Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — Kelly Burris, pastor of Kempsville Baptist Church in Virginia Beach, Va., has announced he will accept a nomination for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention. According to Baptist Press, Terry Fox will nominate Burris…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — A Tennessee pastor will join what already promises to be a contentious election for the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention when the denomination holds its annual meeting June 13-14 in Greensboro, N.C. Jerry Sutton, the…

DES MOINES, Iowa (ABP) — In what could be a major setback for government's ability to fund religious charities, a federal judge has ruled against an Iowa program designed to rehabilitate prisoners through Christianity. U.S. District Judge Robert Pratt of…

PINGDU, CHINA (ABP) — A vibrant congregation founded by Lottie Moon, the famous missionary to China, has moved out of the crumbling temple it used as a meeting place, thanks to a church located thousands of miles away. The partnership…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Jerry Sutton, the pastor of Two Rivers Baptist Church in Nashville, Tenn., may accept a nomination for president of the Southern Baptist Convention, according to his assistant. “Some people have asked him to, and he has…

GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) – Blogs have already revolutionized secular politics, and whether a subset of them have revolutionized Baptist politics will be seen at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting June 13-14 in North Carolina. The meeting, in Greensboro, will…

ENID, Okla. (ABP) — Wade Burleson is calling for the Southern Baptist Convention to investigate “manipulation” and “coercion” by his fellow trustees of the International Mission Board. But the Oklahoma pastor backed down from his threat to publish details of…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Sharing Christ with people who are dying of AIDS, drowning in poverty and going to bed hungry requires addressing all of those problems simultaneously, according to officials of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. That's why this year's CBF…

ANNISTON, Ala. (ABP) — When the early morning sunlight begins to peek over the horizon, many people nationwide hit the snooze button to catch a little more sleep before beginning their day. Dunaway Conner and his cycling companions, however, have…

DALLAS (ABP) — A Florida pastor announced June 1 that he will nominate Frank Page as an alternative candidate for the Southern Baptist Convention presidency during the denomination's upcoming annual meeting. Forrest Pollock, pastor of Bell Shoals Baptist Church in…

ATLANTA (ABP) — Rob Nash, nominee for global missions coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, will be the speaker at the annual Associated Baptist Press banquet June 22 at 5 p.m. in Atlanta. Nash is expected to be elected to…

ATLANTA (ABP) — This year's general assembly of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship promises to answer the challenge Coordinator Daniel Vestal gave at last year's meeting — a challenge to face head-on the issues of poverty, social justice, diversity and mercy….