DALLAS (ABP) — In a day when tent revivals are things of the past, a group of churches has decided to resurrect the once-common event. They're conducting a 40-day tent revival in downtown Dallas, led in part by Gaston Oaks…
Corporate setting offers chaplains unique opportunities for ministry
ATLANTA (ABP) — Baptist agencies like the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship endorse hundreds of chaplains, most of which serve with the armed services or in healthcare facilities, but Alan Tyson is part of a select few: he works in corporate America….
In 20th annual convocation, Alliance honors Holt, approves new staff plan
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Alliance of Baptists honored its history and took steps to reshape its future during its 20th annual convocation, held April 13-15 in the nation's capital. Meeting at Washington's Calvary Baptist Church, more than 500 Alliance members…
Correction
There is an error in the 46th paragraph of the April 10 ABP story, “GOP presidential race again features faith, but new dynamics.” Please change it to read: “He married his second wife, Marianne Gingrich, months after his first marriage…
Corrections
There is an error in the 46th paragraph of the April 10 ABP story, “GOP presidential race again features faith, but new dynamics.” Please change it to read:”He married his second wife, Marianne Gingrich, months after his first marriage ended…
No more ‘holy huddles’ allowed in 21st century church leadership
DALLAS (ABP) — The single most important ingredient to the vitality of the 21st-century church is a new breed of leaders, according to a director at the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Those young leaders, Reggie Thomas says, must pioneer…
ABC’s 20/20 to investigate Southern Baptist sex abuse
NEW YORK (ABP) — With awareness of sexual abuse by clergy in Southern Baptist churches on the increase, a well-known television newsmagazine is taking notice. In show — scheduled to air the evening of April 13 — called “Preacher Predators,”…
Blogger-activist pastors to press SBC to deal with sexual abuse
ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — With increasing national attention on Baptist churches' problems with clergy sex abuse, two prominent pastors have said they intend to push for more comprehensive ways to address the problem in the 16-million member Southern Baptist Convention….
Stem-cell déjà vu as Senate re-passes while Bush promises repeat veto
WASHINGTON (ABP) — About the only thing that hasn't been cloned in Washington's debate on embryonic stem cells is the embryos themselves. The Senate, in a repeat performance April 11, passed the “Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007” (S….
ABP compares faith-based positions of top-tier presidential hopefuls
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Perhaps the only thing more mind-boggling than the quantity of presidential hopefuls in 2008 is the array of faith-based views represented among the candidates themselves. Associated Baptist Press, as part of a series previewing issues important to…
Update: Embattled Missouri exec fired in closed meeting
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) – In a split 44-7 vote, the Missouri Baptist Convention Executive Board fired its top administrator, David Clippard, April 10. Clippard, who assumed duties as executive director Sept. 9, 2002, was terminated in a four-hour, closed-door…
Wade announces plans to retire as Texas Baptist executive
DALLAS (ABP) — Charles Wade, who led the Baptist General Convention of Texas through major changes in its governance and a reorganization of its staff, has announced plans to retire as executive director Jan. 31, 2008. Wade told BGCT employees…