By Bob Allen As bloggers both left and right shut down comments because of heated arguments about World Vision’s recently announced decision to hire gays, the tables turned suddenly March 26 when the parachurch charity publicly reversed the policy and…
Report says Louisiana College president asked to resign
By Bob Allen Louisiana College President Joe Aguillard has lost trustee support and been asked to resign, according to a story quoting multiple sources published March 26 in The Town Talk newspaper in Alexandria, La. Aguillard, 57, president of the…
Virginia church may look Anglican, but it’s fully Baptist
By Jeff Brumley Sunday mornings at All Souls Charlottesville are fairly common for an Anglican congregation. The Book of Common Prayer and the Revised Common Lectionary are standard, creeds are spoken together, the Eucharist is the central focus of the liturgy…
Follow God’s call, not ‘belittling voices,’ Paynter tells women ministers
By Ken Camp Women ministers need to recognize their calling as a seed God has planted in their lives, the first female executive of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship told an organization of women in ministry March 24. Suzii Paynter urged…
Pastor says wifely submission models gospel
By Bob Allen An Alabama pastor recently told Southern Baptist seminarians that defending male headship and wifely submission is critical in a culture increasingly accepting of same-sex marriage. “We defend sexual complementarity in marriage for the sake of the gospel…
Baylor’s Ken Starr weighs in on Hobby Lobby case at DC event
By Robert Dilday One day before the Supreme Court was to hear oral arguments in what may result in its most significant religious liberty ruling this term, the president of one of Baptists’ largest universities joined a noted Harvard law…
SBC leaders blast World Vision for hiring openly gay Christians
By Bob Allen Southern Baptist leaders say World Vision’s decision to hire gay Christians in legal same-sex marriages puts fundraising ahead of doctrinal fidelity for the Christian humanitarian organization started in 1950 by Youth for Christ evangelist Bob Pierce. World…
Chick-fil-A CEO seeks to get beyond gay marriage debate
By Bob Allen Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy says it was a mistake for him two years ago to involve his company in controversy over same-sex marriage. Cathy, 61, recently told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution he hasn’t changed his mind about the…
Baptist youth inspire giving to Africa, India water projects
By Ken Camp One high school student’s dream prompted a church to raise more than $94,000 for a ministry that provides clean water sources to people in developing nations. About five years ago, Katie Honeycutt, a sophomore in the youth…
Mid-Atlantic CBF partners with Washington-area seminary
By Robert Dilday Launching a new partnership with a Washington-area seminary topped the agenda of the Mid-Atlantic Cooperative Baptist Fellowship March 23 as it gathered for its annual meeting in suburban Maryland. The 50-church regional affiliate of the national CBF…
Petition asks gender-role group to repent
By Bob Allen An online petition posted recently at Change.org challenges the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood to apologize for what the sponsors say is the misuse of Scripture to keep women in their place. “At a time in…
Former WMU leader Willene Pierce dies
By Bob Allen Willene Pierce, a former leader in Woman’s Missionary Union and the Baptist World Alliance, who in 1997 launched a full-time ministry with Native American women, died March 18. Pierce, 71, accepted Christ in 1952 during a revival…