Trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board appointed 116 missionaries-the second-largest group of new missionaries in board history-during their May 19-21 meeting in Midland, Texas. They also adopted guidelines for cooperating with other Great Commission Christian partners overseas;…
North Carolina pastor apologizes for church sign about Quran
A North Carolina Baptist pastor has reversed course, removing a sign outside his church suggesting the Muslim holy book should be put in a toilet. In the face of national media attention and overwhelmingly negative response to his actions-including critiques…
Virginia Baptist Media Library holds conference
The Virginia Baptist Media Library Association elected officers and focused on “Your Church Library: An Oasis for Growth” during its spring conference May 13-15 at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center. New-elected officers for 2005-2006 are Jean McChesney, director; Betty Watson,…
Proposed SBC resolution encourages churches to investigate homosexuality in publ
A group that tried last year to get Southern Baptists to encourage parents to pull their children out of public schools is now asking the Southern Baptist Convention to urge churches to investigate whether their local school systems support homosexuality….
Southeastern president warns of SBC weakness
“All is not well” among Southern Baptists, according to seminary president Danny Akin, who cited slumping evangelism statistics as evidence of “grave weakness” in the denomination. The Southern Baptist Convention has “experienced a conservative resurgence, a return to our biblical…
American Family Association ends Disney boycott
The American Family Association has announced the end of its boycott of the Walt Disney Co. after nine years. “We feel we have made our point,” said Tim Wildmon, president of the Tupelo, Miss.-based conservative Christian organization, in a statement….
The engaging power of the ‘blogosphere’
Analysis for June 16, 2005 By Amy Green When Mark D. Roberts started his blog, he envisioned a small outreach to his community and parishioners at Irvine Presbyterian Church in Irvine, Calif. A little more than a year later, the…
Ga. Supreme Court rules against Shorter College
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled May 23 that Shorter College trustees acted improperly when they shifted ownership of the college to a newly created foundation with a self-perpetuating board and essentially broke ties with the Georgia Baptist Convention. The 4-3…
No paragon of virtue
Another View for June 16, 2005 By Charles Colson The stunning disclosure that “Deep Throat” was the No. 2 man in the FBI has revived the Watergate-era hysteria. Mark Felt, consummate FBI professional, whom I dealt with often and trusted…
NAMB hopes to increase Hispanic membership
A Southern Baptist task force has urged leaders of the nation's largest Protestant denomination to take “unprecedented” measures to evangelize the growing number of Hispanics in the country. Goals include baptizing more than 50,000 Hispanic converts by 2010 and starting…
What’s on your church sign?
Editorial for June 16, 2005 By Jim White Have you ever wished you'd kept your big mouth shut? I have. You, too? I imagine that's how pastor Creighton Lovelace feels after such an indignant reaction to the message he posted…
Church in sign controversy ends SBC membership
The church that received national media attention in late May for a sign that said the Muslim holy book should be put in a toilet has withdrawn from the Southern Baptist Convention. The congregation of Danieltown Baptist Church in Forest…