DALLAS (ABP) — The Baptist General Convention of Texas has made public a list of registered sex-offenders currently or previously on staff at affiliated churches. The decision is significant in light of a spate of Baptist clergy-sex-abuse cases and increased…
Missionary to Spain, conservative leader from Texas face off for SBC first VP
TYLER, Texas (ABP) — David Rogers, a Southern Baptist missionary in Spain who also is the son of legendary preacher Adrian Rogers, will be nominated for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention June 12. If elected, he will…
Faith and hip-hop culture combine in Baptist beach ministry
GALVESTON, Texas (ABP) — Wearing the signature red bandana of the Bloods gang, Marcus jumped from his Mustang convertible, popped open the trunk and pulled out an AK-47. His friends shouted, “Shoot ‘em! Shoot ‘em!” The potentially deadly face-off had…
OPINION: Christian principles for immigration reform
I have become persuaded that immigration reform is one of the most important moral and policy issues facing Christians and the nation today. And there is landmark legislation on the table — the bipartisan comprehensive immigration bill, supported by the…
Election of Romanian Baptist president heralded by some as step toward unity
CLUJ, Romania (ABP) — In a move signaling a renewed interest in partnering with the European Baptist Federation, Romanian Baptists have elected Otniel Bunaciu as their president. The May 18 decision of the 34th congress of the Baptist Union of…
Study: Half of SBC pastors believe in ‘prayer languages’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Half of the senior pastors in the Southern Baptist Convention believe some people are granted a special, spiritual language for prayer, a recent survey has found. The findings, from LifeWay Christian Resources, come in the midst…
Three former presidents attend dedication of Billy Graham Library
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ABP) — Three former presidents and a crowd of 1,500 gathered May 31 to dedicate the $27 million library and history complex created to honor Billy Graham, the most famous evangelist in the world. Former President George H.W….
Ronald Edwards, president of African-American group, dies
DALLAS (ABP) — Ronald Edwards, president of the African-American Fellowship of Texas and pastor of Minnehulla Baptist Church in Goliad, Texas, died May 31. Under Edwards' leadership, Minnehulla Baptist Church was known as a one of the leading missions churches…
Election of Romanian Baptist president heralded by some as step toward unity
CLUJ, Romania (ABP) — In a move signaling a renewed interest in partnering with the European Baptist Federation, Romanian Baptists have elected Otniel Bunaciu as their president. The May 18 decision of the 34th congress of the Baptist Union of…
Study says American news media overplays religious conservatives
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A new study by two Washington-based groups asserts that the mainstream media, derided by some as liberally biased, actually overemphasizes the importance of religious conservatives. Media Matters for America and Faith in Public Life released the report,…
SBC meeting likely to include debate over resolutions, mission boards
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (ABP) — The upcoming Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting may not, like last year's, feature a contested and unpredictable presidential election — but it is likely to air other contentious issues, according to those who track such…
N.C. pastor nominated as CBF moderator-elect
ATLANTA (ABP) — North Carolina pastor Jack Glasgow has been nominated to serve as the next moderator-elect of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Pastor of Zebulon Baptist Church in Zebulon, N.C., Glasgow is the former moderator of CBF of North Carolina…