Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

Ed Stetzer speaks at Flourish conference. DULUTH, Ga. (ABP) — Younger evangelical pastors are less likely to self-identify as conservatives than older generations and more apt to view social justice as a gospel imperative, LifeWay Research director Ed Stetzer told…

HuntWOODSTOCK, Ga. (ABP) — Part of the reason Southern Baptist Convention president Johnny Hunt was ready to “shock the system” with a strongly worded call to a “Great Commission Resurgence” is that he and other leading Southern Baptist pastors feel…

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — Several Baptist denominations in the United States and Canada have established a formal disaster-relief network to coordinate efforts among the various groups, according to a May 13 press release from the Baptist World Alliance. Disaster-relief…

ATLANTA (ABP) — For one Cooperative Baptist Fellowship medical worker in Southeast Asia — whose full name and specific location cannot be used because of security concerns — her missionary work takes place on a riverboat that doubles as her transient home and a…

DULUTH, Ga. (ABP) — A member of President Obama’s advisory council on faith-based partnerships says pastors are key to winning the hearts and minds of evangelicals when it comes to caring for the environment. Joel Hunter, pastor of Northland Church in Lakewood,…

CAMDENTON, Mo. (ABP) — The Missouri Baptist Convention will try once again to reclaim the land owned by Windermere Baptist Conference Center — as well as property the agency once owned — by amending and re-filing a lawsuit that was recently dismissed. The…

OKLAHOMA CITY (ABP) — Oklahoma’s Baptist governor faces a monumental decision whether to sign or veto a Ten Commandments bill that some Baptist leaders say violates religious liberty. Brad Henry (PHOTO/Okla. Governor’s Office) Gov. Brad Henry (D) has five days to decide on the…

GROVE CITY, Pa. (ABP) — Racy Internet photos have prompted some social conservatives to question the Religious Right’s embrace of Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean as a model Christian. The Miss California USA pageant winner became an instant celebrity April…

Julie Merritt Lee, pastoral resident at Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, takes over as pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Hendersonville, N.C., in July. HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (ABP) — A North Carolina Baptist church has called its second woman pastor. Providence…

Julie Merritt Lee, pastoral resident at Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, takes over as pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Hendersonville, N.C., in July.HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (ABP) — A North Carolina Baptist church has called its second woman pastor — an…