It may now seem surprising to many United Methodists, and even more Baptists, that for most of our histories in the United States, all Methodists and Baptists were regularly designated as evangelical denominations. The most important reason is that both...
Whenever a congregation goes looking for a new pastor, the first question on their minds when the committee interviews a new candidate is: Will this pastor grow our church? I’m going to go ahead and answer that question right now:…
By Norman Jameson E lizabeth Davis has been cracking gender ceilings for a long time, so recognition as the first female president of a historically Baptist university doesn’t really resonate with her. “I understand the significance but I don’t…
By Bob Allen Baptist women were decades ahead of the male leaders of their denomination in improving race relations among Baptists in the 20th century, a group of historians said April 21 at a meeting in Nashville, Tenn. While much of…
By Amy Butler “From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step.” I’m pretty sure James Joyce wasn’t thinking of the minister’s experience of Holy Week when he wrote that sentence filled with deep and resounding truth, but any…
Congratulations to David Wilkinson and Baptist News Global ‘s staff and Board of Directors as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of Associated Baptist Press in Nashville on Monday. We Baptists must always be cognizant of the critical importance of a…
By Bob Allen Bill Moyers — raised Southern Baptist but best known for his career as a broadcast journalist and political commentator on PBS — had only a brief skirmish in the Southern Baptist Convention battle over biblical inerrancy that…
By Bob Allen The Alliance of Baptists applauded attempts by the U.S. government to normalize relations with Cuba at the group’s 28th annual gathering April 17-19 in Atlanta. “We anticipate eagerly the day when negotiations well underway between the governments…
