FamilyNet Television, a faith-based cable channel operated by the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board, joined the Cox Communications cable line-up in the Hampton Roads area on Jan. 27. FamilyNet will be seen on channel 260 which serves Norfolk,…
Millard Fuller fired from Habitat as dispute with board re-erupts
AMERICUS, Ga. (ABP) — Millard and Linda Fuller were immediately dismissed Jan. 31 from their jobs with Habitat for Humanity International, the worldwide Christian housing ministry they founded and led for 29 years. The organization's executive committee charged the Fullers…
Construction mission opportunities available to Virginia Baptists
A variety of construction mission opportunities are available for Virginia Baptists this year, says the project ministries coordinator for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. “If your men's group or church mission group is looking for a mission experience in Virginia…
U.N. report blames Sudan government for Darfur crisis, calls for prosecution
WASHINGTON (ABP) — While stopping short of labeling the humanitarian crisis in the Sudan's Darfur region “genocide,” a long-awaited United Nations report lays blame on the Sudanese government for creating the crisis. The report, released Jan. 31 by a five-member…
Paige Peak assumes communication post
A Richmond marketing and communications professional has been named assistant executive of communications for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. Paige Peak, a member of Gayton Baptist Church in Richmond, has been marketing director at Short Pump Town Center in the…
Black Baptists hold historic meeting, unite on social, political issues
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…
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…
Blackaby says tsunamis God’s judgment; missions experts question theology
DALLAS (ABP) –“Experiencing God” author Henry Blackaby believes the tsunamis that hit South Asia were God's punishment of an area where Christians have experienced particularly intense persecution. But some missions experts with links to the region question both his theology…