St. Louis native found ways to minister, especially among the homeless. Though the school’s human-services degree enticed…
On eve of summit, people of faith urge health-care reform
WASHINGTON (ABP) — On the eve of a bipartisan summit on health-care reform in the nation's capital, thousands of people of faith signed a letter urging the White House and Congress to "complete the task at hand on behalf of…
Group says U.S. foreign policy hampered by ignorance about religion
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The United States' foreign policy is hampered by a secular bias that causes policymakers to underestimate the role of religion in world affairs, a Midwestern think tank said in a 100-page report released Feb. 23. A task…
Former pastor convicted of murder seeks new trial
WACO, Texas (ABP) — A former Texas Baptist preacher convicted of murdering his wife says he deserves a new trial because his attorneys didn't adequately represent him. According to the Waco Tribune-Herald and other media reports, Matt Baker filed a…
Ministers go online to meet spouses
HOUSTON (ABP) — One in five Americans surfing the Internet is looking for romance, according to a recent poll — and online dating appeals even to young ministers, who due to their vocation must be wary about looking for love…
Ministers go online to meet spouses
HOUSTON (ABP) — One in five Americans surfing the Internet is looking for romance, according to a recent poll. Online dating appeals even to young ministers, who due to their vocation must be wary about looking for love in the…
Uzbek Baptists claim continued harassment by government officials
OLSO, Norway (ABP) — Leaders of the Baptist Union of Uzbekistan are claiming continuing harassment by the country's legal system and a media campaign intended to smear the group as a dangerous cult that targets children for proselytizing. Forum 18,…
Task force calls for cooperation between SBC entities
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — A task force studying ways to make the Southern Baptist Convention more effective recommended greater flexibility and cooperation among state and national entities in a progress report to the SBC Executive Committee Feb. 22. Floyd Ronnie…