By Robert Dilday Tensions remain high in Burundi as protesters continued to oppose President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term, and Baptists in the East African country are expressing grave concerns, according to the Baptist World Alliance. “We ask…
CBF of N.C. focuses on transformation during annual meeting
By Robert Dilday and Norman Jameson Transformation — especially congregational transformation — topped the agenda of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina March 19-20 as affiliated churches and their members gathered for the group’s General Assembly in Charlotte, N.C….
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Watchman on the wall: Brent Walker’s 25 years in D.C.
Interview by Robert Dilday Twenty-five years is a long time in national public policy life. How is the religious-liberty landscape different than it was 25 years ago? The religious-liberty landscape is definitely different. In some ways, religious liberty is in…
Faith-based education offers ‘ethical ammo’ for American society, say university presidents
By Robert Dilday The more than 1,200 faith-based universities in America increasingly are confronted with regulatory challenges which some believe restrict their deeply held religious mission. But a larger challenge may be persuading society to invest in higher education that…
Campbell University elects Brad Creed as president
By Robert Dilday In a unanimous vote Jan. 2, trustees of Campbell University elected Brad Creed as president of the Baptist-affiliated school in Buies Creek, N.C. Creed, 57, will take office July 1, succeeding Jerry Wallace, who retires June 30…
As economy sours and tension persists, Russian Baptists ‘bind wounds’
By Robert Dilday Despite economic woes and continuing tension with Ukraine, Baptists in Russia are “busy binding up wounds, both the physical and the spiritual ones,” leaders said in a statement Dec. 22. “We thank God when the guns in…
After five-month delay due to Ebola, Liberian Baptist leader returning home
By Robert Dilday When Liberian Baptist leader Emile Sam-Peal traveled to the United States last July to touch base with American mission partners, he expected to stay six weeks. Instead, as flights to the Ebola-ravaged country were cancelled, Sam-Peal and…
Vote inaugurates far-reaching governance change for BGAV
By Robert Dilday A far-reaching shift in governance of the 191-year-old Baptist General Association of Virginia went into effect Nov. 12 when messengers at the group’s annual meeting adopted a set of constitutional and bylaw changes implementing a proposal adopted…