Why Gen Z is losing faith in America 

DALLAS (ABP) — The election of an outsider as president of the Southern Baptist Convention was chosen by Baptist journalists as the most important story in Baptist life in 2006 — a year when denominational affairs outweighed world news in…

CORDOVA, Tenn. (ABP) — The president of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary has called for the senior pastor at one of the largest Southern Baptist congregations in the United States to resign. Michael Spradlin, who leads the seminary situated across the…

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) — A small American Baptist ministry has hit the big time. On Dec. 22, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams will feature Hope Unlimited on its weekly “Making a Difference” segment. Co-founded by David Swoap and…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — In a sign of continuing turmoil within the Missouri Baptist Convention, the body's Executive Board has appointed a committee to investigate their embattled executive director. The group also discussed allegations that a four-year-old church in…

RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — First Baptist Church of Henderson, N.C., and Wingate Baptist Church of Wingate, N.C., have cut ties with the North Carolina Baptist State Convention, becoming the first churches to withdraw since the convention dealt with several contentious…

PLAINS, Ga. (ABP) — Former First Lady Rosalynn Smith Carter was ordained as a deacon Dec. 10 by Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga. Though raised a Methodist, Carter, 79, has been active in Baptist congregations since her marriage more…

I'm willing to bet that no one has a favorite holiday story about time spent in an airport. The main thought that we have involving airports is that we spend as little time as possible in them. Of course, if…

DALLAS (ABP) — Wal-Mart, the self-styled low-price leader, can't seem to get a break these days. While the giant retailer has recently come under attack from pro-gay groups for backpedaling on diversity initiatives, a group of Baptist pastors and leaders…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Baptists of all stripes will feature prominently in leadership of the 110th Congress, which itself will feature some religious firsts. As both chambers pass from Republican into Democratic hands, several Baptists have been elevated to leadership positions…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — When the 110th Congress convenes Jan. 4, the culture wars could move to a different battleground. The shift in the House from a significant Republican majority to a significant Democratic majority probably won't reduce legislation controversial for…

MARION, Ala. (ABP) — Judson College is poised to receive a $9 million Christmas present. Proceeds from the estate of Marian Acree Tucker of Dadeville, Ala., will be the largest bequest ever given by an individual donor to the Baptist-affiliated…