CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ABP) — Grace Baptist Church — once one of the fastest growing congregations in Charlotte, N.C. — sold its buildings and disbanded earlier this year. Finding a way to spread joy from a "sad situation," the church sold…
Mohler era brings change
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — A decision to close Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's School of Church Music and Worship and combine it with another program to create a new School of Church Ministries is just the most recent in a sea…
Mohler presidency marked by change
Cooke Hall has been home to Southern Seminary’s School of Church Music since 1970.LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — A decision to close Southern Baptist Theological Seminary’s School of Church Music and Worship and combine it with another program to create a…
Southern closing music school
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is closing its 65-year-old School of Church Music and Worship, combining it with the School of Leadership and Church Ministry into a new School of Church Ministries. The seminary's board of trustees…
Southern Seminary closing School of Church Music
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is closing its 65-year-old School of Church Music and Worship, combining it with the School of Leadership and Church Ministry into a new School of Church Ministries. The seminary's board of trustees…
Southern Seminary closing School of Church Music
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is closing its 65-year-old School of Church Music and Worship, combining it with the School of Leadership and Church Ministry into a new School of Church Ministries. The seminary's board of trustees…
Church offers ‘Soul Food’ in town hit hard by recession
DALTON, Ga. (ABP) — Many lives are unraveling in Dalton, Ga., nicknamed the “Carpet Capital of the World,” in the current recession, creating both challenges and opportunities for churches. The North Georgia city of 33,000 makes nearly 75 percent of…
Baptist groups feel recession’s pinch
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Many things divide the Baptist denomination, but one thing all groups share is the challenge of raising money during a recession. Six months into the fiscal year, receipts to the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program were…
ANALYSIS: Asking the right question in stewardship
One can almost hear the turmoil in the voice of Shakespeare’s Hamlet when he sets his anguished jaw and proclaims “to be or not to be, that is the question.” Faced with the reality that his wicked uncle has murdered…
VIRGINIA BRIEFS
Financial seminars planned. Crown Financial Ministries, in conjunction with the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, will conduct a series of seminars in July on ways to assist families struggling with debt. The seminars are open to pastors and other church leaders….
OUT LOUD
“Religious conviction is the only relevant characteristic that statistically differentiates these highly committed donors from other respondents.” Cygnus Applied Research A survey by the Chicago-based research firm indicates 43 percent of actively religious respondents remain commited to giving in a…
Brother, can you spare a dime?
As the nation’s economic crisis seeps further into congregations, budget cuts are the order of the day. But are churches reacting more to fear than facts? The financial pain for churches is real. But evidence is mixed about how…