GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — A meeting of moderate North Carolina Baptists this month will include a discussion of ways to fund selected Baptist causes without supporting the entire budget of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. . A statement…
Conservative Episcopalians’ plans for alternative jurisdiction revealed
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A Washington Post reporter has uncovered a confidential document laying out plans by disgruntled American Episcopalians ultimately to supplant their national denomination in the eyes of global Anglican leaders. Conservative leaders within the Episcopal Church USA, who…
Baptist pastor martyred in Tajikistan, BWA says
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A Baptist pastor has been murdered in the Republic of Tajikistan, according to Baptist World Alliance officials. He is the 10th Baptist to be murdered in that country over a 10-year period. Serghei Basarab, a pastor in…
Southern Baptist position on BWA unchanged by worldwide outcry
NASHVILLE (ABP) — Despite pleas from Baptists around the world, there appears little chance Southern Baptist leaders will reverse or delay their plan to withdraw the Southern Baptist Convention from the Baptist World Alliance, the 99-year-old international fellowship it helped…
New model for homeless ministry provides long-term hope, real change, leaders say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — New approaches to helping the homeless population are designed not only to get people warmed and fed but also to help them find jobs and permanent housing. Traditional ministries — which provide meals, clothes and temporary…
Many Americans steer clear of helping homeless people
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Social acceptance and compassion fatigue are leading Americans to leave needy individuals — and efforts to help them — out in the cold, according to leaders. Donald Whitehead, executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless,…
Group ranks ‘meanest’ cities in growing ‘hostility’ to homeless
WASHINGTON (ABP) — American cities are becoming increasingly hostile to the plight of the homeless, according to a report by an advocacy group. Almost 70 percent of the cities studied by National Coalition for the Homeless have passed one or…
Spiritual revival is key to ending homelessness, workers say
DALLAS — (ABP) — A personal spiritual revival is the key for homeless individuals to overcome their multitude of issues and get off the street, according to leaders of Christian ministries. Ministries providing food, clothing and job training are effectively…
Conservative Episcopalians meet to provide further shape to network
WOODBRIDGE, Va. (ABP) — A massive gathering of conservative Episcopalians met in a suburb of Washington Jan. 9-10 to encourage each other and further discuss the shape of a new network of churches within the Episcopal Church in the United…