{youtube}keeApO4VdA4{/youtube} WAXAHACHIE, Texas (ABP) — It wasn’t too long ago that Brandon Jones was watching men gallop by on horseback with lassos twirling over their heads. Now, he watches as teenagers whir by on their skateboards, building up speed for…
Seasons: Student ministers face challenges as age separates them from youth
(ABP) — Age can influence the career direction a youth minister or campus minister takes. Family transitions may lead to a ministry change, or the minister may feel age has separated him or her from students. “There may be a…
Alliance of Baptists supports ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal
DURHAM, N.C. (ABP) — A progressive Baptist group that endorses military chaplains is supporting repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that bans gays from serving openly in the military. Chris Copeland While a number of conservative Christian groups…
‘Lazarus’ Harley helps Missouri ministry introduce bikers to Christ
SEDALIA, Mo. (ABP) — The 1967 Harley-Davidson Ironhead motorcycle once slumped against a wall, in bad shape and with a mulberry tree growing right through its heart. Rescued and restored, however, the Harley brought several motorcyclists back to God’s house….
Baptist ethicist says oil spill a moral issue
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — A Baptist ethicist says the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a moral issue, although few Americans have framed the issue in moral terms. Robert Parham "Yes, the BP disaster is a moral…
Baptist nurse answers call to aid ailing Haitians
GRAND GOAVE, Haiti (ABP) — The children swarm Tori Wentz as she walks down the street. Some run up for a fist bump. A few chant, "Blan! Blan! Blan!" Wentz waves back, smiles and shrugs at the Creole term for…
Baptist nurse answers call to aid ailing Haitians
GRAND GOAVE, Haiti (ABP) — The children swarm Tori Wentz as she walks down the street. Some run up for a fist bump. A few chant, "Blan! Blan! Blan!" Wentz waves back, smiles and shrugs at the Creole term for…
Pastor calls on SBC to adopt zero-tolerance of racism
ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — A prominent African-American pastor has announced plans to ask the Southern Baptist Convention to amend its constitution to ban churches that condone racism. Dwight McKissic Dwight McKissic, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, said…
Judge says school cannot hold graduation ceremony in church
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (ABP) — A federal judge ruled May 31 that a Connecticut school district's plan to hold graduation ceremonies in a mega-church violates the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state and ordered school officials to find a secular…
Mercer taps former Southwestern prof to lead church-music institute
MACON, Ga. (ABP) — David Keith, a professor of church music at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for 27 years before retiring in 2006, has been named director of the Townsend-McAfee Institute for Graduate Studies in Church Music at Mercer University…
Mercer taps former Southwestern prof for music slot
MACON, Ga. (ABP) — David Keith, a professor of church music at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for 27 years before retiring in 2006, has been named director of the Townsend-McAfee Institute for Graduate Studies in Church Music at Mercer University…
CBF leader seeks to rally churches to make up missions-offering shortfall
ATLANTA (ABP) — A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship leader is appealing to churches to step up contributions to the organization's annual Offering for Global Missions, which is currently running 30 percent behind projected receipts. Receipts to the offering as of April…