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Gilyard, once darling of SBC elites, again forced to resign over sex

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Once touted by Southern Baptist leaders as the nation's next great African-American preacher, Darrell Gilyard has resigned from his fifth church over charges of sexual misconduct — this time with underage girls. Dogged for 20 years…

Zambian boy’s ordeal shows slavery lingers, even in America

COLLEYVILLE, Texas (ABP) – Given Kachepa's father died when he was 7. He lost his mother when he was 9. He ended up living with 15 relatives in a two-room hut in Zambia without electricity or running water. So when…

Time to revamp discipleship methods?

More than two decades after he helped many Baptist churches breathe new life into discipleship training, Roy Edgemon believes it's time take a new look at how churches make disciples. In the early 1980s, the Southern Baptist Convention's Sunday School…

Raising the bar for membership creates culture of discipleship, some churches insist

DALLAS — In a growing number of Baptist churches, new arrivals learn an important lesson early: Membership has its privileges, but it also has its responsibilities. “We want to create a culture of discipleship here,” said John Wilson, minister of…

Study finds limits to Willow Creek’s success model

CHICAGO (RNS) — Willow Creek Community Church, the suburban Chicago megachurch that has become a model for some of the nation's largest churches, started more than a quarter-century ago by asking the question: Why don't people go to church? Now,…

Virginia Baptist woman donates RV to VBMB’s disaster relief ministry

RICHMOND — While John McCracken prepared his will, he told his wife, Dorothy, “If you can sell the RV, fine. If not, give it to the Baptists.” After John went to be with the Lord two years ago, Dorothy half-heartedly…

Petersburg Sunday school class brings home soldier from abroad, to delight of wife and kids

PETERSBURG — Most Baptist churches discourage deceit, but Immanuel Baptist Church in Petersburg celebrated subterfuge on Sunday, Dec. 13, when it brought one of its members home from Germany to surprise his wife and family. Photo by Kimberly Carter Alicia…

New registration process for 21-C to provide ministry profile

RICHMOND — Online registration holds many benefits for meeting planners and attendees — it's easy and efficient for both parties and it has the ability to gather information that benefits both. So it is with this year's registration for 21-C…

EDITORIAL: To release the oppressed

Can Christians close their eyes to the needs of others and still claim to be fully devoted followers of Jesus? Can Christians observe the strong inflicting pain on the weak and not feel the pain themselves? Can they remain only…

‘Your actions do matter,’ panelists urged those fearful of Trump authoritarianism

Caged and aged

‘Cloistering’ is not the answer to America’s great divide, Burge says

The (unforgivable?) sins of the white American church