CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (ABP) — Strong words from several Missouri Baptist Convention leaders during the convention's recent annual meeting highlighted a growing rift among conservatives in Missouri Baptist leadership. The rift is between two groups — one loyal to the…
Baylor prof says Francis Schaeffer returned to fundamentalist views
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Many evangelical scholars agree Francis Schaeffer was the single greatest force that propelled evangelicals into political action — ultimately putting George W. Bush in the White House. But some question whether he is rightly described as a…
Ky. Baptists pick young leaders for top offices, celebrate giving
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (ABP) — Continuing a recent trend of electing young leaders, the Kentucky Baptist Convention's new top three officers are under age 40. Darren Gaddis, 37, was elected president; Kevin Smith, 39, was elected first vice president; and…
‘Christ-followers’ offer early help to Chinese kids with cerebral palsy
ATLANTA (ABP) — More than 1.7 million Chinese children under the age of 13 have cerebral palsy. Because of poverty, limited medical services, and China's laws limiting each family to one child, these children are often abandoned to starvation, isolation…
Buckner names Reyes president of family services division
DALLAS (ABP) — In a move with implications for three Baptist General Convention of Texas organizations, Albert Reyes has been named president of Buckner Children and Family Services, which is being revamped to expand its ministries throughout the United States…
Conservatives win battles during Tennessee Baptist Convention
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (ABP) — Conservative Southern Baptist Convention loyalists won battles over doctrinal matters, offices and nominations during the Tennessee Baptist Convention's annual meeting Nov. 14-15. Messengers to the convention, meeting at Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, voted overwhelmingly Nov….
Legislative bodies in South Africa, Mexico legalize same-sex marriage
JOHANNESBURG (ABP) — The South African Parliament voted overwhelmingly Nov. 14 to legalize same-sex marriage in the nation, making it Africa's first — and one of only a handful of jurisdictions in the world — to remove legal barriers to…
Virginia Baptist adopt resolutions an a variety of topics
Virginia Baptists expressed themselves on several topics during their annual meeting in Virginia Beach. No. 1: Appreciation With praise and thanksgiving to God through our Lord Jesus Christ, in whose name we have gathered, and to whose glory we consecrate…
Missouri convention disqualifies 19 churches, challenges Wal-Mart
Messengers to the Missouri Baptist Convention elected a slate of theologically conservative officers for the 10th consecutive year and disqualified 19 churches under the convention's single-alignment stipulation approved at last year's annual meeting. Messengers also approved a resolution encouraging Missouri…