When I was in my late teens, the Soul Survivor summer festival craze was in full swing, and for several years I attended with friends and church groups — often also participating in the New Wine conferences to combine and…
BWA Opens Nominations for 2026 Human Rights Award
In alignment with a commitment to defend religious freedom, human rights, and justice, the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) seeks to recognize global leaders who are making a meaningful impact in these vital ministry areas. To that end, the BWA is…
BWA Appoints Ambassador for Standing Against Gender-Based Violence
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Valérie Duval-Poujol from France as the first BWA Ambassador for Standing Against Gender-Based Violence. Approved unanimously by the BWA Trustee Committee, this pivotal role includes a five-year term of…
BWA Welcomes 17 New Members
Meeting in Brisbane, Australia, on July 9, the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Global Council unanimously approved 17 new members, bringing total membership of the BWA to 283 Baptist organizations in 138 countries and territories.
Baylor rejects grant to study LGBTQ exclusion in the church
The president of Baylor University appears to have burned a final bridge with a Texas-based foundation that once was a critical funder of its Baptist identity. President Linda Livingstone has rescinded a $643,000 grant awarded to the Diana Garland School…
BWA Leads Racial Justice Advocacy at the United Nations
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is leading a delegation of 35 people from eight countries to New York City to participate in the United Nations (UN) 4th Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent from April 14-17,…
She was the only Baptist and only woman fraternal delegate at a Vatican synod
For two weeks in October, Elizabeth Newman served as the only woman and only Baptist representative to the Vatican’s international Synod on Synodality. One of the many lessons the ethicist and theologian learned in Rome was how to explain to…
Baptists worldwide join in day of prayer for Ukraine
Baptists from 50 nations joined together via Zoom today for a unified season of prayer for the people of Ukraine as they face Russian troops sent to their country by Vladimir Putin. The event included Baptist participants from other highly…
‘The situation here is terrible,’ Ukrainian Baptist leader tells European allies
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is unfolding as the worst possible scenario faith leaders could have envisioned, a Baptist leader said in a Zoom call Thursday, Feb. 24. More than 75 people joined the online conversation organized on short notice…
Ukrainian and European Baptist leaders issue urgent calls to prayer
Ukrainian Baptist leaders, along with other European Baptist leaders, have issued urgent calls to prayer for the intense conflict emerging at the Ukrainian-Russian border. As dawn broke in the region Wednesday, Feb. 16, the status of the enormous threat from…
Baptist groups returning to in-person meetings with hybrid options
The Baptist World Alliance has announced its 2022 annual gathering will be convened both online and in-person after two years of virtual-only meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And BWA isn’t alone. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Alliance of Baptists…
William Richard Tolbert III, Liberian Baptist leader, murdered in Monrovia
William Richard Tolbert III, 68, the last-born son of the late William R. Tolbert Jr, Liberia’s 20th president, died Nov. 1 in his apartment in Monrovia, Liberia, after being assaulted by a yet-not-known assailant. The Ministry of Justice in the…