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British Baptist pastor to aid U.N. effort to end slavery

WASHINGTON (ABP) — British Baptist pastor Steve Chalke has been appointed as a special advisor to the United Nation's Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking. Chalke, chair of Stop the Traffic, a group of 1,000 organizations in 60 countries that…

New Texas exec elected, wants to help Baptists fulfill ‘kingdom assignment’

DALLAS (ABP) — Commitment to a “kingdom assignment” — namely, ensuring that every person in Texas has the opportunity to respond to Christ by Easter 2010 — can help unite Texas Baptists, Randel Everett told the Baptist General Convention of…

Let’s get organized

Deserved or not, committees often have a negative connotation, said Don Simmons, owner of Creative Potential Consulting and Training. “The terminology and methodology is borrowed from government and corporate cultures,” Simmons said. “Committees have a reputation for long, boring meetings…

Bluefield moves forward with new campus center

BLUEFIELD — Bluefield College and the town of Bluefield are one step closer to breaking ground on a new multi-million dollar campus and community center. During a Feb. 15 press conference on the BC campus, leaders from both the town…

FIRST HAND: International ministry at UVA touches lives

As a first year student at the University of Virginia in the fall of 2006, I was approached by my Baptist collegiate minister, Leanne Sanders, with an idea: she felt called by God to begin an international student ministry at…

Longwood Baptist alumni plan reunion in April

FARMVILLE — The Baptist Collegiate Ministries (formerly the Baptist Student Union) at Longwood University is forming an alumni association. Its first reunion will be held Saturday, April 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Heritage Baptist Church, 700 Milnwood…

EDITORIAL: Images of India

Images of India were etched on my mind during my recent trip there. Not just the traffic, vendors, multitudes, poverty and tropical vegetation — although those will long be remembered as well. Most of all, I will remember the children,…

SECOND OPINION: Pursuing edification and discernment

I recently had the privilege of enjoying the hospitality of the Englewood Christian Church of Indianapolis. This congregation isn't as well known as Saddleback, nor has its pastor (Michael Bowling) ever been interviewed by Larry King, but its story is…

OUT LOUD

“In spite of their best efforts to steer people to another candidate … they failed. Why? Because the people said, ‘I don't care who you think I should vote for. I'm going to vote for who I want to vote…

Gathering of the tribes

The opening session of the New Baptist Covenant was like being in church — a very large Baptist church with a huge congregation. African-American Baptists were dressed in their Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes with those fantastic church hats. The younger generation of…

Sexual exploitation alive in America; churches can end it

ATLANTA (ABP) — Many church-goers know human trafficking and sexual exploitation are global issues. But more than 200,000 children in the United States have become “sex commodities” as well, Baptist social workers say. Ellyn Waller and Brenda Troy led a…

FAITHSHAPERS: Introduction to spiritual formation

What are we trying to do to our children? You have probably read or heard the statistics that indicate the importance of instilling faith in children. The likelihood of a person coming to faith declines significantly with the onset of…

What Disclosure Day reveals about evangelicals’ fears

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6 ways the Reflecting Pool boondoggle mirrors Trump and MAGA

Pilate asked Jesus, ‘What is truth?’