In three-hour interview, Mohler says he ‘hopes and prays’ Jimmy Carter is born again

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — The poor will always be with us, Jesus said. Does that mean we should ignore them? “Certainly not,” said Graham Sparkes of the Baptist Union of Great Britain. So what are Baptist Christians going to do…

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — There is an “intense hunger” among Christians worldwide — and among people of all faiths — to work for justice and oppose terrorism, despite serious differences of faith, Jimmy Carter said July 30. “There is an…

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — The center of Christianity has moved to Africa, and Baptists can be catalysts for changing the continent, Frank Adams told delegates to the Baptist World Centenary Congress July 29. Baptists are called to be a voice…

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — Delegates to the Baptist World Centenary Congress July 30 elected a British Baptist as their president, received a report on the state of the Baptist World Alliance, and heard an impassioned call for social justice from…

BIRMINGHAM, England (BWA) — Like Cinderella, the 21st century church must leave the “scullery” and engage the world as Christ intended it to, Steve Chalke told participants at the Baptist World Centenary Congress July 29. Chalke, a British Baptist minister,…

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) –“Sasha” had two children and an abusive husband in the Czech Republic. After being hospitalized from a spousal beating, Sasha accepted an offer to go work in a restaurant in Germany to gain financial independence. Instead, her…

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — There are 39.4 million HIV-positive people in the world, about one for every Baptist. With this fact in mind, a focus group at the Baptist World Congress yesterday called upon the Baptist World Alliance to make…

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is revised from its earlier release. BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) – Latvian Baptists often encounter “difficulties” from their countrymen working to halt their efforts to spread the gospel, according to Yanis Smits, bishop of the Latvian Baptist…

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — Christ's love commands compassion for a world filled with suffering and pain, speaker after speaker told participants at the Baptist World Centenary Congress. The Baptist World Alliance set aside an evening of its 100th anniversary celebration…