RICHMOND (ABP) — Exactly one year to the day after honoring Cecil Sherman with its Religious Freedom Award in a private presentation in a Houston hospital room where the prominent Baptist leader was fighting for his life, Associated Baptist Press…
NAMB president, 3 associates stepping down
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (ABP) — The head of the Southern Baptist Convention North American Mission Board and three top associates resigned during a called meeting of the agency's board of trustees Aug. 11. Geoff Hammond Trustees convened the special meeting after…
Center for Congregational health elects Bill Wilson president
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) — A Georgia pastor with close ties to the moderate Baptists 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…
Panel applies theology to immigration debate
NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — Baptists cannot deal with immigration biblically and ethically until they understand a basic stewardship principle: everything — including the privilege of living in a particular country — is a gift from God, said a panelist in…
Panelists offer theological foundation for immigration debate
NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — Baptists cannot deal with immigration biblically and ethically until they understand a basic stewardship principle: everything — including the privilege of living in a particular country — is a gift from God, said a panelist in…
Pastor says God can use Christians to rebuild
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…
Pastor says God can use Christians to rebuild
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…