By Robert Dilday Baptists in Ghana have inducted a pastor as their first executive president, the culmination of a five-year process of reorganizing the convention in the West African country. Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, for 25 years senior pastor of Charismatic Baptist…
Oklahoma minister to assume pastorate of Knoxville, Tenn., church
By Robert Dilday A longtime mission leader and advocate of urban ministry will become pastor of First Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tenn., on March 2, after almost a decade serving as pastor of First Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. Tom…
Virginia Intermont seeks merger with Florida college, may retain Baptist ties
By Robert Dilday Virginia Intermont College, a 130-year-old institution in Bristol, Va., with ties to Virginia Baptists, has announced plans to seek merger this July with Webber International University, based in Babson Park, Fla. In a Jan. 31 press statement,…
After initial skepticism, online theological education growing
By Jeff Brumley Chris Wondree is a full-time seminary student and a student ministry intern at a Virginia church, all of which means he’s busy. Fortunately, Wondree said, the internet helps alleviate the stress of running back and forth between…
Calvinist preacher OK with women deacons
By Bob Allen A leader in the so-called New Calvinism resurgence in Southern Baptist life says he believes the Bible permits women to serve as deacons. David Platt, pastor of The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Ala., addressed the…
Expert says Super Bowl trafficking surge a myth
By Bob Allen As sure as anticipation about the halftime show and new commercials, the hype leading up to Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVII in New York City includes claims it is America’s biggest event for human trafficking. But an activist…
Online theological education growing
By Jeff Brumley Chris Wondree is a full-time seminary student and a student ministry intern at a Virginia church, all of which means he’s busy. Very busy. Fortunately, Wondree said, the internet helps alleviate the stress of running back and…
Online theological education growing
By Jeff Brumley Chris Wondree is a full-time seminary student and a student ministry intern at a Virginia church, all of which means he’s busy. Very busy. Fortunately, Wondree said, the internet helps alleviate the stress of running back and…
Online theological education growing
By Jeff Brumley Chris Wondree is a full-time seminary student and a student ministry intern at a Virginia church, all of which means he’s busy. Very busy. Fortunately, Wondree said, the internet helps alleviate the stress of running back and…
Mosque opponents appeal to Supreme Court
By Bob Allen A group of citizens who sued their county about public notice for plans to build a mosque in their community sent an appeal overnight to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, Tenn., reported…
Scholar claims in legal brief that RFRA is unconstitutional
By Bob Allen Amid a flurry of legal briefs anticipating a Supreme Court decision this year to decide whether a 20-year-old law protecting an individual’s right to religious exercise also applies to corporations, one high-profile legal scholar argues the law…
From Baptist preacher to Episcopal priest
By Jeff Brumley Spiritually and professionally, Malcolm Marler’s transition from Baptist preacher to Episcopal priest was neither easy nor quick. It’s taken time to adjust to everything from saying formed prayers and making the sign of the Cross to wearing…