ANNISTON, Ala. (ABP) — When the early morning sunlight begins to peek over the horizon, many people nationwide hit the snooze button to catch a little more sleep before beginning their day. Dunaway Conner and his cycling companions, however, have…
Forrest Pollock to nominate Page for Southern Baptist presidency
DALLAS (ABP) — A Florida pastor announced June 1 that he will nominate Frank Page as an alternative candidate for the Southern Baptist Convention presidency during the denomination's upcoming annual meeting. Forrest Pollock, pastor of Bell Shoals Baptist Church in…
Rob Nash, nominee to lead CBF missions, to speak at ABP banquet in Atlanta
ATLANTA (ABP) — Rob Nash, nominee for global missions coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, will be the speaker at the annual Associated Baptist Press banquet June 22 at 5 p.m. in Atlanta. Nash is expected to be elected to…
CBF general assembly to answer Vestal’s challenge for social justice
ATLANTA (ABP) — This year's general assembly of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship promises to answer the challenge Coordinator Daniel Vestal gave at last year's meeting — a challenge to face head-on the issues of poverty, social justice, diversity and mercy….
Mercer Press to begin filling gap in kids’ Sunday school literature
MACON, Ga. (ABP) — In an attempt to meet needs and re-connect with its Baptist constituency, the publishing arm of Mercer University will begin offering children's Sunday school literature this fall. The move, according to Mercer University Press officials, is…
Suspect arrested after fire destroys church buildings in rural Kentucky
OLNEY, Ky. (ABP) — Lafayette Baptist Church, a rural Kentucky congregation that dates back to the late 1800s, lost its church facility in an apparent arson attack May 20. The fire, reportedly set early Saturday morning, was not discovered until…
Baptist groups send workers, supplies, funds to help victims of Java quake
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (ABP) — Several Baptist groups have joined the worldwide outpouring of support for victims of a deadly 6.3-magnitude earthquake, which killed more than 5,700 people May 27. More than 200,000 people remain homeless, according to the Indonesian government….
Ex-IMB missionaries find funding, return to Brazilian mission field
DALLAS (ABP) — Don and Angie Finley, Southern Baptist missionaries since 1988, resigned from their post in Brazil in July 2003 and returned to the United States rather than affirm the denomination's new, more conservative doctrinal statement. Now — three…
EDITORIAL: Discovering the missing power of evangelism
After they had observed the Passover in the upper room, as the end approached, Jesus allowed his disciples to overhear a conversation with his Father. How well they listened is evidenced by John's Spirit-assisted recollection of Jesus' prayer. Jesus prayed…
Burleson won’t accept suspension, plans to expose trustee ‘violations’
ENID, Okla (ABP) — Wade Burleson, the embattled blogging trustee of the International Mission Board, has been suspended from attending closed-door meetings of the board. But the Oklahoma pastor says he will not obey his suspension, setting up yet another…
ANOTHER VIEW: Manners and respect at the movies
Another View for May 11, 2006 By Phil Boatwright Baptist Press In the recent theatrical release Take the Lead, a new teacher, waiting in the principal's outer office, rises to open a door every time a lady approaches. This causes…
ANOTHER VIEW: The Judas of my life
Another View for May 11, 2006 By Philip K. Cooper I especially love the promises in God's word that tell me that I will be protected from lies and deceit that will come in the last days. I Peter 2:6…