ROACH, Mo. (ABP) — Discovering women and children living near or in a trash dump on the edge of Guatemala City to scavenge for food to eat or items to sell for food, Carol Bercian, who served for many years…
CBF leaders urging churches to keep ‘promises’
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) – While churches are giving more than ever to global missions through the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, many are doing it in new ways, prompting shortfalls in an annual offering needed to sustain fully funded missionaries already on…
Virginia CBF explores being Baptist in the 21st century
MECHANICSVILLE, Va. (ABP) — Baptists must acknowledge their reputation is suffering in many quarters of American life, but society has regarded Baptists with suspicion since the movement was born in the 17th century. Darryl Aaron (left) and Bill Leonard respond…
State CBF challenges churches for global missions
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) — Saying Fellowship Baptists need to “keep the promises” made to missionaries and the neglected peoples they serve, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina has issued a $100,000 challenge on behalf of the CBF Offering for…
‘Heaven’s Rain’ filmmaker honored by Attorney General
WASHINGTON (ABP) – A former state senator-turned-filmmaker was honored April 8 by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for pioneering legislation for the rights of crime victims. Brooks Douglass, currently touring the country with his feature film, Heaven’s Rain, which tells…
Death Row inmates’ families find refuge at Hospitality House
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (ABP) — Two young men spent the day listening to music and weaving beaded bracelets, laughing and talking, seemingly nonchalant. That abruptly changed when their grandmother entered the room cursing angrily, shouting, then sobbing uncontrollably. She had witnessed…
Volunteer service bridges the generation gap
DALLAS (ABP) — Intergenerational volunteer programs benefit both youth and elders, studies show. For young people, spending time with older adults can improve their social skills, boost their school performance, introduce an element of stability into their lives and cut…
Common values, mission draw Christians together across lines of age
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Community usually is defined by the word “common.” What do people hold in common that draws them or binds them together? The way believers “do” or embody the church often is defined in communal terms. Whether…
Relationship-building vital to bridging gulf between generations at church
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (ABP) — A gap exists between generations in the church, experts seem to agree –and building strong relationships may be the way to bridge it. “There is difficulty in reaching across generations,” said Chris Gambill, congregational health…