(ABP) –"What are we going to do?" the young pastor's wife asked as she drew her infant closer. The baby was only a week old when some members of the church the couple served suggested the young man resign or…
Appeals-court decision means Christian college gets state aid
DENVER (ABP) — A federal appeals court has said Colorado may not deny scholarships for students who want to attend an evangelical Christian university or a Buddhist school in that state. The ruling is one of a string of federal…
Rejected ministers find acceptance and help
No caption submitted RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Statistically, a pastor stands a better chance of being fired than does a coach in the National Football League. Charles Chandler, executive director of the Ministering to Ministers Foundation, reports more than 2…
Gap between dreams, reality often cause of pastors’ wounds
(ABP) — Wounds can cause ministers to question — or even abandon — their call to ministry. But what wounds a minister? "There is a great deal of idealism wrapped up in a pastor's desire to serve people through the…
ABC-affiliated Ottawa University names banker, alum new president
OTTAWA, Kan. (ABP) — St. Louis banker and Ottawa University graduate Kevin Eichner has been named president of his alma mater and will be the university's third leader since 2006. Founded in 1865 and based in Ottawa, Kan., Ottawa…
ABC-affiliated Ottawa University names banker, alum new president
OTTAWA, Kan. (ABP) — St. Louis banker and Ottawa University graduate Kevin Eichner has been named president of his alma mater and will be the university's third leader since 2006. Founded in 1865 and based in Ottawa, Kan., Ottawa University…
ABC-affiliated Ottawa University names banker, alum new president
OTTAWA, Kan. (ABP) — St. Louis banker and Ottawa University graduate Kevin Eichner has been named president of his alma mater and will be the university's third leader since 2006. Founded in 1865 and based in Ottawa, Kan., Ottawa University…
CBF ministry to internationals takes place at home, abroad
ATLANTA (ABP) — Imagine yourself living in another country, either by choice or by circumstance. Although a professional in your home nation, you can't qualify to pursue your vocation, or perhaps your language skills aren't yet up to par. Or…
CBF ministry to internationals takes place at home, abroad
ATLANTA (ABP) — Imagine yourself living in another country, either by choice or by circumstance. Although a professional in your home nation, you can't qualify to pursue your vocation, or perhaps your language skills aren't yet up to par. Or…
4th Circuit appeals court upholds Va. city’s ‘non-sectarian’ prayers
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Sandra Day O'Connor has had her say again on an important church-state decision, in this case saying a Virginia city council's practice of offering non-sectarian prayers does not violate the United States Constitution. The retired U.S….
BWA meeting in Prague begins with prayer, praise
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (ABP) — Nearly 400 delegates to the Baptist World Alliance's annual gathering in Prague, Czech Republic, raised their voices in prayer and singing as the July 21-25 meeting began with a rousing worship service. The three-day gathering…
Pastors’ biggest challenges differ by region, BWA speakers say
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (ABP) — Global Baptist pastors' problems are as different as the countries and regions in which they minister, according to speakers at the July 21-24 Baptist World Alliance annual gathering in Prague. Over the past year, the…