Belmont University students pose with Will Campbell outside his cabin in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. MT. JULIET, Tenn. (ABP) — Religion majors at Belmont University ended their semester on a high note Dec. 14, visiting and chatting with legendary Baptist civil-rights…
Oklahoma company debuts funds that keep faith with Christian investors
OKLAHOMA CITY (ABP) — An Oklahoma investment company has unveiled what is believed to be the first Christian-themed line of exchange-traded funds in the United States. FaithShares Trust in Oklahoma City announced two new products, FaithShares Baptist Values Fund and…
Christians are as susceptible as anyone to Internet rumor-mongering. What does that say about us?
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Thanks to the Internet, some gullible American Christians can engage in one of their favorite hobbies — digging up the metaphorical corpse of Madalyn Murray O’Hair and rhetorically flogging it — more easily than ever before. Even…
FAITH SHAPERS: The payoff
I mentioned previously that I have been taking my daughter Abby to the nursing home. This has turned out to be a spectacular success. She not only looks forward to these visits but also stays on the lookout for helping…
Missouri Baptists give board more authority in lawsuit
RAYTOWN, Mo. (ABP) — The Missouri Baptist Convention broadened authority of its Executive Board to resolve ongoing lawsuits against five formerly related entities at the convention's 175th annual meeting Oct. 27. Messengers at First Baptist Church in Raytown, Mo., voted…
BGAV REPORTS: 2010 Proposed Budget
2010 Proposed Virginia Baptist Cooperative Missions Budget 2010 Proposed Virginia Baptist Cooperative Missions Budget (continued)
Two CBF assemblies to celebrate 20 years of movement’
DECATUR, Ga. (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will stress community at the organization’s 20th General Assembly June 24-25, 2010, in Charlotte, N.C. Daniel Vestal, executive coordinator of the Atlanta-based CBF, told members of the group’s national Coordinating Council Oct….
Seminary adopts statement asserting male headship
FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has adopted a policy statement that declares men and women equal before God but created for specific roles of headship and submission in the church and home. Seminary trustees voted Oct….
Baylor pulls proposal to alumni association
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Baylor University has withdrawn its invitation to move its autonomous alumni association in-house, citing lack of a positive response to a request that the group give up its independent nonprofit status and come under the authority…
Russian Baptists to hold rally with Orthodox, Catholics
MOSCOW (ABP) — An Oct. 15 meeting between high-level representatives of Russia’s Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox communities resulted in the scheduling of a historic multi-confessional Christian rally for early next year, according to a Russian Baptist press release. The rally, scheduled…
Cynthia Clawson to be in concert Nov. 6
Grammy award winning artist, Cynthia Clawson will be performing in concert on Friday, Nov. 6. The 7 p.m. concert, sponsored by the John Leland Center for Theological Studies, will be held at First Baptist Church Newport News, one of Leland’s…
BGAV REPORTS: Committee on Convention Sites
Recommendations from the BGAV Committee on Convention Sites Background During the October 2008 Mission Board meeting at Eagle Eyrie, Kelly Lane offered a motion to have our annual meetings in Virginia Baptist churches rather than in a convention center. He…