Veiled Muslim woman (PHOTO/Steve Evan/Wikimedia Commons) (ABP) — For many Baptists in the United States, the separation of church and state is no more than a historical concept or fodder for the culture wars. For Baptist minority groups in other…
Generation gap creates dilemma for SBC
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — The 2009 Southern Baptist Convention marked the 30th anniversary of the launch of a theological/political movement aimed at stopping the nation's second-largest faith group from drifting into liberalism and inevitable decline. Three decades later, Southern Baptists…
News analysis: Generation gap creates dilemma for SBC
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — The 2009 Southern Baptist Convention marked the 30th anniversary of the launch of a theological/political movement aimed at stopping the nation's second-largest faith group from drifting into liberalism and inevitable decline. This Creation Museum skeleton of…
News analysis: Generation gap creates dilemma for SBC
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — The 2009 Southern Baptist Convention marked the 30th anniversary of the launch of a theological/political movement aimed at stopping the nation's second-largest faith group from drifting into liberalism and inevitable decline. Three decades later, Southern Baptists…
Ministry connects needs, wasted products
BLUE ASH, Ohio (ABP) — Nearly 73 million pounds of commercial products that would have been discarded in the United States have escaped the landfill. They've been shipped, instead, to some of the world's neediest to help them become more…
Ministry connects needs, would-be wasted commercial products
BLUE ASH, Ohio (ABP) — Nearly 73 million pounds of commercial products that would have been discarded in the United States have escaped the landfill. They've been shipped, instead, to some of the world's neediest to help them become more…
SBC praises Obama’s election, criticizes policies
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention passed a resolution June 24 applauding the election the first African-American president, while criticizing policies of Barack Obama. The resolution said Southern Baptists "share our nation's pride in our continuing…
SBC praises Obama’s election, criticizes policies, in resolution
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention passed a resolution June 24 applauding the election the first African-American president, while criticizing policies of Barack Obama. The resolution said Southern Baptists "share our nation's pride in our continuing…
SBC re-elects Johnny Hunt as president
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention re-elected Georgia pastor Johnny Hunt as president during the June 23-24 convention meeting in Louisville, Ky. In his nomination speech, Ken Whitten, pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, Fla., described Hunt,…
SBC re-elects Johnny Hunt as president
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention re-elected Georgia pastor Johnny Hunt as president during the June 23-24 convention meeting in Louisville, Ky. In his nomination speech, Ken Whitten, pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, Fla., described Hunt,…
SBC re-elects Johnny Hunt as president
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention re-elected Georgia pastor Johnny Hunt as president during the June 23-24 convention meeting in Louisville, Ky. Johnny Hunt talks to reporters following his re-election as president of the Southern Baptist Convention. In…
Younger ministers flock to Louisville seeking place in SBC
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — A younger generation of ministers cannot be expected to support a denominational system that doesn't advance their church's mission, a panel said at a June 23 forum on the future of the Southern Baptist Convention. Church…