Veteran Baylor University professor and administrator Randall O'Brien has been named president of Baptist-affiliated Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn. Trustees elected him July 8. O'Brien will assume full-time duties Jan. 1, 2009, after a transitional period that begins in…
Wounded ‘soldier of the cross’ scarred by Christian service
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — After 18 years serving in hot spots around the globe, Kevin Turner finally was wounded in the line of duty — not physically, but emotionally and spiritually. As president of Strategic World Impact and an ordained Baptist…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for July 24, 2008
STAFF CHANGES • Lynn Hardaway, to Temple Church, Newport News, as pastor. • Jane Tucker Lyon, to Antioch Church, Red Oak, as pastor. • Allen Bonnell, concluding his pastorate at Clintwood Church, Clintwood. • Stephen Renalds, to First Church, Elkton,…
Obama, McCain’s first joint appearance set for Saddleback
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (ABP) — Barack Obama and John McCain will make their first joint 2008 campaign appearance to an audience of Christian activists at a Southern Baptist church. The two have agreed to participate in a "compassion forum" at…
New ABP website uses collaboration to offer more resources, interaction
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) –The newly redesigned Associated Baptist Press website (www.baptistnews.com) offers expanded resources and reader interaction, but the real change is the way ABP and its three Baptist media partners are collaborating to produce the site, according to Executive…
Groups ask federal appeals court to halt Kentucky’s funding of Baptist agency
CINCINNATI (ABP) — Two civil-liberties groups are asking a federal appeals court to stop state funding for a Kentucky Baptist agency, saying the agency uses the money to promote its religious beliefs to the detriment of employees and children. On…
Early retirement likely for embattled Nashville pastor
NASHVILLE (ABP) — Prominent Southern Baptist pastor Jerry Sutton likely will retire early from Two Rivers Baptist Church in Nashville, following a year-long period of turmoil within his congregation. In an e-mail to church members, John Levesque, chair of Two…
Correction
There was an error in the 22nd paragraph of the July 6 ABP story, "Jesus in MySpace: Churches use social-networking sites." The founder of MyChurch.org mentioned is named Joe Suh, not Jon Suh. Please change it to read: "It is…
Lilly provides $1M grant for CBF ‘ecosystem’ initiative
ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will create a leadership “ecosystem” during the next three years with a $1 million grant from the Lilly Endowment. The ecosystem, as the grant describes it, will focus on two initiatives. One…
Baptist help valuable, recovery slow in Burma, China
By Rachel Mehlhaff & Vicki Brown FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — Two months after Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma and a month after a major earthquake shattered much of China's Sichuan province, Baptist-led recovery efforts continue — but conditions remain desperate…
Baylor students cycle to Alaska for suicide awareness
On Thursday, May 15, five Baylor University students, who created the Alive Campaign after a close friend attempted suicide, began a 4,500-mile bike journey over 83 days from Waco, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska, to raise awareness about suicide prevention. (L…
Impacting Port Sulphur: Virginia Baptists continue to support region devastated by hurricane
RICHMOND—In the early morning hours when most in the surrounding community was still sleeping, 10 members of North Run Baptist Church in Richmond departed on a 21-hour Impact NOW! trip to Port Sulphur, La., in lower Plaquemines Parish. Among the…