Residents of a poor Shreveport neighborhood work in the Allendale Garden of Hope and Love, a community garden that occupies a vacant lot once frequented by drug dealers. (PHOTOS/David Westerfield/Community Renewal International)WACO, Texas (ABP) — On a corner lot in…
Relying on pastors for everything limits ministry, speaker says
WACO, Texas (ABP) — A church that depends upon its pastor for ministry fails both the pastor and the laypeople, ministry strategist Alan Nelson recently told participants at The Next Big Idea conference at Baylor University. A litany of woes…
Pastor says faith sustaining family of pilot in deadly plane crash
LUTZ, Fla. (ABP) — The pilot of a deadly plane crash Feb. 12 in upstate New York was a Southern Baptist. Marvin Renslow, captain of the Continental Connection commuter flight that went down and crashed into a home while trying…
Baptist, Orthodox leaders hold groundbreaking conference in Europe
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (ABP) — European Baptist and Orthodox scholars convened Feb. 8-11 in talks aimed to promote understanding between two Christian groups often at odds over issues like proselytizing and the separation of church and state. The International Baptist…
Baptist, Orthodox leaders hold groundbreaking conference in Europe
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (ABP) — European Baptist and Orthodox scholars convened Feb. 8-11 in talks aimed to promote understanding between two Christian groups often at odds over issues like proselytizing and the separation of church and state. The International Baptist…
Baptist, Orthodox leaders hold groundbreaking conference in Europe
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (ABP) — European Baptist and Orthodox scholars convened Feb. 8-11 in talks aimed to promote understanding between two Christian groups often at odds over issues like proselytizing and the separation of church and state. The International Baptist…
‘Next big idea’ an old idea that looks radically different
WACO—The “next big idea” actually is 2,000 years old, but it has “moved and morphed” into something quite different than what Americans and Europeans have known. “The church is the next big idea—much bigger than we imagine,” said Michael Stroope,…
Assyrian Christians appeal to White House for autonomy in Iraq
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A Middle Eastern ethnic umbrella organization has written President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden asking them to push for an autonomous region for Assyrian Christians in Iraq. The Assyrian Universal Alliance released letters Feb. 10 appealing to…
North Carolina CBF anticipates fifth century of Baptist movement
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — How can Baptists maintain an effective witness into their fifth century of existence? More than 400 participants gathered at First Baptist Church in Greensboro, N.C., Feb. 9 to mark the 400th anniversary of the Baptist movement…
North Carolina CBF anticipates fifth century of Baptist movement
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — How can Baptists maintain an effective witness into their fifth century of existence? More than 400 participants gathered at First Baptist Church in Greensboro, N.C., Feb. 9 to mark the 400th anniversary of the Baptist movement…
Former Whitewater prosecutor says Proposition 8 about voters
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — The controversy over California's Proposition 8 is larger than homosexuality, Kenneth Starr, lead counsel for a group set to argue before the state's Supreme Court in favor of upholding the ban on same-sex marriage March 5,…
Former Whitewater prosecutor says Proposition 8 about voters
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — The controversy over California’s Proposition 8 is larger than homosexuality, Kenneth Starr, lead counsel for a group set to argue before the state’s Supreme Court in favor of upholding the ban on same-sex marriage March 5,…