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CBF of North Carolina embraces WMU, seeks emergency funds

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) — After news that the Woman's Missionary Union of North Carolina is loosening ties with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, the state's Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has announced a special offering to help the mission-focused organization….

42 Baptist schools make magazine’s ‘best colleges’ rankings for 2008

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Forty-two members of the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities are listed among America's best colleges in annual rankings compiled by U.S. News & World Report magazine. All told, 1,900 colleges and universities are ranked…

Ministerial students want to serve God, but not necessarily in local church

DALLAS (ABP) — College students who feel called to work in ministry want to make a difference for God's kingdom. But a significant number don't believe the local church is the place to do it, according to guidance directors for…

Pastoral residency programs give needed mentoring for new pastors

DALLAS (ABP) — When a Baptist minister graduates from seminary or divinity school, what factors predict whether that person will succeed or fail in local church ministry? Educational training plays a part, as does the personality of the congregation the…

Passing the torch: When a longtime pastor leaves, succession can be sticky

When the only pastor an entire generation at a church has known leaves, there's no set model for ensuring a smooth transition, experts say. The right way to do it at one time in a church's history may be wrong…

The church has a new pastor. When will it start to feel normal?

NEW YORK (ABP)—When a beloved pastor leaves a church, the replacement often faces an uphill battle in winning the trust and respect of the congregation. Sometimes, the newcomer faces a challenge simply in getting people to remember his name. Winfred…

Pastoral residency offers mentoring for young ministers

When a Baptist minister graduates from seminary or divinity school, what factors predict whether that person will succeed or fail in local church ministry? Educational training plays a part, as does the personality of the congregation the minister serves. But…

Collaboration essential part of effective mentoring

DALLAS—It's not coincidental that the pastoral residency program at Wilshire Baptist Church occurs in a group context. Wilshire employs four pastoral residents with help from the Lilly Endowment and supports a music ministry resident out of the church budget. The…

Students want to serve God’s kingdom – not necessarily in the church

College students who feel a calling into ministry passionately want to make a difference for God's kingdom. But a significant number don't believe the local-church setting is the place to do it, according to guidance directors for ministerial students at…

Speaker Mike Johnson wrongly attributes prayer to Thomas Jefferson

Amid New Orleans tragedy, Fox News and MAGA figures tell lies

Biden’s real successes on immigration will be overshadowed by his failures, panelists say

My quest to find the origins of the term ‘conservative resurgence’