WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) — During his installation March 18 as president of the Center for Congregational Health, Bill Wilson said churches and ministers are "in crisis." That's a breath-sucking observation from the head of an organization that has dealt with…
Black pastor says he doesn’t plan to run for SBC president
NEW ORLEANS (ABP) — A Louisiana pastor says he has no plans to be nominated as the Southern Baptist Convention's first African-American president this summer in Orlando, Fla. Fred Luter, senior pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, was…
Black pastor says he doesn’t plan to run for SBC president
NEW ORLEANS (ABP) — A Louisiana pastor says he has no plans to be nominated as the Southern Baptist Convention's first African-American president this summer in Orlando, Fla. Fred Luter has been mentioned as a possible candidate for president of the…
McKissic says it is time for Southern Baptists to elect a black president
ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — A prominent African-American pastor says it is time for the Southern Baptist Convention to elect its first black president. Dwight McKissic, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, said in a blog March 31 that…
More than 100 churches take part in month celebrating women in pulpit
ATLANTA (ABP) — A total of 104 churches reported inviting a woman to preach in February for an annual promotion both to celebrate and educate congregations about women in ministry. Jonci Womack preaches at Bethel Baptist Church in Scottsburg, Va….
Women fill Baptist pulpits during February
ATLANTA (ABP) — A total of 104 churches reported inviting a woman to preach in February for an annual promotion both to celebrate and educate congregations about women in ministry. Pam Durso, executive director of Baptist Women in Ministry, said…
Tim McCoy tapped as new executive for Ontario-Quebec Baptists
ETOBICOKE, Ontario (ABP) — Baptists in Canada’s two most populous provinces will be led by a former youth minister and non-profit officer. Tim McCoy Tim McCoy, who has served for the last four years as director of youth ministries for…
Anne Graham Lotz leads Missourians in prayer over state’s $500M shortfall
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — Just as Isaiah caught a fresh understanding of God in the face of adversity, God’s people in Missouri must catch a fresh vision as lawmakers wrestle with cuts necessary to balance the state’s budget, according…
Longtime Southern Seminary theology professor David Mueller dies
SAN ANTONIO (ABP) — A second-generation Baptist theologian who taught during three decades at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary died March 26 in Texas. David Mueller David Mueller was 80. He moved to Kerrville, Texas, after retiring from the seminary in…