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DALLAS (ABP) — According to a Baptist General Convention of Texas report, the group's anticipated 2008 income falls $5.3 million short of budget, requiring cutbacks in spending and staffing for the second time in as many years. The report calls…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — The Missouri Baptist Convention has filed notice that it will appeal a judge’s ruling in its case against a formerly affiliated institution. In a related ruling, Cole County Circuit Court Judge Richard Callahan on April…

(ABP) — Churches can learn from the business — for better or for worse. Some best practices in the corporate world translate well to the nonprofit sector, including churches, experts insist. And at the same time, churches can benefit by…

(ABP) — The same leadership skills that make many of the best business leaders successful also can enable church leaders to fulfill their potential, some Christian business experts note. “In both worlds, … leaders go first. Leaders set the culture,”…

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) – Faced with “worrisome” financial challenges, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond will downsize its faculty and staff, the school's president announced April 8. Four full-time professors and at least three administrative staff members will be let go…

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) – Faced with “worrisome” financial challenges, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond will downsize its faculty and staff, the school's president announced April 8. Four full-time professors and at least three administrative staff members will be let go…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — One of America's most renowned African-American preachers will deliver the third annual Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and the Separation of Church and State. Charles Adams will give the speeches, which are scheduled for April 14-15 on…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — In what may be the first program of its kind, an Alabama Baptist school is targeting future ministers with undergraduate scholarships. Samford University has created a pre-ministerial scholars program aimed at students who are called to…

NEW YORK (ABP) — With a worship service March 30, a group of ministers officially launched a Baptist fellowship to minster to the Caribbean “diaspora” in English-speaking countries. Caribbean Diaspora Baptist Clergy Association kicked off its life with a “celebrative…

(ABP) — The New Testament declares that Jesus Christ is Lord, that followers of Christ are those who live under his lordship now, and that one day Jesus will be acknowledged by all as Lord: “Therefore God exalted him to…

Editor's note: This story corrects and updates one issued under the same headline April 8. PHOENIX (ABP) — John McCain has a deep and personal Christian commitment despite his reluctance to speak publicly about it, according to the man McCain…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — China's repressive record on religious freedom is one of the main reasons many people are calling on President Bush to boycott the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The White House indicated April 8 that Bush…