The missions and outreach potential of this year's “P.E.A.C.E. in 21-C” conference with Rick and Kay Warren has inspired Highlands Fellowship Church in Abingdon to offer to pay the registration fees for two key leaders from any Baptist General Association…
EDITORIAL: Aunt Ida preaches to preachers
Dear Jimmy, As you know, it's been a while since you got a letter from your dear old auntie, so I thought I'd bring you up to date. I can't do much else anyway because our lights are out. I…
BTSR offers course in HIV/AIDS
The School of Christian Ministry at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond will offer a six-week online course on ministering to individuals with HIV/AIDS. The course, scheduled from Feb. 5 to Mar. 19, will address questions such as, “Who are the…
The full story?
I seem to remember taking a short journalism course in college where we were told to consider, “Who, What, Where, When, Why and sometimes How,” when writing a story. What's wrong with this story [“Panel reports ‘no breach'; WMU executive…
Foundation ends 2006 with record
Assets under management of the Virginia Baptist Foundation reached a record high of $86.3 million on Dec. 31, 2006, reported Todd Fuller, the foundation's vice president and chief financial officer. The mark eclipses the previous record close of $79.9 million…
Spreading love
In 1942 Alma Cree finished business school in Henderson, N.C, and did the unthinkable. She had grown up hearing about the Foreign Mission Board and imagined that it would be “a good place to work.” She wrote a blind letter…
Bush’s next-to-last State of the Union leaves liberals, conservatives cold
WASHINGTON (ABP) — President Bush's next-to-last State of the Union address provided little to cheer conservatives or liberals, highlighting the difficult position he is in as his presidency begins to approach its end. While speaking to both chambers of Congress…
Bloggers decry Southwestern’s dismissal of female professor for teaching men
FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — The dismissal of a female Hebrew professor by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has triggered accusations of gender discrimination and a suffocating interpretation of Scripture. The outcry involves Sheri Klouda, who taught Hebrew in the seminary's…
Groundbreaking conference gathers transgender Christian advocates
BERKELEY, Calif. (ABP) — In an event organizers billed as the first of its kind, about 40 transgender Christian leaders and their allies joined counterparts from other faiths for a “Transgender Religious Summit” Jan. 19-21 in California. Sponsors said the…
Bellevue Baptist fires minister after investigation of sex abuse
CORDOVA, Tenn. (ABP) — In the latest development in a scandal at one of the Southern Baptist Convention's largest churches, Bellevue Baptist Church fired Paul Williams Jan. 22. He had served as the minister of prayer and special projects at…
Opinion: A new alliance for creation
Wednesday in Washington I had the privilege of participating in a press conference announcing a new alliance between leading scientists and evangelicals to address threats to the well-being of God's creation. Our efforts immediately received support from a bipartisan array…
Former Salvation Army head named to top evangelical spot
WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABP) — Todd Bassett, former head of the Salvation Army, has been named executive director of the National Association of Evangelicals. Bassett will replace Ted Haggard, who resigned from the position after a Colorado man alleged Haggard paid…