Senators clear the way for Hegseth’s Christian nationalist crusade

Broadman & Holman Publishers, the trade publishing division of LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, announced April 27 plans to change its name to B&H Publishing Group, effective June 1. B&H Publishing Group will serve as an umbrella…

Following a formal separation initiated by the Georgia Baptist Convention last November and several pronouncements by university leaders calling for a clear Baptist identity, Mercer University trustees voted April 21 to amend the school's charter to state that “no less…

Meeting in a city known for both racism and reconciliation, the Alliance of Baptists pledged to remake itself into “an anti-racist organization.” The action came at the Alliance's annual convocation April 21-23 in Birmingham, Ala. While the three-day meeting focused…

Due to a conversion to a new computer software program for church receipts, the BGAV will be unable to post church receipts (Cooperative Missions and designated gifts) during the first three weeks of May 2006 (May 1-19). Remittances will be…

A statement signed by 41 pastors and various other Southrn Baptist leaders has been distributed affirming the integrity and achievements of Bob Reccord, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board. Reccord resigned April 17, citing “honest…

Robert Nash has received the nomination for the global missions coordinator position at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. CBF members will vote to approve the nomination at their annual meeting June 21 in Atlanta. The nomination comes after a year of…

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will sponsor a conference and luncheon for chaplains and pastoral counselors during its General Assembly June 22-23 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. As an auxiliary event preceding the Assembly, a conference will be…

Despite openly recognizing that the controversial new religion law approved by parliament on April 20 violates the European Convention on Human Rights, Serbian president Boris Tadic signed it into law on April 27. He ordered parliament to amend the law…

With the focus on evangelism and the goal of winning and baptizing 1 million people in a year, the Southern Baptist Convention will gather at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C., June 13-14, for its annual meeting. It will be…