WASHINGTON (ABP) — Leaders of four historically black Baptist denominations closed a landmark joint meeting Jan. 28 by issuing a statement on several social and political issues affecting the African-American community. Meeting in Nashville over a four-day period, officials of…
What is the NABF? Virginia Baptist’s newest affiliation may need an introduction
By Robert Dilday Virginia Baptists' newest affiliation maybe the one with which they are least familiar. At its meeting in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 9-11, the North American Baptist Fellowship elected the Baptist General Assocation of Virginia as its newest member….
Volunteers in Sri Lanka see lasting pain beneath the smiles
DALLAS (ABP) — Sri Lanka looks like the aftermath of a fatal car wreck — the bodies are gone but the devastation remains as a vivid reminder of a series of tsunamis that slammed the island nation — according to…
BGAV leaders ask churches to fast and pray on March 12
Virginia Baptists' annual Co-Missioners Celebration, sponsored by Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia and the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, was cancelled last month and funds allocated for it were contributed to relief efforts in India. Now WMUV and Mission Board leaders…
Notre Dame provost named president of Wake Forest
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) — Nathan Hatch, provost of the University of Notre Dame, has been selected as the 13th president of Wake Forest University. Hatch, a historian who has spent his entire academic career at Notre Dame, was unanimously approved…
From beauty to ruin-and back again
Virginia Baptists witnessed first-hand the destructive power of December's tsunami as an assessment team visited India to determine how to meet some of the needs created when the disaster struck the subcontinent. As Kristin Fogg rode along a half-eroded road…
CBF Foundation hires stewardship associate
ATLANTA – The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Foundation hired Bill Johnson, 48, of Gulf Shores, Ala., Jan. 3 as stewardship associate, responsible for raising funds for endowments for CBF ministry initiatives and partners. Johnson's primary focus is working with individuals who…
GUEST EDITORIIAL: Baptists and Jews: A 350-year partnership
Surely every authentic Baptist rejoices in the 350 years of American Jewish life. We celebrate the freedom of religion and pluralism that has marked our lives together since 1654 when the first 23 Jews arrived in New Amsterdam. A strong…
Kentucky Baptist Fellowship hires associate coordinator of missions
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Campus minister Rhonda Abbott was hired by the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship Jan. 21 to the newly created position of associate coordinator for missions. Abbott, who began work Feb. 1, will coordinate missions efforts on a statewide…
Evangelical leaders ask Bush to pay attention to poverty
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A group of prominent evangelical Christian leaders — including heads of some of the nation's most conservative colleges and other institutions — have asked President Bush to pay more attention to poverty issues in his second term….
Blackaby says tsunamis God’s judgment; missions experts question theology
Editor's note: This story updates a previous one released 1/25/05 DALLAS (ABP) — “Experiencing God” author Henry Blackaby says the tsunamis that hit South Asia were God's punishment of an area where Christians have experienced particularly intense persecution. But Voice…
Frist calls reintroduced marriage amendment priority in new Congress
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Opponents of same-sex marriage capped a week of good news Jan. 24 as an amendment to ban the practice was re-introduction in Congress. However, observers believe the proposal is unlikely to become law anytime soon. Senate Majority…