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C.W. Brister, longtime Southwestern pastoral-care professor, dies at 82

FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — C.W. Brister, Jr., who taught pastoral counseling and theology to generations of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary students, died Aug. 9, reportedly of complications from Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was 82. Brister was a professor of…

Americans act as Georgian Baptists call for aid, end to conflict

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — Baptists in the United States and elsewhere in the world are responding with aid and prayers for their counterparts in the embattled former Soviet republic of Georgia. It was unclear by midday Aug. 14 whether…

Truett-McConnell College calls Caner as president

Emir Caner CLEVELAND, Ga. (ABP) — A Sunni Muslim-turned-conservative Baptist has been tapped as the eighth president of Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland, Ga. College trustees voted Aug. 8 to name Emir Caner to the position. Caner is founding dean of…

View scandal in light of private and public story

By Beth Newman The recent spectacle of John Edwards’ confession of adultery managed to be at once pathetic and instructive. While bearing in mind Lily Tomlin’s observation that no matter how cynical one becomes, it’s impossible to keep up, I…

Developing ‘Conservative radicals’ in Christian higher education

By David Gushee In his recent book, The Great Awakening, Jim Wallis suggests that it is time to move beyond the conservative vs. liberal paradigm to a framework he calls conservative radicalism. This is true in American culture, in evangelicalism…

Man shoots Ark. Democratic chairman, menaces Baptist Building

The Arkansas Baptist State Convention building is just blocks from the Arkansas Democratic Party offices on Capitol Avenue in downtown Little Rock LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (ABP) — A man fitting the description of a suspect who shot and killed the…

Gay Christians can’t wait any longer

Editor’s note: The recent series of articles by David Gushee on homosexuality generated an unusual amount of response. ABP solicited these two representative responses — from Peggy Campolo, an advocate for gay Christians, and George Guthrie , a professor at…

No true compassion apart from revelation

Editor’s note: The recent series of articles by David Gushee on homosexuality generated an unusual amount of response. ABP solicited these two representative responses — from Peggy Campolo , an advocate for gay Christians, and George Guthrie, a professor at…

Faith leaders ask DNC, RNC to showcase anti-poverty plans

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Prominent faith leaders are calling on the United States’ two major political parties to use their upcoming presidential-nominating conventions as platforms for showcasing how they would deal with poverty. In a recent letter to presumptive Republican nominee…

American Baptist leaders organize first-ever Burmese Baptist meeting

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) — In October, the American Baptist Churches USA will convene the first-ever national conference for Burmese Baptist leaders serving in the United States. More than 30 pastors and lay leaders are expected to attend the Oct….

Amid Criswell College turmoil, accrediting probation lifted

DALLAS (ABP) — A bright spot has appeared amidst leadership turmoil at Dallas-based Criswell College: the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has removed the school from its probation list. The accrediting agency lifted the year-long probation at its June…

Playground brings hope to rural Miss. county

ATLANTA (ABP) -– It was a beautiful moment for the people of Goodman, Miss., and the teenagers from First Baptist Church in Greenwood, S.C. After days of building, the teens completed a new playground in Goodman — where children once…

Understanding Al Mohler’s case against women

BNG podcasts feature each SBC presidential candidate

What the church got wrong about queer people

Trump admin denies hunger strike at immigrant detention center