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NEW ORLEANS (ABP) — A Louisiana pastor says he has no plans to be nominated as the Southern Baptist Convention's first African-American president this summer in Orlando, Fla. Fred Luter, senior pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, was…

NEW ORLEANS (ABP) — A Louisiana pastor says he has no plans to be nominated as the Southern Baptist Convention's first African-American president this summer in Orlando, Fla. Fred Luter has been mentioned as a possible candidate for president of the…

ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — A prominent African-American pastor says it is time for the Southern Baptist Convention to elect its first black president. Dwight McKissic, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, said in a blog March 31 that…

ATLANTA (ABP) — A total of 104 churches reported inviting a woman to preach in February for an annual promotion both to celebrate and educate congregations about women in ministry. Pam Durso, executive director of Baptist Women in Ministry, said…

ATLANTA (ABP) — A total of 104 churches reported inviting a woman to preach in February for an annual promotion both to celebrate and educate congregations about women in ministry. Jonci Womack preaches at Bethel Baptist Church in Scottsburg, Va….

ETOBICOKE, Ontario (ABP) — Baptists in Canada’s two most populous provinces will be led by a former youth minister and non-profit officer. Tim McCoy Tim McCoy, who has served for the last four years as director of youth ministries for…