Because of their historic commitment to religious liberty and separation of church and state, Baptists have a responsibility to educate their fellow citizens what those concepts mean, church historian Jim Spivey said. “Separation of church from state does not mean…
‘Baptist’ comes first for Seventh Day Baptists
JANESVILLE, Wis. (ABP) — Are Christians wrong to worship on Sunday when the biblical Sabbath is Saturday? Rob Appel, executive director of the Seventh Day Baptist General Conference answers with a question of his own: “What day did Christ go…
Summit offers ideas, networking to fight poverty
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — Missouri's poverty rate stands at 15.5 percent, with the rate among children under 18 at 18.9 percent. Individuals and groups, including churches, are partnering to help lower those numbers. Missourians to End Poverty — a…
CBF of North Carolina presents $100k to Global Missions Offering
TAMPA, Fla. (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina’s meeting at the national CBF General Assembly June 23 was highlighted by a presentation of a $100,000 check to CBF missions coordinator Rob Nash and the announcement that North…
SBCV executive Jeff Ginn resigns to accept Louisiana pastorate
GLEN ALLEN, Va. — Jeff Ginn has resigned as executive director of the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia to become senior pastor of a Louisiana church, Baptist Press reported June 27. Ginn, who has been SBCV’s executive for three years,…
CBF of Virginia to focus on Latino concept of ‘familia’ during 2011-2012
TAMPA, Fla. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia will spend the next year focusing on the Latino concept of familia as a way to broaden the scope of the CBF state affiliate’s ministries. “We want to talk about what…
CBF of North Carolina presents $100k to Global Missions Offering
TAMPA, Fla. — After its assembly in March the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina challenged members to support the national CBF Global Mission Offering. As an incentive and in appreciation for church support of its own budget, CBFNC offered…
Mid-Atlantic CBF moves toward ‘collaborative mission’
TAMPA, Fla. — Representatives of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of the Mid-Atlantic concurred June 23 that the movement’s future in the multi-state region lies not what in the Fellowship can do for them, but what they can do together to…
Passport hires staff member to help children, youth discover God’s calling
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) – An international student ministry that partners with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has hired a staff member to spearhead a new initiative to help theologically moderate churches discover God’s calling for both clergy and laity. Jennifer Herron…
Cuban prison chaplains graduate
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (ABP) – A total of 87 pastors and lay leaders made up the first graduating class of prison chaplains in Cuba June 16. Co-sponsored by the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Cuba and the Ecumenical Seminary in Matanzas,…
Southern Baptist Convention wrestles with elaborate gay hoax
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Officials of the Southern Baptist Convention say they were the victims of a hoax in which a group claiming to be the denomination’s Executive Committee announced it had started to support gay marriage. A website of the…
Passport hires staff member to help children, youth discover God’s calling
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — An international student ministry that partners with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has hired a staff member to spearhead a new initiative to help theologically moderate churches discover God’s calling for both clergy and laity. Jennifer Herron,…