The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee president, Frank Page, hopes the convention can unify. (See “Team named to address Calvinism in SBC,” Herald, Aug. 20, 2012). He’s not talking about those of us who adhere to the 1963 Baptist Faith…
N.C. disaster response units at work in Oklahoma; Va., D.C. Baptists monitoring developments
RALEIGH — Baptist disaster response teams in North Carolina headed to Oklahoma May 23 in the wake of the massive tornado there, while Virginia and District of Columbia teams remained on alert May 30. The May 20 storm pulverized Moore,…
N.C. disaster response units at work in Oklahoma; Va., D.C. Baptists monitoring developments
RALEIGH — Baptist disaster response teams in North Carolina headed to Oklahoma May 23 in the wake of the massive tornado there, while Virginia and District of Columbia teams remained on alert May 30. The May 20 storm pulverized Moore,…
Campbell University divinity school names first person to fill church music chair
BUIES CREEK, N.C. — Larry G. Dickens has been named the first person to fill the Gay T. and Haskell A. Duncan Chair of Church Music at Campbell University Divinity School, effective July 1. Larry Dickens Dickens, a Campbell University…
SNAP leader shames Mahaney supporters
By Bob Allen An activist who advocated for victims during the Roman Catholic sexual-abuse scandal in the United States in 2002 says evangelical leaders publicly rallying behind a minister accused in a lawsuit of covering up sex crimes against children…
SBC leader appears in immigration ads
By Bob Allen The incoming head of the Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission said May 30 that immigration reform will take a high priority in his new role. “Just and fair immigration reform … will be a…
Social media aid disaster response
By Jeff Brumley Until recently, faith-based disaster-relief agencies continued to rely heavily on e-mail and telephone to coordinate their efforts and communicate their needs to donors and volunteers. But recent disasters in Oklahoma and Texas have seen those agencies rely…
Churches drop Boy Scout ties
By Bob Allen What opponents to the Boy Scouts of American dropping its ban on gay youth warned would be mass exodus is underway, as churches across the country are ending sponsorship of troops because they regard the new, inclusive…
Richmond Baptist Association engages consultant to mediate tension among its churches
RICHMOND — The Richmond Baptist Association will consult with a Winston-Salem-based conflict resolution organization in an attempt to ease tensions among its more than 60 churches spawned by disagreements over homosexuality. The RBA executive committee voted May 16 to retain…
10 years after merger, suburban D.C. church still focusing on people, not ‘brick and mortar’
ANNANDALE, Va. — Each year thousands of churches sense they could better fulfill their God-given mission together than separately and explore new ways to join forces for the advancement of God’s kingdom. That’s the story of United Baptist Church in…
OPINION: Art, existential questions and the heart of the church
It is time to bring the power of the arts to the heart of the church. The arts are one of the most powerful means by which we explore the human experience. Through the arts we mine the deep existential…
SBC leaders stand by accused colleague
By Bob Allen Southern Baptist leaders in a movement that goes by names including the “New Calvinism” and “young, restless and Reformed” voiced support for a friend and colleague accused in a Maryland lawsuit of collusion in what is being…