Al Mohler cozies up to Doug Wilson

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) – The Southern Baptist Convention reported declines last year in several categories traditionally used as markers of denominational vitality, according to annual statistics released June 9 by LifeWay Christian Resources. The 2010 Annual Church Profile showed dips…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) – Longtime Baptist journalist Bill Junker died June 8 after a long illness. Bill Junker Junker, 83, retired from the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention in 1992. For most of his 13-year tenure he…

SAN ANTONIO (ABP) — People of faith are in a food fight — a conflict between two  narratives about food, Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann said. Brueggemann labeled one narrative “aggressive accumulation” and the other “shared, grateful abundance.” The conflict…

Lottie Moon RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) – Southern Baptists gave $145.6 million to international missions through the 2010 Lottie Moon Offering, $3 million less than the previous year and $8.3 million less than the International Mission Board needs to meet its…

PHOENIX (ABP) – Six groups are joining to call on the Southern Baptist Convention to apologize for its treatment of gays. A new coalition announced plans June 8 to hand deliver a petition at next week’s SBC annual meeting in…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) – A seminary professor says the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention should be an African-American.  Russell Moore Russell Moore, dean of the school of theology and senior vice president for academic administration at Southern Baptist…