Why are we still calling ourselves ‘moderate’ Baptists?

HONOLULU (ABP) — Preaching should be dangerous business, because faithful preachers dare to deliver a message from God — regardless of the consequences, Karl Johnson, general secretary of the Jamaica Baptist Union, told the Baptist World Congress. Preaching is a…

HONOLULU (ABP) — The festive and colorful native dress featured by many of the attendants at the Baptist World Alliance Women's Leadership Conference just prior to the recent Baptist World Congress in Honolulu contrasted with the harsh reality they discussed…

HONOLULU (ABP) — Christians who listen to the Holy Spirit will experience transformation and become agents of transformation, an African Baptist leader told the Baptist World Congress. Paul Msiza (Photo by Peter Traynham) The kind of transformation the Holy Spirit…

HONOLULU (ABP) — Christians are called to join Jesus as “jubilee people,” Australian pastor Allan Demond told participants at the 20th Baptist World Congress in Honolulu July 31. Allen Demond (PHOTO/Peter Traynham) “Imagine if there was a place on Earth…

HONOLULU (ABP) — Science and religion do not need to quarrel, a molecular engineer and an ethicist told participants at the 20th Baptist World Congress. Clayton Teague, director of the United States National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, and Bill Tillman, professor…

HONOLULU (ABP) — Innovative missions today demand contextualized ministries shaped by local churches — not one-size-fits-all imported strategies implemented by professionals, a missions professor from Texas and a pastor from Australia told a focus group at the Baptist World Congress…

HONOLULU (ABP) — Should Christians ever abandon their cultures for the sake of the gospel? Baptists from all over the planet struggled with what to “embrace” and what to “release” of their cultures during a discussion session held in conjunction…

HONOLULU (ABP) — Liberation marked the ministry of Jesus Christ, and it should characterize the mission of God’s people today, a professor and advocate for marginalized women told the Baptist World Congress. Alongla Aier (Photo by Rand Jenkins) Alongla Aier,…

HONOLULU (ABP) — The Baptist World Alliance has elected John Upton, a denominational executive with experience on the mission field and in the pastorate, as its new president. John Upton was elected president of the BWA at the 20th Baptist…

HONOLULU (ABP) — Standing in the exhibit hall during the Baptist World Congress in Honolulu, Paul Montacute surveys the array of displays and smiles with delight. Paul Montacute described the BWA's assistance to earthquake-ravaged Haiti during the Baptist World Congress….