No political victory should be worth sacrificing moral integrity

BLACKSBURG, Va. (ABP) — Two days after Cho Seung-Hui shot and killed at least 32 students and professors on the campus of Virginia Tech, students are searching for something good to come of the massacre. “There are people out there…

PLAINVIEW, Texas (ABP) — According to Michael Summers, a director of church services at Wayland Baptist University in Texas, every church needs to step back periodically and reevaluate its purpose. It's a time for members to determine who they are,…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) — Churches that go through an intentional interim pastor process show lasting benefits, according to recent research. The North Carolina-based Center for Congregational Health examined churches 24 to 36 months after they completed an intentional interim, paying…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (ABP) — As the sun began to set and the wind continued to howl over a wounded campus and city April 16, Virginia Tech students gathered for prayer, comfort and counseling at the school's Baptist student center. Blacksburg,…

Happy Easter! My greeting might seem misplaced, especially in light of the recent horrifying Virginia Tech shooting. On a much smaller scale, many of us are weighed down with other worries and anxieties. But isn't Easter already over? Like many…

ATLANTA (ABP) — Don and Karen Barnes teach English in China, but they call themselves “tentmakers.” The term harkens to the Apostle Paul's vocation that allowed him to minister to new Christians as he worked. As professors at Guangxi University,…

When pastors leave congregations, their former churches often face what could be termed a punctuation crisis. Some mark the departure with a period at the end of a sentence — either for the minister or the congregation. Others approach it…

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — What's in a name? For churches seeking a new minister, the name of the game is collecting names of candidates — lots of them. That's not always an easy task, and search committees typically discover it…

DALLAS (ABP) — In a day when tent revivals are things of the past, a group of churches has decided to resurrect the once-common event. They're conducting a 40-day tent revival in downtown Dallas, led in part by Gaston Oaks…

ATLANTA (ABP) — Baptist agencies like the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship endorse hundreds of chaplains, most of which serve with the armed services or in healthcare facilities, but Alan Tyson is part of a select few: he works in corporate America….

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Alliance of Baptists honored its history and took steps to reshape its future during its 20th annual convocation, held April 13-15 in the nation's capital. Meeting at Washington's Calvary Baptist Church, more than 500 Alliance members…

NEW YORK (ABP) — ABC's “20/20” examined the problems with clergy sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention April 13, warning that some convicted “preacher predators” remain on an SBC's list of ministers available for employment. Featuring interviews with Southern…