NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — Just as God used Nehemiah to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem after the Jews returned from exile, God also will use his people today to rebuild and repair brokenness in society, said Major Jemison, pastor of…
Burleson urges respect for women in ministry
NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — A Southern Baptist pastor from Oklahoma compared the way his fellow conservatives treat women in ministry to treatment of African-Americans by previous generations. "History will one day look back on how we Baptists in the 21st…
Pastor urges respect for women in ministry
NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — A Southern Baptist pastor from Oklahoma compared the way his fellow conservatives treat women in ministry to treatment of African Americans by previous generations. "History will one day look back on how we Baptists in the…
Center for Congregational Health elects former Virginia Baptist Bill Wilson as president
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A former Virginia Baptist pastor has been elected president of the Center for Congregational Health, a non-denominational ministry that provides consultants and trained leaders to help churches become “healthier communities of faith.” William G. “Bill” Wilson Jr.,…
NAMB’s president resigns during called trustee meeting
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Geoff Hammond, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board, has resigned, along with three of his top assistants. The resignations came during an all-day special meeting of the NAMB’s board of trustees Aug. 11, called…
Faith groups begin media blitz for health-care reform
WASHINGTON (ABP) — President Obama will participate in a national call-in and audio webcast on health reform with religious leaders Aug. 19. Faith leaders made the announcement Aug. 10 in a conference call with reporters. It is one of several…
Speaker says Baptists must move beyond status quo
NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — Baptists must relinquish the status quo in order to unleash God's power, participants at the New Baptist Covenant's Midwest regional gathering were warned. That may mean revising a concept proposed about a decade ago — creation…
Gaza pastor says slain bookstore manager was martyr
NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — The widow of a Christian who was martyred by Muslims in the Gaza Strip prays for revenge, but not the usual kind, her friend Hanna Massad told participants at the New Baptist Covenant regional meeting in…
Doctor says church has role to play in health-care reform
NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — Since the church has abdicated its responsibility for providing health care in America, Christians should help and not hinder the government as it seeks solutions to the nation's medical crisis, a physician with experience in public…
Pastor says the poor depending on Baptist witness
NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — The plight of poor people depends significantly upon Baptists' determination to retain their spiritual legacy, an urban pastor who spent a decade ministering in one of the nation's poorest counties told participants at the New Baptist…
Sermon text: Poverty and the Baptist Legacy in the World
There is a scene in the book of Nehemiah where Nehemiah has inspected the conditions of Jerusalem and has called the people together. He informs them of the situation as he sees it and then calls them to action saying,…
Faith groups begin media blitz for health care reform
WASHINGTON (ABP) — President Obama will participate in a national call-in and audio webcast on health reform with religious leaders Aug. 19. Faith leaders made the announcement Aug. 10 in a conference call with reporters. It is one of several…