By Mimi Haddad In a recent interview with the New Voice Media Group (which includes Associated Baptist Press), I used rock climbing as an analogy for interpreting Bible passages about the role of women. Whether climbing a steep rock or…
Contemporary worship no salvation for all
By Mark Wingfield Here’s an underreported factoid: Throwing out tradition and trying to “go contemporary” has failed in as many or more established churches as it has succeeded. That’s right, contemporary worship hasn’t saved every church that has given…
The new civil rights movement?
By Bert Montgomery Richard “Dick” Brogan was a personal friend and one of my heroes. Dick was a white Mississippi Baptist minister who worked tirelessly to build relationships between whites and blacks during segregation and even up until he passed…
The new civil rights movement?
By Bert Montgomery Richard “Dick” Brogan was a personal friend and one of my heroes. Dick was a white Mississippi Baptist minister who worked tirelessly to build relationships between whites and blacks during segregation and even up until he passed…
The theologian-hood of all believers
Karl Barth (1886-1968), the most significant theologian of the twentieth century, wasn’t a Baptist (he was Swiss Reformed). Yet over the past 60 years Barth has arguably had at least as much influence on theologically-educated Baptists as any Baptist theologian…
So, you want to be a minister?
So, you want to be a minister?
By Bill Wilson The landscape of hiring and managing staff is rapidly changing for congregations. What are the implications for the men and women who desire to serve in those congregations? What does this dawning of a new era in…
Welcome to ABP’s blog site
ABP News has added a new blogs section to further serve its readers. Beginning today, ABP will publish one or more blogs daily, Monday through Friday, submitted by a variety of lay and ordained writers. Topics will be as varied…
String Theory
I often get asked, “What is spiritual formation?” Instead of responding with a definition or list of practices, I usually ask folks to think about their gut reactions to life’s circumstances and what shapes those reactions. Several years ago, as…