COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Focus on the Family's James Dobson has stepped down as board chairman of the ministry he founded 32 years ago, according to a news release on the organization’s Web site (www.focusonthefamily.com). James Dobson Dobson’s wife, Shirley,…
Arkansas guns-in-church bill dies in state Senate
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (ABP) — A highly publicized bill that would have allowed worshipers to carry concealed weapons in Arkansas churches died Feb. 25 in the state Senate. According to the Associated Press, the proposal to amend the state’s concealed-weapons…
Increasingly, Baptists turning to the observation of Lent
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day observance of Lent. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Though traditionally viewed as a Catholic rite, increasing numbers of Baptists are discovering the discipline of Lent. Belmont University, until recently affiliated with the Tennessee…
Baptists turning to Lent
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day observance of Lent. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Though traditionally viewed as a Catholic rite, increasing numbers of Baptists are discovering the discipline of Lent. Belmont University, until recently affiliated with the Tennessee…
Increasingly, Baptists turning to the observance of Lent
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day observance of Lent.NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Though traditionally viewed as a Catholic rite, increasing numbers of Baptists are discovering the discipline of Lent. Belmont University, until recently affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist…
Parachurch groups not yet feeling economy’s pinch, survey says
WINCHESTER, Va. (ABP) — Faith-based charities haven't been hit as hard by the economic downturn as expected, says a new survey by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. The ECFA, established in 1979 to accredit Christian non-profit organizations that model…
Parachurch groups not yet feeling economy’s pinch, survey says
WINCHESTER, Va. (ABP) — Faith-based charities haven’t been hit as hard by the economic downturn as expected, says a new survey by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. The ECFA, established in 1979 to accredit Christian non-profit organizations that model…
Supreme Court: Sect can’t force Utah city to erect monument
WASHINGTON (ABP) — In a groundbreaking, but limited, free-speech case handed down Feb. 25, the Supreme Court said the city of Pleasant Grove, Utah, can’t be forced to accept the gift of a monument to a small religious sect’s precepts…
Obama, in first address to Congress, focuses on economy, justice goals
WASHINGTON (ABP) — In his first address to a joint session of Congress Feb. 24, President Obama focused squarely on the economic crisis that faces the United States and related problems with health care, education funding and fossil-fuel dependency. “We…
CBF partner groups adjust to contingency spending cuts
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Cooperative Baptist Fellowship partner agencies commenting on an CBF director of communications Lance Wallace, center, guides Coordinating Council members on a tour of new CBF offices. The staff recently relocated from offices in the McAfee School of…
CBF partner groups adjust to contingency spending cuts
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Cooperative Baptist Fellowship partner agencies commenting on an CBF director of communications Lance Wallace, center, guides Coordinating Council members on a tour of new CBF offices. The staff recently relocated from offices in the McAfee School of…
BGCT officials authorize potential use of emergency reserve funds
DALLAS (ABP) — The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board has granted the state convention’s treasurer permission to tap up to $2.5 million in emergency-reserve funds this year. Chief Financial Officer Jill Larsen reported Texas Cooperative Program receipts in…