Cooperative Baptist Fellowship leaders in the Mid-Atlantic are praising the nomination of Suzii Paynter to be the next executive coordinator of the national CBF as it begins implementing a significant structural reorganization. Since 2001, Paynter, 62, has been director of…
K.H. Ting, leader credited with strengthening indigenous Christianity in China, dead at 97
(ABP) — K.H. Ting, an Anglican bishop prior to China’s Cultural Revolution who led a “post-denominational” re-emergence of Chinese Christianity in the 1970s and 1980s, died Nov. 22 after several years of poor health. Ting is credited with opening up…
‘Following the Star,’ Advent devotions developed by Passport, start Sunday, Dec. 2
(ABP) — This year’s Following the Star, daily online Advent devotionals offered free of charge by Passport, Inc., begins Sunday, Dec. 2, with daily meditations accessible at www.d365.org. Passport, a youth camping ministry formed in 1993, launched Following the Star…
Minister’s move from six-figure fundraising position to community gardening was ‘tectonic’ shi
Minister’s move from six-figure fundraising position to community gardening was ‘tectonic’ shift Linda Brinson DENTON, N.C. — When Don Durham speaks of the “shift” in of his ministry, he’s talking more along the lines of a shift in tectonic plates…
Baptist Joint Committee’s new center called a ‘leap forward’ in advancing religious liberty
WASHINGTON — The Baptist Joint Committee’s newly-renovated Center for Religious Liberty will be a “great leap forward” in advancing the agency’s mission to defend and extend religious liberty, its executive director said during an Oct. 1 reception to unveil the…
Haitians push church out of comfort zone
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. (ABP)—Nobody in Mount Olive, N.C., was quite prepared for an influx of Haitian immigrants seeking low-paying jobs in area poultry processing plants, but the community’s First Baptist Church viewed the challenge as an opportunity. Dennis Atwood knew…
North Carolina’s CBF focuses on reconciliation at assembly
RALEIGH, N.C. – Reconciliation topped the agenda of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina’s annual general assembly March 23-24, as worship services and workshops explored the organization’s role in enhancing Christian unity. “The division of the church is out…
Burma refugee liaison is new BWAid director
WASHINGTON — An advocate for Burmese refugees has been named director of Baptist World Aid, an agency which works closely with Baptist disaster relief organizations in Virginia and North Carolina. Rothangliani Rema Chhangte will assume her new role with BWAid,…
Burma refugee liaison is new BWAid director
WASHINGTON — An advocate for Burmese refugees has been named director of Baptist World Aid, an agency which works closely with Baptist disaster relief organizations in Virginia and North Carolina. Rothangliani Rema Chhangte will assume her new role with BWAid,…