By Bob Allen Some religious leaders hailed North Carolina’s May 8 passage of a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman as a win for family values, while others vowed to continue the fight for what…
Baptists split on NC gay marriage ban
RALEIGH, N.C.—Some religious leaders hailed North Carolina’s May 8 passage of a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman as a win for family values, while others vowed to continue the fight for what they call…
Baptist ministry leaving Vandy
By Bob Allen The Baptist and Reflector reported May 7 that while the university has approved the Baptist ministry as a recognized student organization on campus, that BCM will decline that status. The Tennessee Baptist Convention owns the Baptist Collegiate…
Kentucky Baptists losing 27 staff
By Bob Allen Officials said May 7 that 23 full-time and four part-time employees of the KBC Mission Board accepted incentive packages and will leave their jobs by June 30. With the latest round of cuts, the second in a…
Leaders judged only by Christ, says seminary president
LYNCHBURG, Va.—“Play to an audience of one,” a seminary president told a leadership conference May 4. Jeff Iorg, president of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in suburban San Francisco, was keynote speaker at the May 4-5 Leadership Gathering at Eagle…
Berryville, Va., church aims to put smile on faces
BERRYVILLE, Va.—“Free stuff makes everyone smile,” said Tim Walraven after attending Berryville (Va.) Baptist Church’s “Free for All” yard sale April 14. Linda Gum looks through the “Free for All” yard sale items. And that’s what the church was hoping…
Raceway becomes focus of ministry for weekend
HENRICO, Va.—Twice a year a 1,000-acre plot of land in Henrico County, Va., becomes the fifth largest city in Virginia as approximately 200,000 race fans descend on the Richmond International Raceway for three days of NASCAR racing. For the 12th…
Former SBC officer arrested in protest
By Bob Allen A former Southern Baptist Convention official was arrested May 4 for kneeling and praying outside the White House on behalf of blind Chinese human-rights activist Chen Guangcheng. Wiley Drake, who served as second vice president of the…
Author says young Christians tired of culture war
By Bob Allen Author Jonathan Merritt wrote a USA Today op-ed piece that ran the day before the official May 7 release of his new book, A Faith of Our Own: Following Jesus Beyond the Culture Wars. The son of…
Rooftop farm an urban oasis in NYC
By Alice Horner It isn’t exactly “Green Acres,” but a rooftop farm at a New York City Baptist church is making the improbable a reality. March 31 kicked off the second planting season for a neighborhood garden consisting of 52…
Rooftop farm an urban oasis in New York City
It isn’t exactly “Green Acres,” but a rooftop farm at a New York City Baptist church is making the improbable a reality. March 31 kicked off the second planting season for a neighborhood garden consisting of 52 soil-filled kiddie pools…
Rooftop farm an urban oasis in NYC
It isn’t exactly “Green Acres,” but a rooftop farm at a New York City Baptist church is making the improbable a reality. March 31 kicked off the second planting season for a neighborhood garden consisting of 52 soil-filled kiddie pools…