ATLANTA (ABP) – Baptists must view prison ministry as more than prayer meetings and Bible studies if they are to follow Jesus’ Luke 4 mandate to “proclaim liberty to the captives,” former Arkansas Appeals Court Justice and Baptist pastor Wendell…
Carter notes progress in building Baptist unity, breaking barriers
ATLANTA (ABP) — Former President Jimmy Carter told veteran journalist Bob Abernethy that he’s seen progress in areas that prompted him to convene a New Baptist Covenant gathering in 2008 and New Baptist Covenant II gatherings scattered across nine locations…
Despite low turnout, D.C. organizers bring NBCII to nation’s capital
WASHINGTON — Though turnout was low for the satellite viewing of the New Baptist Covenant II in the nation’s capital, organizers of the event prepared carefully with a huge screen dominating the platform area of Israel Baptist Church in the…
Religious Herald trustees elect new board members, adopt 2012 budget
RICHMOND, Va. — Trustees of the Religious Herald elected five new members to the news organization’s governing board and adopted a budget of $520,465 for 2012 during their regular meeting Nov. 17. They also elected Brian Clingenpeel of Roanoke, Va….
Diverse Baptists gather around shared concerns at New Baptist Covenant
ATLANTA (ABP) — Baptists laid aside differences of race, geography and tradition to affirm common values of care for the poor and marginalized in Atlanta and satellite locations across the United States Nov. 17. “Our strength and effectiveness will derive…
NBC initiative is valuable but more to be done, says Philadelphia organizer
PHILADELPHIA — Initiatives such at the New Baptist Covenant II help lower racial barriers, but there is “still a lot of work to do,” said a south Philadelphia pastor who helped organize a satellite viewing of the three-day event. “I’ve…
International social work program gets major gift
WACO, Texas (ABP) – Baylor University’s School of Social Work has received a $3.6 million gift for a program for international students pursuing a master’s degree in social work. First funded by a grant in 2008, the Global Mission Leadership…
Cindy Elmore joins staff of Foundation as director of donor relations
RICHMOND, Va. — Cindy R. Elmore has joined the staff of the Virginia Baptist Foundation as director of donor relations. Elmore, a former development director for non-profits in Virginia, assumed her role in early October. As the Foundation’s director of…
NEW Cindy Elmore joins staff of Foundation as director of donor relations
RICHMOND, Va. — Cindy R. Elmore has joined the staff of the Virginia Baptist Foundation as director of donor relations. Elmore, a former development director for non-profits in Virginia, assumed her role in early October. As the Foundation’s director of…
OPINION: Finding the holy in Amish country
In the middle of everyday life, how do we experience the holy? This was a question I’ve been pondering since a recent road trip to the quaint little town of Lancaster, Pa. I set out to visit Lancaster with…
Call people to follow Jesus, don’t pander to lowest values, Texan urges
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Ministers contribute to the decline of churches when they appeal to people’s lowest values of selfish consumerism rather than challenging them to follow Jesus, Rick McClatchy told a regional New Baptist Covenant II assembly. “As churches, we…
BWA leaders call African Baptists to ‘justice and deeds of mercy’
LAGOS, Nigeria (ABP) — Baptists should engage in deeds of mercy and address justice issues and not merely verbally proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, two Baptist World Alliance staff members told Baptist leaders in Africa Nov. 15. BWA general…