Joseph Martin, a Dove-award nominated composer and pianist, will be a prominent part of the program of the next year's Cooperative Baptist Fellowship general assembly, the CBF has announced. The event will be held June 29-July 2 at Gaylord Texan…
Texas Baptists reach compromise with school
Houston Baptist University and the Baptist General Convention of Texas have agreed to a “memorandum of understanding” that maintains their long-standing relationship but with reduced funding for the school. According to Keith Bruce, coordinator of institutional ministries for the BGCT,…
‘Amens’ to a ban: State conventions oppose gay marriage
By Greg Warner As “values voters” in 11 states sent a political message rejecting same-sex marriage, Baptist conventions in at least seven states offered a resounding “Amen” by adopting resolutions against the practice. Most of the statements voiced support…
Church & People News for Dec. 2, 2004
Church & People News for Dec. 2, 2004 S T A F F • C H A N G E S Randy Secrist, to Elon Church, Ruther Glen, as pastor. Greg McClellan, resigning as pastor of New Hope Church, Appomattox….
Bluefield basketball game brings charity
When Bluefield College and Bluefield State College renewed their basketball rivalry Nov. 29 in the Dome Gymnasium on BC's campus, local basketball fans were not be the only ones benefiting from the event. Thanks to a charitable component incorporated into…
BTSR receives bequest from South Carolina
Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond has received an unexpected bequest from the estate of a strong South Carolina friend. The seminary received a $100,000 gift from the late Dorothy P. Peace of Greenville, S.C. Peace was a BTSR supporter during…
India surprises
Think you know India? If your impressions come from old National Geographics, you need to update your mental file about a country that produces more films than Hollywood and whose middle class is larger than the entire U.S. population. By…
Shall we gather at the river? Millions seek cleansing at Kumbh Mela
Dawn came almost unnoticed to the sacred river Shipra. Even the waking sun seemed overwhelmed by the scene unfolding at the water's edge. Hours before, drum-led processions of Hindu monks and mystics had arrived in the sweltering darkness, zealously…
Italian Baptists elect woman pastor as president
The Italian Baptist Union has elected a woman pastor as president for the first time. Anna Maffei, co-pastor of Chiesa Battista in Naples, is the first female to serve as president of the Union, which held its annual general assembly…
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Rapping the gospel
American rock music has always had its spiritual side. But recently the genre has revived its embrace of spirituality and religion, as artists who are Christian-not just Christian music artists-express their faith in their songs. By Aymar Jean Both pious…
A new wave
An estimated 4 billion people-about two-thirds of the world's population-learn through the spoken word rather than the written word. A new missions partnership is devising a strategy to plant churches among these “oral learners.” A “new wave” of missions outreach…