JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Once touted by Southern Baptist leaders as the nation's next great African-American preacher, Darrell Gilyard was arrested Jan. 14 for sending lewd text messages to underage girls. Dogged for 20 years by dozens of allegations of…
Baptist students sought to study U.N. Millennium Development Goals
ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has announced plans to take 12 students around the world to see how missionaries are working to reach the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals. Sponsored by the Baptist group's Student.Go missions program, the…
Huckabee’s role in SBC conflict presaged political balancing act
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (ABP) — Mike Huckabee's role in the holy war that divided the Southern Baptist Convention was as delicate a balancing act as the one he's attempting now in his presidential campaign, balancing grassroots populism and right-wing conservatism….
Correction
Replace the first paragraph in the Jan. 11 ABP story titled “Zambian boy's ordeal shows slavery lingers, even in America” with the following: COLLEYVILLE, Texas (ABP) – Given Kachepa's father died when he was 7. He lost his mother when…
Sanctuary of Truett, Criswell may be replaced, pastor says
DALLAS (ABP) — The storied pulpit that launched the careers of legendary Baptist pastors George W. Truett and W.A. Criswell may be moving into a new building. The current pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, Robert Jeffress, has proposed…
Gilyard, once darling of SBC elites, again forced to resign over sex
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Once touted by Southern Baptist leaders as the nation's next great African-American preacher, Darrell Gilyard has resigned from his fifth church over charges of sexual misconduct — this time with underage girls. Dogged for 20 years…
Zambian boy’s ordeal shows slavery lingers, even in America
COLLEYVILLE, Texas (ABP) – Given Kachepa's father died when he was 7. He lost his mother when he was 9. He ended up living with 15 relatives in a two-room hut in Zambia without electricity or running water. So when…
Raising the bar for membership creates culture of discipleship, some churches insist
DALLAS — 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 of…
Looking back at 2007: Quiet year, but signs of change in the air
WASHINGTON (RNS) — History books are full of dates that mark seminal events: 1517, when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door and launched the Protestant Reformation; or 1973, when the Supreme Court legalized abortion. But boldface…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for January 10, 2008
STAFF CHANGES • Ken Makela, to Indian View Church, King William, as pastor. • Bob Fleming, to Boulevard Church, Richmond, as pastor. • Jeff Beard, to Falling Creek Church, Midlothian, as senior pastor. • Leroy J. Williams, resigning as pastor…
Study finds limits to Willow Creek’s success model
CHICAGO (RNS) — Willow Creek Community Church, the suburban Chicago megachurch that has become a model for some of the nation's largest churches, started more than a quarter-century ago by asking the question: Why don't people go to church? Now,…
Religion writers name evangelicals in election as last year’s top story
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The nation's religion writers considered political grappling of evangelicals for a GOP presidential candidate the top religion story of 2007. Members of the Religion Newswriters Association named their Top 10 list of religion stories for the year….