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Educators differ on how ‘Baptist’ a Baptist university should be

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Should Baptist universities create an identity that is distinctively Baptist or one rooted in orthodox Christian beliefs shared by many traditions? Speaking to a national conference, two prominent educators agreed the future of Baptist higher education…

Hip-hop churches carry message of redemption to urban youth

HOUSTON (ABP) — The in-your-face attitude, emblazoned on black T-shirts, is unmistakable: “Jesus is Lord. Satan is a punk. Pick a side.” Street Life, a Christian outreach to young people in Houston's urban hip-hop culture, offers a distinctive blend of…

Averett trustees acknowledge VBMB action, but are quiet on status of statement

Trustees of Averett University have acknowledged Virginia Baptists' approval of a jointly-developed statement which would dissolve century-and-a-half-old ties between the school and the Baptist General Association of Virginia. But Averett's trustees, who met April 15, have not revealed what action…

Sloan says Christian education stymied by name-calling, ‘fear-mongering’

WACO, Texas (ABP) — The future of Baptist colleges and universities depends on educators' willingness to “move on” beyond the political categories that have dominated denominational life for more than 20 years, Baylor University President Robert Sloan told a national…

Right to dissent may be key mark of Baptist colleges, Leonard suggests

WACO, Texas (ABP) — The right to dissent — even about what makes a school religious — should be a key distinctive of Baptist higher education, suggested church historian and seminary dean Bill Leonard. Addressing a national conference on the…

Christian colleges must adapt to population shifts, Reyes says

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Christian higher education remains a justifiable mission for Baptists if it is transformational in character, distinctively Baptist in the way it operates, and genuinely accessible to the largely non-Anglo next generation of students, said Albert Reyes,…

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Educators differ on how ‘Baptist’ a Baptist university should be

Hip-hop churches carry message of redemption to urban youth

Averett trustees acknowledge VBMB action, but are quiet on status of statement

Sloan says Christian education stymied by name-calling, ‘fear-mongering’

Right to dissent may be key mark of Baptist colleges, Leonard suggests

Christian colleges must adapt to population shifts, Reyes says

Louisville pastor criticizes church for hosting anti-filibuster rally

Brazilian pastor chosen to lead BWA evangelism division

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Make a resolution to embrace your true self and the rest will fall into place

Jimmy Carter was the most decent and respectable president of my lifetime

Jimmy Carter and the strength of fields

Tucker Carlson seeing demons in his bedroom is not a good sign