Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

OZARK, Mo. (ABP) — Longtime Missouri Baptist leader Tom Nelson died June 9 at The Baptist Home in Ozark, Mo. He was 96. He retired in 1978 after 16 years as executive director of the Missouri Baptist Foundation. On two separate occasions, Nelson served…

ATLANTA (ABP) — She gets up early, traveling all day to teach Bible studies and lead worship services. She gets no financial support. She must remain unknown and keep the churches she works with safe and unknown. She does her…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Senate approved landmark legislation June 11 to give the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco, a long-sought move that anti-tobacco groups hail as an important step in improving the nation's health. The bipartisan measure,…

PHOENIX (ABP) — The Arizona Court of Appeals has upheld convictions of two former Baptist Foundation of Arizona officials sentenced to prison in 2006 for defrauding more than 11,000 investors in a Ponzi scheme. William Pierre Crotts, 64, the foundation's…

Larry BethuneDALLAS (ABP) — Two Baptist ministers responding to President Obama’s recent speech to the Muslim world said world peace is a realistic hope, but ultimately it lies in the hands of God. Obama’s June 4 speech at Cairo University…

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (ABP) — A seminary president calling for a "Great Commission Resurgence" in the Southern Baptist Convention says reversing the denomination's declining baptism totals is a matter of not just evangelism, but also biological growth. Most attention to…

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (ABP) — A seminary president calling for a “Great Commission Resurgence” in the Southern Baptist Convention says reversing the denomination’s declining baptism totals is a matter not merely of evangelism, but also birthrates.   Most attention to a…

AUSTIN, Texas (ABP) — A book released in advance of the June 23-24 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention claims the nation's largest Protestant faith group has more than 100,000 clergy, but no effective system of denominational oversight to…

AUSTIN, Texas (ABP) — A book released in advance of the June 23-24 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention claims the nation’s largest Protestant faith group has more than 100,000 clergy, but no effective system of denominational oversight to…

Baptist historian Doug Weaver speaks at the Baptist History and Heritage Society annual meeting. (PHOTO/Andy Rawls)HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (ABP) — Baptists in America — who find themselves members of a religious majority or plurality in many areas — would do well…

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (ABP) — While Baptists may not be able to claim sole credit as the originators of ideas such as religious liberty and the modern missionary movement, the denomination’s identification with common folk has often helped Baptists become “popularizers” of…