RICHMOND, Va. — The Southern Baptist Convention is poised to elect its first black president this June, a move some black leaders in the Mid-Atlantic region praised as a step toward racial reconciliation among American Christians. Fred Luter, pastor of…
Mid-Atlantic leaders affirm possible election of Southern Baptist Convention’s first black president
RICHMOND, Va. — The Southern Baptist Convention is poised to elect its first black president this June, a move some black leaders in the Mid-Atlantic region praised as a step toward racial reconciliation among American Christians. Fred Luter, pastor of…
Mid-Atlantic leaders affirm possible election of Southern Baptist Convention’s first black president
RICHMOND, Va. — The Southern Baptist Convention is poised to elect its first black president this June, a move some black leaders in the Mid-Atlantic region praised as a step toward racial reconciliation among American Christians. Fred Luter, pastor of…
Mid-Atlantic leaders affirm possible election of Southern Baptist Convention’s first black president
RICHMOND, Va. — The Southern Baptist Convention is poised to elect its first black president this June, a move some black leaders in the Mid-Atlantic region praised as a step toward racial reconciliation among American Christians. Fred Luter, pastor of…
Mid-Atlantic leaders affirm possibility of first black SBC president
RICHMOND, Va. — The Southern Baptist Convention is poised to elect its first black president this June, a move some black leaders in the Mid-Atlantic region praised as a step toward racial reconciliation among American Christians. Fred Luter, pastor of…
Mid-Atlantic leaders affirm possibility of first black SBC president
RICHMOND, Va. — The Southern Baptist Convention is poised to elect its first black president this June, a move some black leaders in the Mid-Atlantic region praised as a step toward racial reconciliation among American Christians. Fred Luter, pastor of…
Foundation awards grants to Baptist partners
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Baptist Foundation has awarded grants totaling $82,500 to nine Baptist partners in Virginia to fund an array of projects, from prison ministry to youth programs. “The Virginia Baptist Foundation is indeed fortunate and honored to…
BJC’s Hollman challenges students to defend freedom
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — A leading Baptist voice for national religious liberty brought the issues of religious freedom and the 2012 election from the capital to Gardner-Webb University this month. K. Hollyn Hollman, general counsel for the Baptist Joint…
OPINION: Cultivating 21st century Baptist identity
It was a desk. I found it one day while digging through a forgotten back closet at the small church I was serving in Midtown Atlanta. It was covered in a layer of dust, paint splatter and rat droppings. Lying…
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OUT LOUD
“Sometimes on Sunday mornings, the elderly ladies as they’re coming through the line at the end of the service, they’ll say, ‘Hey, look at my shoes today.’ Sometimes that’s the entry point into a much deeper level of conversation. Sometimes…
VITAL SIGNS: Which parking spot for you?
Among the critical questions every minister and staff needs to ask as we begin a new year is this one: Which parking spot will you choose? Clearly, this question needs to be put in its proper context. My father was…