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Pastor says God can use Christians to rebuild

NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — Just as God used Nehemiah to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem after the Jews returned from exile, God also will use his people today to rebuild and repair brokenness in society, said Major Jemison, pastor of…

Burleson urges respect for women in ministry

NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — A Southern Baptist pastor from Oklahoma compared the way his fellow conservatives treat women in ministry to treatment of African-Americans by previous generations. "History will one day look back on how we Baptists in the 21st…

Pastor urges respect for women in ministry

NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — A Southern Baptist pastor from Oklahoma compared the way his fellow conservatives treat women in ministry to treatment of African Americans by previous generations. "History will one day look back on how we Baptists in the…

Christ at the center of life

By David Gushee I have spent much of the summer reading the massive Fortress Press critical edition of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Ethics. Insights drawn from that reading will show up in this column now and again in days to come. Here’s…

Center for Congregational Health elects former Virginia Baptist Bill Wilson as president

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A former Virginia Baptist pastor has been elected president of the Center for Congregational Health, a non-denominational ministry that provides consultants and trained leaders to help churches become “healthier communities of faith.” William G. “Bill” Wilson Jr.,…

NAMB’s president resigns during called trustee meeting

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Geoff Hammond, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board, has resigned, along with three of his top assistants. The resignations came during an all-day special meeting of the NAMB’s board of trustees Aug. 11, called…

Faith groups begin media blitz for health-care reform

WASHINGTON (ABP) — President Obama will participate in a national call-in and audio webcast on health reform with religious leaders Aug. 19. Faith leaders made the announcement Aug. 10 in a conference call with reporters. It is one of several…

Speaker says Baptists must move beyond status quo

NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — Baptists must relinquish the status quo in order to unleash God's power, participants at the New Baptist Covenant's Midwest regional gathering were warned. That may mean revising a concept proposed about a decade ago — creation…

Gaza pastor says slain bookstore manager was martyr

NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — The widow of a Christian who was martyred by Muslims in the Gaza Strip prays for revenge, but not the usual kind, her friend Hanna Massad told participants at the New Baptist Covenant regional meeting in…

Doctor says church has role to play in health-care reform

NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — Since the church has abdicated its responsibility for providing health care in America, Christians should help and not hinder the government as it seeks solutions to the nation's medical crisis, a physician with experience in public…

Pastor says the poor depending on Baptist witness

NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — The plight of poor people depends significantly upon Baptists' determination to retain their spiritual legacy, an urban pastor who spent a decade ministering in one of the nation's poorest counties told participants at the New Baptist…

Sermon text: Poverty and the Baptist Legacy in the World

There is a scene in the book of Nehemiah where Nehemiah has inspected the conditions of Jerusalem and has called the people together. He informs them of the situation as he sees it and then calls them to action saying,…

Democratic Socialists’ wins rattle Democrats, rouse GOP

Republican-fueled Islamophobia cited as cause of more attacks

Belgian footballer set an example for men worldwide

Yes, the global refugee situation is a crisis, book contends