WASHINGTON — The Baptist Joint Committee’s newly-renovated Center for Religious Liberty will be a “great leap forward” in advancing the agency’s mission to defend and extend religious liberty, its executive director said during an Oct. 1 reception to unveil the…
Baptist Joint Committee’s new center called a ‘leap forward’ in advancing religious liberty
WASHINGTON — The Baptist Joint Committee’s newly-renovated Center for Religious Liberty will be a “great leap forward” in advancing the agency’s mission to defend and extend religious liberty, its executive director said during an Oct. 1 reception to unveil the…
Arkansas CBF mourns student’s murder
By Bob Allen The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Arkansas joined the campus community of a historically African-American college in Little Rock in mourning the senseless murder of a student Sept. 27. Derek Olivier, 19, a freshman from New Iberia, La.,…
Coalition faces ‘post-Christian’ challenges
By Robert Dilday A diverse coalition of pastors and theological educators has launched an initiative offering a platform for evangelicals to develop theology and practice for mission and ministry in “post-Christian” North America.” The Missio Alliance will “provide a place…
Roanoke pastor to be nominated as BGAV’s 2nd VP
ROANOKE — Roanoke pastor Kevin Meadows will be nominated for second vice president of the Baptist General Association of Virginia during its annual meeting next month. Traci Powers, pastor of Westhaven Baptist Church in Portsmouth, Va., said Sept. 28 she…
Youth recuperating from church van crash
By Bob Allen One girl remained hospitalized two weeks after a church van crash killed two, injured 10 others and left a Tennessee Cooperative Baptist Fellowship congregation reeling. “Things are going pretty well,” Bob Lynch, pastor of Cedar Grove Baptist…
EBF leaders endorse seminary move
By Bob Allen Leaders of the European Baptist Federation voted overwhelmingly Sept. 28 to move the International Baptist Theological Seminary from Prague to Amsterdam as an international Baptist studies and research center with close ties to the Union of Baptist…
New coalition to help evangelical leaders engage ‘post-Christian’ challenges, say organizers
RICHMOND — A diverse coalition of pastors and theological educators has launched an initiative they hope will offer a platform for evangelical leaders to “work for a Kingdom-driven, gospel-centered, biblically-grounded theology and ecclesial practice for God’s mission in North America.”…
LEADERSHIP LINK: Larry Leader is a little troubled
Larry Leader’s been a little troubled these recent Sundays. One Sunday morning Larry’s sitting in his pew at the All Alike Baptist Church. He’s been in the same place every Sunday for more than 25 years, the third-pew-from-the-back-on-the-right-hand-side. Larry’s a…
LETTER: Interpreting Scripture for the 21st century
This morning as I cleaned my desk—post-vacation procrastination as I desperately tried to prolong the last remnants of two weeks of complete irresponsibility—I came across one of your Herald articles that I had cut out for future reference. “The birds…
SBC leader envisions ‘unity’ on Calvinism issue
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) — “The local church is God's plan to attack the gates of hell,” said Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, during a special forum at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. R. Albert Mohler Jr.,…
LEADERSHIP LINK: Survey explores impact of churches
(RNS) — Almost half of churchgoing Americans say their life has not changed a bit due to their time in the pews, a new survey shows. Barna Group, an evangelical company based in California, found that 46 percent reported no…