By Bill Leonard In 1833 Lyman Beecher, minister, educator and patriarch of one of America’s most prominent Protestant families, became president of Lane Theological Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio. Beecher’s move from his native New England was reflected in his essay,…
Recipient of free campus has Baptist roots
By Bob Allen A for-profit, Christian university once owned by Arizona Southern Baptists edged out the Southern Baptist Convention North American Mission Board in a contest for a 217-acre campus in Massachusetts offered free to a deserving Christian charity by…
‘Coaching bug’ gaining in Baptist life
By Jeff Brumley Courtney Krueger is so excited about ministry coaching that he can barely contain himself when asked about it. “It has opened a whole new world to me,” said Krueger, the senior pastor at First Baptist Church of…
Mercer launches journalism experiment
By Bob Allen A historically Baptist college in Georgia is launching a cutting-edge experiment that industry experts say could provide a model to help save local journalism in America. This week the New York Times business section profiled the new…
Life still an adventure for 86-year-old
By Jeff Brumley By all accounts there are few people like Bruce Heilman. Friends and family say he’s a hard-charging 86-year-old, working still as chancellor of the University of Richmond, a passionate husband, father and grandfather, active in Baptist life…
Baptist ghost story called urban legend
By Bob Allen A real-life ghost buster has labeled folklore that a Baptist university sits above haunted catacombs formerly attached to an insane asylum an urban legend. Numerous paranormal websites list California Baptist University in Riverside, Calif., as one of…
Pastor returns to site of Olympic glory
By Jeff Brumley Jack Robinson is in England at the moment because of the dual callings he sensed as a child and because of the Olympic gold medal he won in London in 1948. And for all of that, the…
Black Baptist named chapel dean at Duke
By Bob Allen An ordained Baptist minister and Princeton Theological Seminary professor has been named the first African-American dean of the chapel at Duke University. Luke Powery, 38, the Perry and Georgia Engle assistant professor of homiletics on the Princeton…
Black Baptist named chapel dean at Duke
By Bob Allen An ordained Baptist minister and Princeton Theological Seminary professor has been named the first African-American dean of the chapel at Duke University. Luke Powery, 38, the Perry and Georgia Engle assistant professor of homiletics on the Princeton…