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…
Carolina church develops integrated e-ministry
COLUMBIA, S.C. (ABP) — Media technology is changing so fast that churches trying to keep up can get exhausted. But at least one church in South Carolina is making an effort to develop a churchwide electronic strategy. Today churches all…
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Criswell hires Jerry Johnson from Southern Seminary DALLAS — Jerry Johnson, 39, was elected president of Criswell Center for Biblical Studies Dec. 5. He currently is dean of the Boyce College, the undergraduate college of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Johnson…
Paul Powell to continue as dean of Truett Seminary
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Paul Powell will continue to serve as dean of Truett Theological Seminary past his three-year commitment. Powell said he intended to retire in the spring, but Baylor University President Robert Sloan asked him to stay. “I…
Albanian textbook ministry shows value of CBF offering, missionaries say
SKOPJE, Macedonia (ABP) — “A jeni ju Baba Dimri?” Translation: “Are you Santa Claus?” That's what Serxhane, an 11-year-old Albanian orphan, asked Rick Shaw — who serves with his wife, Martha, as Cooperative Baptist Fellowship global missions field personnel in…
T Thomas elected to lead CBF of Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — Veteran missionary Charles “T” Thomas was hired by the Cooperating Baptist Fellowship of Oklahoma as coordinator Dec. 6. Thomas, currently associate coordinator for missions for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida, will assume his new position…
New textbook policy draws protests at Louisiana College
PINEVILLE, La. (ABP) — In a move that already has generated considerable outcry, Louisiana College trustees will now require college administrators to approve textbooks for classes at the Baptist school. Previously the selection of textbooks and other classroom materials was…