ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will dedicate an annual offering for religious liberty and human rights — named for Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter — and use a third of the proceeds to support the Baptist World Alliance. The…
CBF elects McNeill administrator, Baldridge as sole missions exec
ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship hired Constance McNeill of Kansas City, Kan., as coordinator of administration for the Fellowship's Atlanta Resource Center. The CBF Coordinating Council on Feb. 17 approved a search committee's unanimous recommendation of McNeill, 51,…
‘Winn-Dixie’ producers hope good movies make good readers
LOS ANGELES (ABP) — It's a perennial question, like the chicken and the egg. Which was better, the book or the movie? For one film company, Los Angeles-based Walden Media, the issue is not either-or. Walden hopes its latest production,…
State executives, editors challenged to rethink denominational funding
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (ABP) — The financial future of denominational organizations like the Southern Baptist Convention could be in jeopardy if they do not recognize and adapt to changes in the church and the broader culture, David Schmidt told a…
Ga. Supreme Court hears arguments in Shorter College case
ATLANTA (ABP) — Georgia's highest court heard arguments Feb. 14 in a case that may decide the future of Shorter College. Trustees of the Rome school removed themselves from the Georgia Baptist Convention's control in 2002, arguing that convention officials…
Former Bush faith-based official blasts administration on plan
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Another former White House official has publicly criticized the Bush administration's efforts to support its “faith-based initiative.” David Kuo, a former deputy director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, criticized his former colleagues…
Florida Baptists, others launch effort to pass state marriage amendment
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — The Florida Baptist Convention is among a coalition of organizations that announced, on Valentine's Day, a drive to amend the Florida Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. At a Feb. 14 news conference, an alliance calling itself…
Sale of Missouri Baptist Building delayed after failed county vote
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — The Missouri Baptist Building is once again on the market, after voters Feb. 8 gave a resounding “no” to a sales tax increase that would have funded a county government's purchase of the property. Voters…
Rio Grande border remains safe, according to ministry leaders
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (ABP) — Echoing much of what the U.S. Department of State said in a recent travel alert, Texas River Ministry leaders said the Texas-Mexico border remains safe as long as church groups exercise “common sense.” The State…