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Mark Driscoll’s visit to Liberty University making waves

By Bob Allen Editor’s Note: This story was edited April 10 to change a sentence that said a statement posted on the Liberty University website didn’t appear there on April 9. Liberty Vice President Johnnie Moore said Liberty never removed…

CBF names Va. native as interim missions coordinator

ATLANTA (ABP)&#151Jim Smith, a Virginia native who serves as director of field ministries for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, has been named interim coordinator of global missions beginning July 1. Smith will assume the interim role as Rob Nash, global missions…

Mark Driscoll’s visit to Liberty making waves

LYNCHBURG, Va. (ABP)&#151Never a stranger to controversy, Seattle mega church pastor Mark Driscoll is causing a stir with an upcoming visit to Liberty University. The conservative Christian school in Lynchburg, Va., is next up on a tour by the founding…

Why did Jesus have to die?

By Amy Butler Atonement just nags at me this time of year. Thanks to New Testament writers and thousands of years of church history, there are many different interpretations of Christ’s death as it relates to our salvation, probably as…

Missional congregations seek to ‘relearn what it means to be church’

By Jeff Brumley Traditional churches must wake up and reinvent themselves if they are to remain — or become — relevant, some Christian leaders say. Larry Hovis “We have to think the way missionaries think,” said Larry Hovis, executive coordinator…

People, church reconnect at The Well

By Jeff Brumley The space Susan Rogers calls her main office is pretty artsy for a Baptist pastor. It’s adorned with the paintings of local artists and furnished with comfy couches, high-top tables and free Wi-Fi. It even has a…

Congregations â€˜relearn what it means to be churchâ€™

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP)&#151Traditional churches must wake up and reinvent themselves if they are to remain&#151or become&#151relevant, some Christian leaders say. “We have to think the way missionaries think,” said Larry Hovis, executive coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North…

Worship preferences

I By Bob Burroughs I am sick and tired of hearing the term, “Worship Wars!” We have about run this one into the ground, don’t you think? In addition, the term is offensive, labeling the church choir the “war department”…

British Baptists tap pastor as VP

Associated Baptist Press A pastor and former college principal was electedApril 3 as vice president of the Baptist Union of Great Britain. Chris Ellis, pastor of West Bridgford Baptist Church in Nottingham, England, takes office as vice president at this…

Attracting a new generation of leaders in ministry

By Lydia Hoyle When I was growing up, Christian ministers were widely held in high esteem. Although a few Elmer Gantrys may have been in the mix, churches and communities generally received their ministers with respect and honor. As a…

What Disclosure Day reveals about evangelicals’ fears

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