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Freed Baptists hope attention will now focus on Haiti’s needs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (ABP) — Eight Southern Baptist mission volunteers freed after three weeks in a Haitian jail said they hope their release will allow attention to focus once again on tremendous needs remaining from the Jan. 12 earthquake that…

Baptist reaction to Kenneth Starr choice as Baylor president runs gamut

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Early Baptist reaction to the surprise choice of a controversial national political figure to serve as president of Baylor University has ranged from enthusiastic to skeptical to outraged. Kenneth Starr The Feb. 15 news that former…

Right to die or right to kill? The difference is not subtle

By Marty Duren Grandma might not get run over by a reindeer, but if influential Canadian doctors have their way, she may end up just as dead. Canadian physicians are now ready to debate the merits of euthanasia according to…

Former youth minister pleads guilty to abuse

SEAFORD, Va. (ABP) — A former associate pastor and minister of youth at a Southern Baptist church in Virginia pleaded guilty Feb. 11 to sex offenses against two teenage girls. Jack Duffer Jack Duffer, 41, was scheduled to stand trial…

Baylor gets its Starr

By David Wilkinson The Baptist world was set abuzz by Monday’s announcement of Kenneth Starr’s election as president of Baylor University. Not surprisingly, everyone has an opinion about this big news. Across Baptist life, the phone calls, e-mails, blog posts,…

Starr receives enthusiastic — but not unanimous — Baylor welcome

WACO (ABP) — Kenneth Starr received an enthusiastic — but not unanimous — welcome to Baylor University when he arrived at the Bill Daniel Student Center to be introduced to faculty, staff and students as the school’s president-elect Feb. 16….

CBF promotes Bible listening during Lent

ATLANTA (ABP) — Members of hundreds of churches affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will be listening to the Bible during the 40 days of Lent. In January the Atlanta-based CBF launched "You've Got the Time," an audio-Bible-listening program, in…

Yearbook stats show SBC, ABC losing members again in 2009

NEW YORK (ABP) — Catholic, Mormon and Assembly of God churches all posted membership gains in 2009, while mainline denominations including the American Baptist Churches USA, lost members, according to an annual report by the National Council of Churches. And…

New Baylor head plans to become Baptist

WACO—Although Kenneth Starr grew up in the Church of Christ and has been a member of a nondenominational church for decades, the newly elected Baylor University president affirmed the Baptist school’s heritage and pledged to “readily, cheerfully and enthusiastically” join…

Starr affirms Baylor’s Baptist heritage, plans to become Baptist

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Although Kenneth Starr grew up in the Churches of Christ and has been a member of a nondenominational church for decades, the newly elected Baylor University president affirmed the Baptist school’s heritage and pledged to “readily,…

Humility and doing mission in our day

By Molly T. Marshall In a little over a week, 15 students and faculty from Central Baptist Theological Seminary will be traveling to Myanmar (Burma) for an immersion experience in inter-cultural dialogue. Through thoughtful participation in ecumenical lectures and travel…

Building Green: What can I do?

Churches can green their facilities in a number of ways. But what can individual Christians do to make their lives more environmentally friendly? Here are a few resources: Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission Journey of Environmental Stewardship Evangelical Environmental Network…

Republicans push through more unregulated funding for ICE and CBP

Trump admin defying court order on immigration access

What was there left to argue?

Beauty, ashes and the Southern Baptist Convention