Baptist News Global

Volunteers in missions: Texas church’s reach extends to Macedonia’s families

PRIDDY, Texas (ABP) — Their church building may be small and unassuming, but members of one tiny Texas church are making a powerful impact on children living in the ghetto of Skojpe, Macedonia. A few years ago, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship…

God uses broken vessels, pastors are assured

INDIANAPOLIS—God calls and uses broken people for his service, participants at the Monday morning session of the Southern Baptist Pastors Conference learned. Brokenness is “the recognition of our shattered pride without a need to glue it back together again,” said…

Establishment candidate Johnny Hunt wins SBC presidency on 1st ballot

INDIANAPOLIS (ABP) – Atlanta-area pastor Johnny Hunt was elected Southern Baptist Convention president over five contenders on the first ballot June 10, returning control of the 16 million-member denomination to its fundamentalist establishment. On the first day of the 2008…

Author/Journalist Christine Wicker to speak at ABP banquet

Last chance for the reduced price! Christine Wicker, author of the new book The Fall of the Evangelical Nation and former religion reporter for the Dallas Morning News, will speak during the Annual Associated Baptist Press Dinner at the CBF…

Keynote speaker Lauran Bethell before gathered Fellowship Baptists

Baptists aid displaced migrant workers in South Africa

WASHINGTON—Baptists in South Africa have come to the aid of refugees displaced by ethnic violence. More than 60 immigrants have been killed and about 700 injured in violence that erupted in Johannesburg, Cape Town and other cities in recent weeks….

Fellowship Baptists participate in a time of prayer and discernment

Obama’s historic breakthrough

By David Gushee The Democratic primaries are finally over, as Barack Obama has barely edged out Hillary Clinton for the nomination. This is an upset of epic proportions. It was unimaginable 18 months ago. The Illinois senator’s victory over his…

IMB supporters release statement opposing missionary guidelines

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — A group of current and former missionaries, former mission-board trustees and pastors is calling for the Southern Baptist Convention International Mission Board to reverse controversial guidelines for missionaries enacted in 2005. The guidelines prohibit the appointment…

Here’s the real reason Hegseth should not be confirmed

McCartney inspired Christian men’s movement

Study explores American views on both parties’ ‘brands’

Has growth of unpartnered adults in US hit a wall?