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Former Southern Baptist pastor acquitted of seeking gay sex

OKLAHOMA CITY (ABP) — A prominent former Southern Baptist pastor who became an unlikely gay-rights poster boy was cleared of criminal charges in a sex-solicitation case March 7. An Oklahoma judge acquitted Lonnie Latham of asking an undercover male police…

Hundreds of mourners honor John Baugh as Christian businessman, philanthropist

HOUSTON (ABP) — “'There was a man sent from God whose name was John,'” Daniel Vestal told about 800 people at a Houston memorial service for Baptist philanthropist John Baugh March 8. Quoting the biblical description of John the Baptist…

Gingrich, potential GOP ’08 candidate, admits affair while pursuing Clinton

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) chose one of the nation's most popular evangelical radio programs March 9 to admit he had an extramarital affair while pursuing impeachment charges against former President Bill Clinton. The admission came…

Dismissed professor files lawsuit against Southwestern seminary

FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — Former professor Sheri Klouda sued Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary March 8, charging fraud, breach of contract and defamation for forcing her out. Klouda, who was hired in 2002 to teach Hebrew in a tenure-track position…

Hands to the plow

Members of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board's glocal missions and evangelism team staff are accustomed to sending Virginia Baptists within the state, across the United States and throughout the world as volunteers in mission service. But between Jan. 24 and…

World’s Baptists gather to say goodbye to Lotz

A capacity crowd of 750 Baptists gathered in the ballroom of a Washington, D.C., area hotel last week to honor the life and ministry of Denton Lotz, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, as he plans to retire. The…

Saddleback’s Rick Muchow shares experiences of worship leading

For 20 years, Rick Muchow, worship leader of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., has shared the platform with Rick Warren. While others might have wilted under the intensity of this experience, Muchow has thrived. In Richmond to lead the…

Campbell to direct board’s stewardship

Donald J. Campbell, pastor of Poroporone Baptist Church in Shacklefords, has been named director of stewardship development for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. Campbell, who will serve in the position on a part-time basis, will continue as pastor of Poroporone…

Workshop to focus on ‘organic leaders’

Organic leadership in churches will be the focus of a series of workshops sponsored by the Southwest Virginia Christian Leadership Network. Bob Dale, most recently assistant executive director of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board and founding director of the Ray…

SBCV leader nominated as president of NAMB

After a 10-month search to replace former head Bob Reccord, the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board has recommended Virginian Geoffrey Hammond as its next president. Hammond, 49, is currently senior associate director of the Southern Baptist Conservatives of…

Dean Frazeur says anyone can ‘walk across the room’

Dean Frazeur, pastor of Goochland Baptist Church in Manakin-Sabot, is urging his congregation to “just walk across the room.” Taking his cues from a book of the same name by Bill Hybels, pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, Frazeur is…

Broken pipe fills Bluefield building with gallons of water

On a cold winter day in February, in the heart of a demanding semester of study, Bluefield College students found themselves just trying to keep their heads above water—literally. That day, Feb. 7, not only BC students, but also faculty…

Nobody dislikes Southern Baptists more than Al Mohler

Trump EEOC claims more religious discrimination on vaccine mandates

What I wish Christians knew about Sharia Law

On telling a brother he is going to hell