How Baptists helped end slavery in the United States

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…

ATLANTA (ABP) — Just six years after it laid off its staff and considered closing for good, Baptist Women in Ministry has hired a new full-time executive director. Pamela Durso, currently associate director of the Baptist History and Heritage Society, begins new…

ATLANTA (ABP) — Just six years after it laid off its staff and considered closing for good, Baptist Women in Ministry has hired a new full-time executive director. Pamela Durso, currently associate director of the Baptist History and Heritage Society, begins new…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Religious leaders are warning President Obama that continuing strife between Palestinians and Israelis threatens to wipe out a Christian presence in the Holy Land. Fifty-six representatives of various Protestant and Catholic faiths — including several Baptists —…