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

AUSTIN, Texas (ABP) — Citizens debated the role of religion in society — and particularly of Christianity in American history — as the Texas State Board of Education held a public hearing Jan. 13 on new standards for social-studies curricula…

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — Baptist World Aid has pledged $20,000 in emergency funds for earthquake-stricken Haiti, the head of the relief-and-development arm of the Baptist World Alliance said Jan. 13. A United Nations official said mid-morning Jan. 13 that…

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — Baptist groups in the United States began gearing up Jan. 13 for both immediate and long-term responses to the earthquake that killed thousands in Port-au-Prince, the capital and largest city of the impoverished Caribbean nation…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A diverse group of leaders who often find themselves on opposite sides of the contentious battles at the intersection of church and state joined forces Jan. 12 to unveil an unprecedented consensus statement aimed at advancing public…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — "How shall they hear without a preacher?" the apostle Paul asked in Romans 10:14. For Dwight Moody, head of the Academy of Preachers, the question is as valid today as ever. Moody, former dean of the…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Jury selection got under way Jan. 12 in a murder trial of a former Baptist minister accused of killing his wife. Matt Baker, as he appeared in his booking photo last March. Matt Baker, 38, a…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A diverse group of religious and secular leaders unveiled a joint statement Jan. 12 aimed at advancing public understanding about legal rights and limitations on religious expression in the public square. Led by Wake Forest University Divinity…

VENTURA, Calif. (ABP) — The economic recession has hit larger churches harder than it has smaller ones, according to a new survey by the Barna Group. Percentage-wise, churches with fewer than 100 members lost more of their income than churches…