DALLAS (ABP) — Randel Everett, who has headed a seminary and served as pastor of prominent churches in four states, is the nominee for the executive director position of the largest statewide Baptist convention. Baptist General Convention of Texas officials…
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In the Jan. 15 ABP story “Huckabee's role in SBC conflict presaged political balancing act,” please replace the 17th paragraph with the following: More recently Huckabee pleased SBC conservatives by withdrawing as a keynote speaker for the Celebration of a…
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Raising the bar for membership creates discipleship, churches say
DALLAS (ABP) — In a growing number of Baptist churches, new arrivals learn an important lesson early: Membership has its privileges, but it also has its responsibilities. “We want to create a culture of discipleship here,” said John Wilson, minister…
Evangelical voters in Michigan prefer Romney over Huckabee
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Exit polls of Republican voters in the Jan. 15 Michigan primary showed that, unlike in the previous Iowa and New Hampshire contests, evangelical Republicans preferred Mitt Romney to Mike Huckabee. A groundswell of support among self-described evangelical…
Obama again refutes Muslim rumors; Jewish leaders denounce e-mails
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Churchgoing Congregationalist Barack Obama is being forced once again to explain that he is not secretly a Muslim bent on furthering an international Islamic conspiracy by winning the presidency. Jewish and other religious leaders have joined him…
Groups criticize religious insensitivity in exit polls, timing of Nevada caucus
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Leaders from several religious groups are criticizing a polling agency and the organizers of the Jan. 19 Nevada caucuses for a lack of religious sensitivity. In a Jan. 10 letter, a group of prominent evangelicals — including…
Church members must ‘repent’ or risk expulsion, Sutton says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — The latest internet-publicized conflict at a prominent Southern Baptist church has ended with a lawsuit's dismissal and the pastor calling on the plaintiffs to “repent for their sins” — or risk expulsion from the congregation. The…