WASHINGTON (ABP) — Christian peace activists will mark the 100th day of the Obama administration by asking the president to apologize for the U.S.-led invasion six years ago and continuing occupation of Iraq. Christian Peace Witness for Iraq plans to…
Groups urge Obama to proclaim ‘inclusive’ day of prayer
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Two religious-liberty organizations are calling on President Obama to proclaim an “inclusive” national day of prayer May 7 instead of endorsing a National Day of Prayer Task Force headed by the wife of a prominent Religious Right…
State organizations invest in CBF Foundation micro-finance initiative
ATLANTA (ABP) — What began as a friendly challenge by one state Cooperative Baptist Fellowship organization to another may end up putting millions to work in developing nations, giving them a chance to earn more than a subsistence wage. Micro…
Dying church finds way to reach community
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ABP) — Grace Baptist Church — once one of the fastest growing congregations in Charlotte, N.C. — sold its buildings and disbanded earlier this year. Finding a way to spread joy from a "sad situation," the church sold…
Mohler era brings change
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — A decision to close Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's School of Church Music and Worship and combine it with another program to create a new School of Church Ministries is just the most recent in a sea…
Mohler presidency marked by change
Cooke Hall has been home to Southern Seminary’s School of Church Music since 1970.LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — A decision to close Southern Baptist Theological Seminary’s School of Church Music and Worship and combine it with another program to create a…
Southern closing music school
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is closing its 65-year-old School of Church Music and Worship, combining it with the School of Leadership and Church Ministry into a new School of Church Ministries. The seminary's board of trustees…
Southern Seminary closing School of Church Music
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is closing its 65-year-old School of Church Music and Worship, combining it with the School of Leadership and Church Ministry into a new School of Church Ministries. The seminary's board of trustees…
Baptist groups feel recession’s pinch
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Many things divide the Baptist denomination, but one thing all groups share is the challenge of raising money during a recession. Six months into the fiscal year, receipts to the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program were…
Church budget-cutting: Prudent planning or excessive anxiety?
(ABP) — As the nation’s economic crisis seeps further into congregations, budget cuts are the order of the day. But are churches reacting more to fear than facts? The financial pain for churches is real. But evidence is mixed about…
Church offers ‘Soul Food’ in town hit hard by recession
DALTON, Ga. (ABP) — Many lives are unraveling in Dalton, Ga., nicknamed the “Carpet Capital of the World,” in the current recession, creating both challenges and opportunities for churches. The North Georgia city of 33,000 makes nearly 75 percent of…
Historic African-American church focus of sex-abuse scandal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — A Baptist church that gained national prominence as the scene of a racially motivated bombing that killed four African-American girls in 1963 is now reeling from the weekend arrest of its music minister on charges of…