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…
Changes proposed in WMUV documents
The following changes will be presented at the annual meeting of Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia on Nov. 7, 2008, at Eagle Eyrie Conference Center during the business session at 2-3:30 p.m. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARTICLE IV BOARD OF TRUSTEES…
Latino Network youth ‘dive deeper’ in Hungary and Germany
‘I didn't know it would be such an amazing life experience for me.” The “it” that Jessie Tamayo referred to was a two-week summer adventure of international missions, dynamic worship and awesome fellowship made possible for 14 Latino youth, young…
UVA’s Cedric Peerman challenges youth to be champions
HALIFAX — Cedric Peerman is a name University of Virginia football fans will instantly recognize. He has been one of the bright spots in the Cavalier's current season, and before he was sidelined with an injury last year, he led…