GREENSBORO (ABP) — Baptist Women in Ministry celebrated its 30th anniversary June 26 in a packed auditorium at First Baptist Church in Greensboro in conjunction with the June 26-28 Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly. “Tonight we have come here to…
‘Dawnings’ is spiritual formation for churches, not a strategic plan, CBF leaders say
GREENSBORO (ABP) — Dawnings, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s new missional process for congregations, is about discerning God’s will for churches and ministries, Bo Prosser, coordinator of missional congregations, said during a presentation about the system in Greensboro. What it is…
At 81, North Carolina Baptist joins Moral Monday protests
GREENSBORO (ABP) — When Baptist Jacqueline Allen of Chapel Hill began participating this month in the Moral Monday protests against the Republican-led North Carolina legislature, she got a loving-but-firm admonition from her daughter and son-in-law: don’t get arrested. “An 81-year-old…
Is yoga instruction religious? Court case may decide
SAN DIEGO (RNS) — In an elementary school classroom with an American flag draped over one wall, a couple dozen students rose to standing positions. Then they shifted into poses called “volcano part one,” “silent gorilla,” and “rag doll.” Some…
Is yoga instruction religious? San Diego court case may decide
SAN DIEGO (RNS) — In an elementary school classroom with an American flag draped over one wall, a couple dozen students rose to standing positions. Then they shifted into poses called “volcano part one,” “silent gorilla,” and “rag doll.” Some…
New Gettysburg museum on seminary campus explores role of faith in Civil War
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (RNS) — When Confederate soldiers bore down on Gettysburg, Pa., in 1863, a quiet seminary building atop a ridge was transformed — first into a Union lookout, then a field hospital for 600 wounded soldiers. Now the structure…
Faith-based groups, including Baptists, emerge as leaders of Moral Monday protests in Raleigh
RALEIGH (RNS) — The throngs of demonstrators who flock to the grassy knoll outside the North Carolina Statehouse each Monday know the drill. They listen to a fiery speech denouncing the Republican majority’s legislative actions. They sing freedom songs and…
At CBF’s General Assembly, old structures will pass into history, say leaders
General Assembly 2013 is expected to be one of the busier — and more historic — gatherings in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s history, as participants welcome a new leader and vote to significantly streamline the organization to meet current and…
‘Unscrupulous individuals’ using BWA, BGAV names to obtain money illegally, leaders warn
RICHMOND — Baptist leaders are warning that “unscrupulous individuals” are using the names of Baptist World Alliance officers — including president John Upton, who also is executive director of the Baptist General Association of Virginia — to obtain money illegally….