Baptists may need to take a second look at their evangelism ethics, a professor of pastoral theology and ethics believes. Some forms of evangelism may not fit with a Christian lifestyle, according to Terry Rosell, professor at Central Baptist Theological…
Author of The Shack among speakers at conference
ATLANTA — Despite the charge that William Paul Young is attempting to undermine orthodox Christianity, the author of The Shack was invited by Catalyst organizers to be interviewed during the conference. The book is No. 1 on the New York…
Does event evangelism still work?
Some observers of church life insist the day of event evangelism has passed. They point to one-on-one evangelism as the only effective way to reach non-Christians today. But does that mean event evangelism is dead? Some evangelists are stepping forward…
Bloomer, others to be BGAV officer nominees
William “Jeff” Bloomer, current first vice president of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, will be nominated for president when the BGAV meets Nov. 11-12 in Roanoke. Bloomer, one of three nominees voted at the fall meeting of Virginia Baptists…
N.Y. Baptist group says to defrock pastor facing child-porn charge
(763 words) OSWEGATCHIE, N.Y. (ABP) — A statewide fellowship of independent Baptist churches in New York is recommending defrocking one of its pastors arrested on child-pornography charges. Leaders of First Baptist Church in the Upstate New York town of Oswegatchie…
SBU administrator named as Oklahoma Baptist president
SHAWNEE, Okla. (ABP) — David Whitlock, 46, an administrator at Southwest Baptist University, has been named Oklahoma Baptist University's 15th president, OBU trustees announced Oct. 10. "Having been born and raised in Oklahoma, Dr. Whitlock will fit us well," Alton…
Connecticut latest jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage
HARTFORD, Conn. (ABP) — The Connecticut Supreme Court Oct. 10 made that state the latest in the union to offer full marriage rights to same-sex couples. The state’s justices ruled 4-3 that the equal-protection and due-process provisions of the Connecticut…
Study: Younger evangelicals less conservative than elders
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A large study of religious Americans suggests that white evangelicals' views on gay rights may be shifting, rapidly, to the left. The survey, which includes one of the largest samples of younger voters' political and religious views…
Little framed in moral terms during presidential debate
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Economic woes and national security dominated a second presidential debate that offered little new information for undecided voters, including those looking for a values-based hook on which to hang their presidential choice. Democratic candidate Barack Obama…
Book says Southern Baptist women stronger than confession suggests
CORVALLIS, Ore. (ABP) — While professing to believe the Bible teaches them to submit to their husbands, Southern Baptist women tend to function as equal partners when it comes to most decision-making in the home, according to a new book…
Support for ‘two-state’ solution troubles some Palin backers
(ABP) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s answer during her Oct. 2 vice-presidential debate expressing support for a “two-state” solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is drawing criticism from some of her strongest supporters — pro-Israel conservative Christians. “A two-state solution is…
CBF partners recall 9/11 with community service
ATLANTA (ABP) — Young adults at Freemason Street Baptist Church in Norfolk, Va., got their hands dirty for missions at a seamen’s center. Teens at Metro Baptist Church in New York City learned the value of feeding the homeless, talking…