MONROE, Mich. (ABP) — The head of a task force appointed last summer to recommend ways to make the Southern Baptist Convention more effective in reaching the lost said March 16 he was surprised by negative reaction to parts of…
OUT LOUD
“I beg you, look for the words ‘social justice’ or ‘economic justice’ on your church Web site. If you find it, run as fast as you can. Social justice and economic justice, they are code words. Now, am I advising…
Virginia Baptist educator named CBF field rep for Tennessee affiliate
ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has hired a Richmond, Va., minister its third "field coordinator," a shared staff position designed to promote cooperation and communication between state and national CBF organizations. The Atlanta-based CBF and Tennessee Cooperative Baptist Fellowship…
Great Commission Task Force head surprised at backlash to report
MONROE, Mich. (ABP) — The head of a task force appointed last summer to recommend ways to make the Southern Baptist Convention more effective in reaching the lost said March 16 he was surprised by negative reaction to parts of…
Last Baptist held in Haiti faces new charge
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (ABP) — The last of 10 Americans held in Haiti on suspicion of kidnapping now faces a new charge stemming from an earlier alleged attempt to bus child earthquake victims to the Dominican Republic three days before the…
American Baptist donations to Haiti top $1.2 million
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) — American Baptist Churches USA organizations have given more than $1.2 million for earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, the American Baptist News Service reported March 12. Two months after the Jan. 12 earthquake that jolted the…
Uzbekistan levies massive fines on Baptists for meeting without a license
OSLO, Norway (ABP) — Thirteen members of an unregistered Baptist church in Uzbekistan have been fined 100 times the nation's minimum monthly salary, an international news service that tracks stories about abuses of religious freedom reported March 15. The Norway-based…
SBC leaders criticize Beck’s choice of words, but say he has a point
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — One Southern Baptist leader said broadcaster Glenn Beck's advice to his listeners to leave churches that preach "social justice" was stated poorly but basically on target, while another said the statement was so broad that it…
SBC leaders criticize Glenn Beck’s choice of words, but say he has a point
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — One Southern Baptist leader said Glenn Beck's advice to leave churches that preach "social justice" was stated poorly but basically on target, while another said the statement was so broad that it would include asking people…
VITAL SIGNS: Pruning lessons
’Tis the season to be about pruning. As an avid gardener with multiple fruit trees in my yard, I find myself thinking a great deal about pruning this time of year. Gardeners know that each type of fruit tree requires…
EDITORIAL: If your church is all about social justice, you’re half right
I’m all about the U.S. Constitution. Next to the Bible, it may be my favorite document. I support and defend the rights of individuals to speak even if everything inside me is shouting, “Shut up!” Like when a thoughtless person…
Airlee Court grapples with its future
ROANOKE, Va. — By a vote of 30 to 5, Airlee Court Baptist Church in Roanoke voted on Sunday morning, March 14, not to give itself to Journey Church, a growing Baptist fellowship in the area. “We would have had to…