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.
The seminary professor who blazed a trail for environmental justice among Baptists
April 22, 1970, was an important day in the nation’s history. It marked the first celebration of Earth Day — an event that put environmentalism front-and-center in American society. With more than 20 million participants across the United States, Earth Day…
Baptists looking to the past to heal modern-day divisions
Some Baptists are looking to Missouri history as a possible source of healing of the divisions between them. The Missouri Plan, which ended a century ago, emerged after the Civil War as a bridge between Southern Baptists and Northern Baptists…
Nepalese Baptists participate in global relief effort for quake victims
By Jeff Brumley Nepalese Baptists, along with many international relief organizations, are actively engaged in responding to the April 25 Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Baptist Church Council is providing immediate food, shelter and medical needs, including offering trauma healing and…
Baptists join growing army of relief headed to Nepal
By Jeff Brumley Governments, the United Nations and an army of international aid agencies are pouring relief supplies and workers into Nepal. And faith-based groups, including many Baptist organizations, are going in right along with them. Baptist groups across the…
Baptists, Methodists seek to overcome differences to minister together
By Jeff Brumley Nowadays, Baptists and Methodists seem the least likely to become entangled in theological disputes or battles over turf and members. Pulpit swaps and shared downtown ministries are increasingly common between them. But that was not always the…
South African tapped to lead Baptist World Alliance
By Jeff Brumley American John Upton has been succeeded by South African Ngwedla Paul Msiza to lead the Baptist World Alliance. Msiza, 53, is only the second African ever elected to the BWA presidency. The first was Liberian William Tolbert,…
Baptists getting, staying busy in disaster areas
By Jeff Brumley Baptist disaster-relief groups are mobilizing now that they have a clearer picture of the need and permission to enter Arkansas and other parts of the South pounded by vicious waves of tornadoes since Sunday. The Cooperative Baptist…
Baptists urged to wage peace in war-torn African nations
By Jeff Brumley Baptists living in war-torn African nations are being asked to press their governments for peace amid fighting that has claimed more than 5 million lives and displaced close to 1 million. The All Africa Baptist Fellowship, or…
ANOTHER VIEW: A year of challenges
In the last issue of the Herald, Denton Lotz reflected on the challenges facing Baptists in 2007. This concludes the article. 5. Ecclesiology Several years ago I asked Baptist historians to present some thoughts on the “ecclesial function of the…
ANOTHER VIEW: A year of challenges
Christmas vacation is always a time for me to read, meditate and review the past year. I send these seven challenges for 2007, not because I have the answers, but because I feel they are critical issues confronting the church….