SEOUL, South Korea (ABP) — David Coffey, general secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, has been nominated as president of the Baptist World Alliance to succeed South Korean pastor Billy Kim. Kim will conclude a five-year term next…
English leader nominated as next BWA president
SEOUL, South Korea (ABP) — David Coffey, general secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, has been nominated as president of the Baptist World Alliance to succeed South Korean pastor Billy Kim. Kim will conclude a five-year term next…
‘We welcome people of faith,’ Kerry says in acceptance speech
BOSTON (ABP) — Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts capped a political convention that saw Democrats emphasizing faith and moral language with a call to progressive values and religious voters. “[I]n this campaign, we welcome people of faith,”…
Support for gay rights, marriage evident at Democratic convention
BOSTON (ABP) — The head of the nation's largest gay-rights group made a pitch for “marriage equality” for same-sex couples from the floor of the Democratic National Convention, while conservative religious groups criticized the party's platform and presidential ticket as…
Democrats try to talk faith during Boston convention
BOSTON (ABP) — Borrowing back a page they say Republicans stole from them, some Democrats are urging their party to talk more about faith and public policy. “We can no longer cede the religious stage and microphone and television cameras…
BWA leader reflects on SBC withdrawal, pledges to turn attention to the future
SEOUL, Korea (ABP) — Pledging to focus on the future, leaders of the Baptist World Alliance convened their first global meeting since the Southern Baptist Convention voted in June to withdraw from the international Baptist body. The July 26-31 BWA…
BWA announces plans for global evangelism strategy
SEOUL, Korea (ABP) — Baptist World Alliance will launch a global evangelism strategy during next year's centennial BWA World Congress in England, alliance leaders announced in late July. Playing off the 2005 congress theme, “Jesus Christ: Living Water,” the five-year…
Young Democrat group wants party to regain moral voice
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (ABP) — A group of young Democrats met during their party's national convention to discuss how they can help the Democratic Party “regain its moral footing,” as one participant described it. The meeting, “Faith in Politics Roundtable: Restoring…
N.C. mountain missionary Tom Lolley dead at 67
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (ABP) — Tom Lolley, who served as a mountain missionary for North Carolina Baptists for 19 years, died July 22 in Asheville. He was 67. Lolley, brother of former Baptist seminary president Randall Lolley, is a former western…
Grass-roots opposition holds winning hand in fight against gambling, activists say
(ABP) — In the Bible, casting lots — what many consider to be original gambling — was a way for God's sovereignty to reign through randomness. Now gambling is drawing lots — lots of people, that is. According to a…
Cowboy churches reach out to underrepresented group
WHITNEY, Texas (ABP) — Cowboys and cowgirls are finding new lives on the open range. Large numbers of farmers, ranchers and horsemen — and those attracted to the lifestyle — are encountering Jesus at the eight-week-old Open Range Cowboy Church…
Artist finds fans line up for Bible-based bobblehead dolls
ALLEN, Texas (ABP) — A Christian artist has found a way to celebrate his faith while creating a keepsake that many collectors appear eager to get. “God works in strange and mysterious ways,” says Dan Foote, creator of 7-inch bobblehead…