Judge Moore appeals dismissal to colleagues MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Deposed Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has asked his former colleagues to reverse his removal from office. Moore filed a notice of appeal Dec. 10 with the Alabama Supreme Court. In…
Southeastern to recommend Daniel Akin as sixth president
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (ABP) – Daniel Akin, academic dean at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, will be recommended as president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary next month, according to a search committee. A special meeting of Southeastern's trustees has been set…
Some Churches of Christ re-examine tradition of instrument-free worship
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (ABP) — The raging debate over worship music has surfaced in a most unlikely place — within the Churches of Christ, which bear the historical distinction of shunning all musical instruments in worship. Over the past two…
As Congress adjourns for holidays church-state issues left pending
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Congress has adjourned until late January, and several significant church-state issues are left hanging in the legislative balance. The Senate went into recess Dec. 9 after failing to pass an omnibus funding bill for several federal agencies….
Standard hires Ken Camp as managing editor
DALLAS (ABP) — Veteran Texas Baptist journalist Ken Camp has been named managing editor of the Baptist Standard. Camp, 43, has worked in the Baptist General Convention of Texas news office since 1984. For the past seven years, he has…
CBF using million-dollar gifts to keep missionaries on field during lean times
ATLANTA (ABP) — Some missions personnel might never have reached the field, while others might be at home now taking early retirement, if not for two large anonymous gifts that the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship received in the past two years….
Students, alumni, faculty again protest Louisiana College policy
PINEVILLE, La. (ABP) — About 150 students, alumni and faculty members of Louisiana College gathered for a candlelight vigil Dec. 10 at the front entrance of the Pineville college to protest the school's new textbook policy. They said they were…
Passport starts kids camp in partnership with CBF
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — Beginning next summer, Passport Inc. will offer camps for children completing third through sixth grade under a new program called Passport Kids. Developed as a partnership between the Birmingham-based Passport and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, the…
Texas men’s group seeks middle road between moderate, conservative conventions
DALLAS (ABP) — Treading the ground between competing Baptist conventions is no walk in the park, but it's the path Texas Baptist Men has chosen, according to interim executive director Leo Smith. Texas Baptist Men is a self-governing affiliate of…