Neville Callam, ninth general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance and the first non-white to head the global alliance of Baptist conventions and unions founded in 1905, has announced plans to retire at the end of 2017. Policies of the organization…
BWA lauds German church for denouncing Martin Luther’s anti-Semitism
The leader of the Baptist World Alliance has lauded the Evangelical Church in Germany for its courageous stance in sustaining and nurturing the Christian faith in the European nation that gave birth to the Reformation — and for denouncing the anti-Semitism of…
BWA appoints coordinator for mission and justice
Trisha Miller Manarin, executive coordinator of the Mid-Atlantic Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, has been appointed Baptist World Alliance coordinator for the Division on Mission, Evangelism and Justice. The part-time position was created in July when the BWA General Council approved merger…
Worship: Good for what ails you
Reflecting on the recent annual gathering of the Baptist World Alliance in Vancouver, British Columbia, I was struck by two things: The deep hunger in my own life for corporate worship and the centrality of worship in our common life….
BWA, Catholics to resume dialog in 2017
Baptists and Catholics will launch a third round of theological conversations in 2017, the Baptist World Alliance has reported. The announcement followed talks between the BWA and the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
BWA urges Baptists to stand with victims in war-torn regions of Nigeria
The Baptist World Alliance is urging the United Nations to increase its threat level designation for Nigeria and the Lake Chad region. The global Baptist organization cited rampant conflict and dislocation in the region, including “violence, murder and kidnapping” in…
The Baptist World Alliance: Truly global?
It takes increased finances for the Global South to participate in the global Baptist family. Adequate finances are often beyond its current capacity.
Can Baptists achieve synergistic missional collaboration in Philadelphia?
I write today to advocate for Baptists active in ministry in the megalopolitan area of Philadelphia to commit to synergistic missional collaboration. Let me begin with a definition. Collaboration is a synergy of efforts — missional in this case —…
Second BWA leader in a year resigns
Emmett Dunn, director of the Baptist World Alliance Youth Department since 1994, has resigned to return to work as a full-time pastor, the global Baptist body based in Falls Church, Va., announced April 21. Dunn, who since 2006 has also…