The Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board named 128 new missionaries and chaplains during a Feb. 25 service in Albuquerque, N.M. It was the second-largest missionary commissioning in NAMB history. During the service, which also was sponsored by Hoffmantown…
Baptist Theological Seminary hosts first pastoral leadership seminar
The School of Christian Ministry at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond will host their first pastoral leadership seminar April 26-27 on the campus in Richmond. The pastoral leadership seminar will address aspects of congregational life that affect the leadership functions…
New web-based prayer walk expands CBF’s ministry
Nell Green, one of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Global Missions field personnel, has taken the concept of prayer walking to a virtual level. Green has developed an online prayer walk accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world with Internet access….
Correction
There was an error in the fifth paragraph of the March 19 ABP story, “Paul Powell retires as Truett Seminary Dean; David Garland to replace him.” Please change the final sentence of that paragraph to read: “Diana Garland took over…
Ron Crawford approved as president of Baptist Seminary at Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Trustees at the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond announced March 20 their election of Ron Crawford as president of the 18-year-old seminary. Crawford, 55, was approved unanimously by trustees and will take the position July 1….
Disbanding church sells property, endows CBF of Florida with gift
LAKELAND, Fla. (ABP) — Despite years of dwindling membership and subsequent closure, Indigo Community Church is going out in style — to the tune of almost half a million dollars. On March 11, the Daytona Beach, Fla., congregation's remaining members…
Episcopal bishops reject Anglicans’ ultimatum; total split over gays looms
NAVASOTA, Texas (ABP) — With a March 20 resolution, bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States rejected calls from their global counterparts to backtrack on gay rights — and the rebuff may endanger the U.S. church's role in…
Missouri associate Jim Austin tapped for top Baptist spot in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S. C. (ABP) – After spending less than two years as associate executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention, Jim Austin is expected to become new executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. A South Carolina search committee…
Christians, ACLU join forces in favor of ‘Bong Hits 4 Jesus’
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Few events in American society could bring together the American Civil Liberties Union and Pat Robertson's American Center for Law and Justice, especially to defend a banner mentioning drug use. But a case argued before the Supreme…
Paul Powell retires as Truett Seminary dean; David Garland to replace him
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Paul Powell, who built up Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary in his six years as its dean, will retire in May and be succeeded by a veteran Baptist educator. David Garland, the school's associate…
Citing health reasons, author Lucado steps down from San Antonio pulpit
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (ABP) — Prolific Christian author Max Lucado has announced plans to step down as senior pastor of his San Antonio megachurch due to a heart ailment. In a March 5 letter addressed to members of Oak Hills…
Pistol-wielding robber interrupts Tennessee deacons’ meeting
ATHENS, Tenn. (ABP) — Any Baptist pastor will tell you that deacons' meetings can sometimes get hairy, but this one has to take the cake. A man who robbed deacons at a small-town Tennessee March 12 is in custody now…