IRONTON, Mo. (ABP) — Churches often segregate their members along age lines. Sunday morning usually sees children in one wing in age-graded Bible study, with adults in another area and often split up age segments. But many congregations will cross…
Churches intentionally seek to bridge the generation gap
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Many congregations have members from several generations, but often one generation dominates either in leadership or in numbers. Some churches seek out ways to bridge generation gaps because they value the contributions each generation offers and what each can learn…
American Baptists denounce Quran burning
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) – American Baptist leaders joined at regional and national levels in a joint statement April 8 denouncing the burning of a Quran at a Florida church. The general executive council of American Baptist Churches USA called…
Easter: Did you ever wonder …?
DALLAS (ABP) — Any church that ever presented an Easter pageant understands the questions: How should the Last Supper be staged? How many women should approach the empty tomb? How many angels should they encounter there? And many Sunday school…
Huckabee defends praise for controversial historian
WASHINGTON (ABP) – Former and possible future presidential candidate Mike Huckabee went on Comedy Central’s Daily Show to defend his praise for David Barton, a leading advocate for the view that America was founded as a Christian nation using what…
College president has bypass surgery
PINEVILLE, La. (ABP) – The president of Baptist-affiliated Louisiana College underwent quadruple bypass surgery April 4 after suffering a heart attack on campus March 28. Joe Aguillard Joe Aguillard, president of the private four-year college affiliated with the Louisiana Baptist…
Texas disaster-relief team delivers kerosene, food to Japanese churches
SENDAI, Japan (ABP) — The first Texas Baptist disaster-response team to arrive in Japan after the March 11 earthquake delivered a load of kerosene and food to three churches in one of the major cities affected by the earthquake and…
Rogers operates on thin ridge of faith and politics
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was edited after its original posting to correct an error in the 11th paragraph. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) — A career invested in helping Baptists and others navigate the narrow edge where government and religion press against each other with…
Crime victims identify with ‘Heaven’s Rain’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) – A movie about a Baptist preacher’s son who survived gunshot wounds from a brutal attack that killed his parents yet forgave their murderer is resonating with audiences not only in churches and theaters but also among…