When our church was tested by fire

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…

BIRMIMGHAM, England (ABP) — BWA officials launched a new $1.2 million evangelism strategy during a one-day conference in Birmingham, England, on the eve of the group's centennial world congress. Regional training and vision conferences are a key part of the…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Senate's majority leader, citing his expertise as a physician, announced July 29 that he would support an expansion of federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research. The decision puts Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) at odds with the…