HOUSTON (ABP) — Associated Baptist Press has paid homage to moderate Baptist pioneer Cecil Sherman even as the veteran of Baptist internal fighting faces a different sort of battle. ABP board member Marv Knox presented Sherman with the news agency’s…
Wyatts’ ministry to internationals broadens with move to Ottawa
ATLANTA (ABP) — A peaceful night’s sleep for a refugee whose run from violence and danger has ended, the sound of fellowship as a Christian connects with a lonely international student and the joy of a congregation that rediscovers its…
Bilingual resources engage Korean preschoolers, children in missions
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — Korean preschoolers and children now will learn about Baptist mission efforts around the world thanks to an agreement between national Woman’s Missionary Union and its Texas affiliate. Leaders of the two WMU organizations signed a three-year…
Unique international tour inspires students to pursue U.N. goals
Students on a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship-sponsored tour of projects associated with the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals work alongside local villagers to drill a well that will provide clean water for a village in Ethiopia. (Photo courtesy CBF)ATLANTA (ABP) —…
Unique international tour inspires students to pursue U.N. goals
ATLANTA (ABP) — Thirteen students, six countries, eight goals and one underlying motivation — to see the gospel in action. This summer, 13 undergraduate and graduate students took a 50-day journey to experience how Cooperative Baptist Fellowship efforts intersect with…
Former BWA president David Wong dies at 97
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — David Wong, former president of the Baptist World Alliance, died Sept. 16 in Alhambra, Calif. He was 97. Born in Wuzhou, China, Wong moved to Hong Kong in 1949. He was the first layman and…
IMB retooling to focus agency on local-church mission work
ATLANTA (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board will reorganize over the next year to focus more on local churches’ involvement in missions and provide flexibility to reach people groups across geographical lines. At their Sept. 8-10 meeting…
Survey: Megachurches more intimate, believers less gullible than stereotypes
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A new survey by Baylor University researchers suggests that megachurches are more intimate, believers less gullible and atheism less prevalent than popular stereotypes would suggest. Results of the 2008 Baylor Religion Survey were released in a Sept….
‘Red-letter’ Christians can transcend partisan politics, Campolo insists
WACO, Texas (ABP) — “Red-letter” Christians committed to taking Christ’s teachings seriously have the potential to transform society in a way that moves beyond partisan politics, author and educator Tony Campolo told a recent ethics conference at Baylor University’s George…
SECOND OPINION: Forgiving without forgetting
As we stood on the roof of his new six-story apartment building in Greenwich Village, my oldest son pointed south and asked, “Could we have seen the World Trade Center from here?” “Yes,” I replied. At 110 stories, the twin…
ERLC urges U.S. action on Orissa violence
WASHINGTON (BP) — The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has called on President Bush and congressional leaders to intervene to bring an end to anti-Christian violence in the Indian state of Orissa. The request for action by the…
Hostess with the mostest
Eva Vest Easley of Bluefield was the hostess with the mostest. In her stately stone house, which guests aptly called “The Easley Mansion,” she and her husband, Tyler, entertained a parade of Baptist ministers, missionaries, denominational leaders, agency and institution…