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Missouri conservatives organize against their former movement

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — Eleven ministers who supported conservatives' efforts to take control of the Missouri Baptist Convention now say that the people they put in power have taken conservatism too far. The group voiced its concerns publicly in…

Huckabee cancels Covenant speech over Jimmy Carter’s criticism of Bush

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (ABP) — Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has cancelled plans to speak at the New Baptist Covenant Celebration next January because of organizer Jimmy Carter's recent criticism of President Bush. Carter criticized Bush's foreign policy in a…

Updated: Carter meets with SBC bloggers, who welcome gesture

ATLANTA (ABP) — Some of the Southern Baptist Convention's most prominent bloggers reacted positively to a summit they held with former President Jimmy Carter May 17 in Atlanta. Carter and the leaders discussed building a broad range of Baptist support…

Woven together

The drive to weave ties among local churches is housed deep in the Baptist DNA, some observers of denominational life say. It's an instinct almost as visceral as another, often competing, Baptist charactertistic — a fierce independence of thought and…

Networks: New label or a new way for churches to relate

Some associations of churches call themselves “networks” now. And their directors of missions insist it's more than just a trendy change in terminology. As missions director for a West Texas area that included both Midland and Odessa Baptist associations, Wayne…

Competing state conventions challenge associations

Dual—and sometimes dueling—state conventions often present a challenge for associations of churches. In keeping with Baptist polity, associations are autonomous, stand-alone organizations, just as Baptist churches and state and national conventions are. But in practice, associations have maintained close ties…

MC2 offers opportunities for learning and service

RICHMOND — This summer the Virginia Baptist Mission Board's Mission Connection Celebration (MC2), formerly called Family Missions Week, will offer a wide variety of opportunities for missions learning and service. To be held at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center July…

Virginia nominees to SBC boards and committees announced

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) Nominees to serve as trustees of Southern Baptist Convention agencies have been selected by the SBC committee on nominations. They will serve if elected at the annual SBC meeting, July 12-13. Nominees from Virginia are: • G….

Wayne Faison to lead Mission Board team

RICHMOND — The executive committee of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board has unanimously approved Wayne Faison to be the new team leader for the VBMB's courageous churches team, effective immediately. Wayne Faison Since 2001, Faison has served as the team's…

Trump’s new ICE policy attacks the church

White House plan to combat Islamophobia draws mixed reviews

Rep. Barry Loudermilk pushes democracy to the brink

Mary the thorny rose