The transmogrification of the SBC: When Baptists no longer are Baptist

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is accepting applications for limited volunteer opportunities for groups and individuals to prepare a staging area for future service opportunities like cleanup and rebuilding in Haiti. Prospective volunteers may sign up on the…

WACO—Kenneth W. Starr, an attorney and academician best known as the independent counsel whose investigation led to the impeachment of Bill Clinton, reportedly has been elected president of Baylor University. The Texas Tribune website released an unconfirmed announcement Sunday night,…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Former Whitewater special prosecutor and current Pepperdine University Law School Dean Kenneth Starr has been named the 14th president of Baylor University. Kenneth Starr Baylor's board of regents elected Starr unanimously on Feb. 12, upon the unanimous…