CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ABP) — On Feb. 4, St. John's Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., became the second church in a week to decide to break ties with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina over its new anti-gay policy. Four…
Leonard Sweet tells pastors to embrace change, ‘get over’ postmodern shift
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Deal with it, get over it or get help. That's Leonard Sweet's mantra when it comes to understanding Christianity's fluid role in the postmodern world. The Christian church is in the midst of a “perfect storm,”…
Texas ethics leader calls Baptists to oppose new coal plants
AUSTIN, Texas (ABP) — The director of Texas Baptists' ethics organization has called for Baptists in the state to lobby public officials not to open 18 proposed coal-fired power plants that would dump tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere…
Dungy uses Super Bowl win to talk about his faith in God
MIAMI (ABP) — Anyone listening to Tony Dungy Feb. 4 would have thought Super Bowl XLI was as much about faith as football. Like he did in days prior to Sunday's “Soul Bowl,” Indianapolis Colts head coach Dungy used every…
Ark. disaster-relief worker dies after helping with ice
RAVENDEN, Ark. (ABP) — An Arkansas Baptist disaster-relief volunteer was killed and two others injured in an automobile accident while returning home Feb. 3 from aiding victims of a Missouri ice storm. Roger Glenn Loyd, 47, died at a hospital…
Correction
Please make the following corrections in the Feb. 2 issue: In the story “Tornadoes kill 19 in Central Florida; Baptist retreat center damaged,” replace the 2nd paragraph with the following: A tornado that touched down at 3:30 a.m. caused severe…
Baptists bring disaster relief following Florida tornadoes
LADY LAKE, Fla. (ABP) — Within hours after killer tornadoes tore gashes across central parts of Florida Feb. 2, Florida Baptist disaster-relief teams were mobilized with chainsaws in hand to help victims. The violent storm system, which spawned as many…
Effective prayer: Variety, small groups, spiritual practices make prayer count
DALLAS (ABP) — Baptists understand numbers. That's how they measure baptisms, Bible study attendance, donations and building campaigns. But when it comes to prayer, Baptists seem less certain about how to measure the effectiveness of prayer ministries. Counting the number…
Baptist volunteers help meet needs of refugees in Canada
ATLANTA (ABP) — Eleanor and Stu Dodson named their motor home Ebenezer and dedicated it to God. Then they hit the road to follow a new calling. Choosing to live their retirement years in a missions capacity, the Dodsons took…