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Echo conference lets students wrestle with questions of ministry ‘calling’

WINGATE, N.C. (ABP) — On Thursday night, 29 high-school students gathered around a tree, holding hands and praying — with no adults in sight. It was the next to the last night of Echo, an event for students who feel…

12,000 Baptists heading to England for centennial world congress

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — At least 12,000 worldwide Baptists will make their way to Birmingham, England, for the Baptist World Congress July 27-31, apparently undeterred by recent terror attacks in London. Registration for the congress climbed above the 12,000 mark…

Some children, teens left out of Sunday school, study says

(ABP) — Although Bible training for school-age children is still popular, preschoolers and adolescents are kept out of the Sunday school loop in a growing number of churches. According to a study of 614 Protestant churches nationwide by the Barna…

‘Partial-birth’ abortion ban violates Constitution, appeals court says

ST. LOUIS (ABP) — A federal appeals court in St. Louis has become the latest to declare unconstitutional a 2003 federal law banning what abortion-rights opponents call “partial-birth” abortions. The decision is sure to add fuel to the debate over…

Religious freedom commission elects evangelical as chairman

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A federal panel that monitors global conditions for religious freedom has elected an evangelical Christian activist as its chairman. Michael Cromartie will serve as the 2005-06 chair for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Cromartie,…

Prominent K.C. church faces lawsuit alleging sexual assault by pastor’s son

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (ABP) — One of the Missouri Baptist Convention's largest congregations has been sued by a former intern, claiming the pastor's son — who was then the church's single-adult minister — sexually assaulted and impregnated her. The accused, Mark…

The art of persuasion

Another View for June 23, 2005 By Erich Bridges ‘“Is persuasion dead?” Columnist Matt Miller asked that question in a recent New York Times piece. Like many political pundits, Miller is fighting despair over the sad state of public discourse….

What’s in a name?

Editorial for June 23, 2005 By Jim White I understand the rationale for leaving the name Baptist out of so many new church starts-but that doesn't mean I like it. Conventional religious wisdom asserts that denominational loyalty is a thing…

Kissing cousins

Heritage Column for June 23, 2005 By Fred Anderson CHIAVARI, Italy – Three weeks among the Italian Baptists and we have acquired many new kissing cousins. We have never seen so much hugging and kissing except at an annual meeting…

Most teens lack basic Bible knowledge, survey says

Analysis for June 23, 2005 By Ken Camp A significant number of American teenagers are “clueless” when it comes to a working knowledge of the Bible, and that means they cannot receive a quality education, a new report indicates. A…

Letter for June 23, 2005

Showing God's love All of us know the song They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love, but I wonder if we understand the significance of what it says. The Scriptures indicate that the early church grew because people…

A church in four centuries

First Baptist Church in Richmond-one of the oldest congregations of any denomination in Virginia-marked 225 years of ministry with a June 12 celebration that featured packed worship services, a specially-written anthem, historical displays, a luncheon and the burial of a…

What you’re not seeing: Tens of thousands of children separated from parents

The way we were

Talarico’s pastor pushes back on Daily Wire’s claims

Spiritual formation is how churches learn whom to hear