At this VBS, a skit simulates a violent execution

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Churches: Don't throw out your wireless microphones — yet. With the shift of the nation's broadcast communications from analog to digital, early indications were that wireless microphones might become outdated or even illegal. A Federal Communications Commission…

ROME (ABP) — Baptists active in non-violent struggles for justice convened Feb. 9-14 in Italy for a conference aimed at strengthening the Baptist peacemaking witness around the world. Between 300 and 400 Christians, many from troubled and war-torn regions who…

Lyn Robbins, left, discusses action with Stephen Wilson, chair of the Executive Committee's bylaws work group. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has asked a Texas church to clarify its views on homosexuality before determining whether…

Lyn Robbins, left, discusses action with Stephen Wilson, chair of the Executive Committee's bylaws work group. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has asked a Texas church to clarify its views on homosexuality before determining whether…

Lynne Hybels told participants at The Next Big Idea Conference how Willow Creek Church, near Chicago, became transformed through its global partnerships in developing countries. (BAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHY/Robert Rogers)WACO, Texas (ABP) — When Lynne Hybels and her husband, Bill, started a…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Chase Oaks Church in Plano, Texas, and LifeBridge Christian Church in Longmont, Colo., minister 817 miles apart. But they stand side-by-side in their response a devastating question-and-answer. Q: If their church evaporated, would anybody outside the church…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Churches can strengthen the ministries they provide to their communities by taking five key steps, ministry specialist Amy Sherman told participants during the recent Next Big Idea conference at Baylor University. The “next level” of ministry…

DANVILLE, Va. (ABP) — A student athlete at historically Baptist Averett University has been suspended from the men’s basketball team and could face and could face criminal charges after allegedly beating a teammate at practice Feb. 13. The Register &…