Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — The fight against terrorism is fought most effectively over a slice of pizza, not at airports and transit stations, according to global Baptist leaders. The Baptist World Centenary Congress July 27-31, one of the largest Baptist…

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — For the past week, the halls of this city's International Convention Center were filled with bustle and conversation of Baptists from around the world. But for British Baptists, the clamor sends one clear message: You are…

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — Margun Waren of Norway grew up in a country that has a very strong state-sponsored Lutheran church. “As Baptists, we are a minority,” she said, reporting that only about 5,000 Baptists live in Norway. “It was…

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — Paul and Eveline Miller had good reason to feel a sense of déjà vu during the Baptist World Alliance's centennial congress. They attended the 1955 BWA congress in London during their honeymoon. And they celebrated their…

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — The poor will always be with us, Jesus said. Does that mean we should ignore them? “Certainly not,” said Graham Sparkes of the Baptist Union of Great Britain. So what are Baptist Christians going to do…

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — There is an “intense hunger” among Christians worldwide — and among people of all faiths — to work for justice and oppose terrorism, despite serious differences of faith, Jimmy Carter said July 30. “There is an…

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — The center of Christianity has moved to Africa, and Baptists can be catalysts for changing the continent, Frank Adams told delegates to the Baptist World Centenary Congress July 29. Baptists are called to be a voice…

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — Delegates to the Baptist World Centenary Congress July 30 elected a British Baptist as their president, received a report on the state of the Baptist World Alliance, and heard an impassioned call for social justice from…

BIRMINGHAM, England (BWA) — Like Cinderella, the 21st century church must leave the “scullery” and engage the world as Christ intended it to, Steve Chalke told participants at the Baptist World Centenary Congress July 29. Chalke, a British Baptist minister,…

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) –“Sasha” had two children and an abusive husband in the Czech Republic. After being hospitalized from a spousal beating, Sasha accepted an offer to go work in a restaurant in Germany to gain financial independence. Instead, her…

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — There are 39.4 million HIV-positive people in the world, about one for every Baptist. With this fact in mind, a focus group at the Baptist World Congress yesterday called upon the Baptist World Alliance to make…

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is revised from its earlier release. BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) – Latvian Baptists often encounter “difficulties” from their countrymen working to halt their efforts to spread the gospel, according to Yanis Smits, bishop of the Latvian Baptist…