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Gregory, Crouch say white churches have a lot to learn from black ones

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) — After resigning abruptly in 1992 from one of the largest and influential churches in the nation, First Baptist Church in Dallas, and going through a divorce within two years, Joel Gregory's ministry appeared to be…

British Christian leaders on the UK elections

(ABP) — With the United Kingdom’s May 6 elections ending 13 years of Labour Party rule and ushering in a government led by Prime Minister David Cameron and a coalition of his Conservative Party and the ideologically quite different Liberal…

Leaders ascend to Eagle Eyrie for gathering, orientation

LYNCHBURG, Va. — The Leadership Gathering Weekend at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center drew 489 church leaders from across the state to attend workshops provided by such nationally-known personalities as Reggie McNeal and Frank Page. Reggie McNeal speaks to participants at…

Midwestern Seminary launches online master’s degree in theology

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is launching a new online master of arts in theological studies degree, following trustee approval and a recommendation from a focus visit team from the Higher Learning Commission, which is Midwestern’s regional…

Wake Forest and Campbell divinity schools, Mercer University, tap new leadership

Three institutions with Baptist ties have announced new leadership appointments. Baptist ethicist David Gushee will head up a new effort by Mercer University in Macon, Ga., to foster what the school calls “theologically based discussions on current issues and controversies.”…

EDITORIAL: Situational ethics at Liberty seminary?

I grant you, details of our births are hard for most of us to remember. In my case, the specifics have escaped me — and it’s not just because it happened so long ago. Even so, I have never been…

Book says white churches can learn from blacks

Four Virginia Baptists receive disaster relief awards

RICHMOND, Va. — Four Virginia Baptists have been recognized nationally for their work in disaster relief ministries. The Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board presented its outstanding achivement award to Paul and Gerri McDaniel of Roanoke, Va., and its…

Van will ease climb up Eagle Eyrie’s hill

Participating the van exchange May 5 were (from left) Walter Harrow, assistant VBMB treasurer; Joe Fleming, Woodland Heights deacon; Terry Green, Woodland Heights pastor; Rod Miller, director of Eagle Eyrie; Eddie Stratton, VBMB treasurer; and Richard Duff, Eagle Eyrie staff…

No more steep climbs at Eagle Eyrie

Some pastors still living in tents as quake-rocked Chile’s winter nears

NIPAS, Chile (ABP) — More than two months after a massive earthquake rocked Chile, rains have begun and winter soon will arrive, leaving a group of Baptist pastors bracing for the cold in small tents that have become their impromptu…

Land, other conservative evangelicals urge comprehensive immigration fix

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A group of conservative evangelicals is endorsing immigration reform that secures America's borders and provides a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 12 million people living in the United States illegally. Religious leaders including Samuel Rodriguez of…

Paxton dodges ethics questions while claiming Talarico isn’t Christian

Restored Voices Collective gets GRACE report on former board member

‘CatsOnACouch’ influencer sues over First Amendment rights

Court finds Trump and Blanche conspired to create sham IRS lawsuit