DALLAS (ABP) — Sri Lanka looks like the aftermath of a fatal car wreck — the bodies are gone but the devastation remains as a vivid reminder of a series of tsunamis that slammed the island nation — according to…
Notre Dame provost named president of Wake Forest
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) — Nathan Hatch, provost of the University of Notre Dame, has been selected as the 13th president of Wake Forest University. Hatch, a historian who has spent his entire academic career at Notre Dame, was unanimously approved…
CBF Foundation hires stewardship associate
ATLANTA – The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Foundation hired Bill Johnson, 48, of Gulf Shores, Ala., Jan. 3 as stewardship associate, responsible for raising funds for endowments for CBF ministry initiatives and partners. Johnson's primary focus is working with individuals who…
Kentucky Baptist Fellowship hires associate coordinator of missions
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Campus minister Rhonda Abbott was hired by the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship Jan. 21 to the newly created position of associate coordinator for missions. Abbott, who began work Feb. 1, will coordinate missions efforts on a statewide…
Evangelical leaders ask Bush to pay attention to poverty
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A group of prominent evangelical Christian leaders — including heads of some of the nation's most conservative colleges and other institutions — have asked President Bush to pay more attention to poverty issues in his second term….
Blackaby says tsunamis God’s judgment; missions experts question theology
Editor's note: This story updates a previous one released 1/25/05 DALLAS (ABP) — “Experiencing God” author Henry Blackaby says the tsunamis that hit South Asia were God's punishment of an area where Christians have experienced particularly intense persecution. But Voice…
Frist calls reintroduced marriage amendment priority in new Congress
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Opponents of same-sex marriage capped a week of good news Jan. 24 as an amendment to ban the practice was re-introduction in Congress. However, observers believe the proposal is unlikely to become law anytime soon. Senate Majority…
Georgetown College placed on one-year probation by SACS
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABP) — Georgetown College has been placed on a one-year probation by its accrediting association due to financial concerns. Georgetown officials expressed disappointment with the action by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, noting they have made…
Harold Songer, former Southern Seminary vice president, dies
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Harold Songer, 77, former vice president of academic affairs for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, died Jan. 23. Songer, who retired in 1992, also was a senior professor of New Testament interpretation at Southern. He…