SHAWNEE, Kan. (ABP) — Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Shawnee, Kan., announced Nov. 8 two foundation gifts totaling $1.7 million. The Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation pledged $1.1 million for general expenses, while an unnamed Kansas City foundation awarded…
Call to allow non-Baptists on Houston Baptist U. board defeated
McALLEN, Texas (ABP) — Messengers to opening business session of the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting rejected a proposal that would have allowed Houston Baptist University to elect non-Baptist trustees, and they approved — with two amendments from the…
Rangers all-star tells story of ups and downs
DALLAS (ABP) — Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton told a Texas Baptist mega-church Nov. 7 that he would not have overcome the alcohol and drug addiction that nearly cost him his baseball career without God's help. Josh Hamilton (Photo…
Christian, Muslim leaders call for interfaith crisis-prevention group
GENEVA, Switzerland (ABP) — Global Christian and Muslim leaders meeting Nov. 1-4 in Switzerland condemned the deadly Oct. 31 attack on a church in Iraq and called for formation of a working group to be mobilized whenever a crisis involving…
Award-winning Christian musician advocate for adoption
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — While performing concerts around the country, Dove Award-winning Christian recording artist Mark Schultz often shares his testimony and personal story of adoption in hopes of raising awareness for orphan care and helping young families recognize this…
Baptist groups partner to bring health care to Mexican village
GAINESVILLE, Texas. (ABP) — The people of El Arenal, in the central Mexican state of Jalisco, have to drive three hours to Guadalajara for medical care. When that information came to Pastor Juvel Garcia and his wife, Silvia, of Primera…
Baptist Standard develops FaithVillage online community
DALLAS (ABP) — Baptist Standard Publishing has announced plans for a $5 million community called FaithVillage, an interactive Internet presence designed to provide Christian resources and a social network targeted to serve 20 million evangelicals ages 18 to 44. The…
‘Baptist Mother Teresa’ transforms lives
MACON, Ga. (ABP) — Twenty-hour days in the face of desperate poverty, terrible diseases, sometimes-hostile neighbors and even tigers could grind down even the most faithful, but somehow, Leena Lavanya draws strength from her ministry to keep going. Indian Baptist…
Ability to sue over church-state claims at stake in Supreme Court case
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A Supreme Court case involving an Arizona program that funds private schools has the potential to change the way the law handles cases dealing with government endorsement of religion. The justices of the nation’s highest court heard…
Member of N.C. paper’s board resigns in protest over editor’s treatment
MARION, N.C. (ABP) — A member of the board of the North Carolina Baptist State Convention’s newspaper has resigned to protest what she described as “pressure” on the paper's editor to slant the news. On Nov. 4, the Biblical Recorder published a resignation…
BWIM sponsoring focus on women preachers
ATLANTA (ABP) — An organization seeking to encourage, advocate and network Baptist women in church leadership has begun recruiting churches to set aside a Sunday in February to invite a woman to preach. Raygina Beale was the Martha Stearns Marshall…
Analysis: Mixed bag for social conservatives in midterm election
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The 2010 midterm congressional elections were a clear victory for those who claim fealty to fiscal conservatism, but they were more a mixed blessing for religious and social conservatives. Religious conservatives, however, may still use the results to…