RICHMOND, Va. — The Southern Baptist Convention is poised to elect its first black president this June, a move some black leaders in the Mid-Atlantic region praised as a step toward racial reconciliation among American Christians. Fred Luter, pastor of…
Mid-Atlantic leaders affirm possibility of first black SBC president
RICHMOND, Va. — The Southern Baptist Convention is poised to elect its first black president this June, a move some black leaders in the Mid-Atlantic region praised as a step toward racial reconciliation among American Christians. Fred Luter, pastor of…
Foundation awards grants to Baptist partners
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Baptist Foundation has awarded grants totaling $82,500 to nine Baptist partners in Virginia to fund an array of projects, from prison ministry to youth programs. “The Virginia Baptist Foundation is indeed fortunate and honored to…
BJC’s Hollman challenges students to defend freedom
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — A leading Baptist voice for national religious liberty brought the issues of religious freedom and the 2012 election from the capital to Gardner-Webb University this month. K. Hollyn Hollman, general counsel for the Baptist Joint…
OPINION: Cultivating 21st century Baptist identity
It was a desk. I found it one day while digging through a forgotten back closet at the small church I was serving in Midtown Atlanta. It was covered in a layer of dust, paint splatter and rat droppings. Lying…
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Effective global missions demands multicultural partnerships
By Ken Camp Missions in the 21st century demands multicultural partnership, global missions researcher and author Patrick Johnstone insists. And pastors of some churches filled with first-generation immigrants agree. “Like it or not, we have a multicultural missions force that…
Fulfilling the Great Commission
By Ken Camp Churches composed primarily of first-generation immigrants to the United States often face obstacles — linguistic, financial and cultural — in terms of fitting into an Anglo-dominated society. But they may possess a strategic advantage in fulfilling Christ’s…
SBC leader criticizes Komen reversal
By Bob Allen The head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s publishing house said Feb. 3 that Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s reversal of a decision to disassociate from Planned Parenthood means that pink-bound Holman Christian Standard Bibles taking up…
Missionaries heading from East to West
By Vicki Brown The traditional view of missions is Western Christians sending missionaries to nations in the East and South, but these days missionary work is more of a two-way street, with missionaries coming from Africa, Asia and Latin America…
Ministry to new immigrants presents challenges, opportunities
By Ken Camp Waves of immigrants entering the United States are changing the face of home missions, noted the director of missions for a metropolitan association of Baptist churches in Texas. “Immigration is changing the face of America. People are…
Baptist agencies don’t recruit nationals for U.S. missionary service
By Vicki Brown Baptist missionary-sending agencies in the United States say they have no plans to recruit missionaries from other countries to reach out to people groups from those nations that have immigrated to America. While the Southern Baptist Convention…