By Ken Camp Biology, not psychology, determines gender identity, according to the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board. At its Feb. 23-24 meeting in Dallas, the board approved without any dissenting votes a resolution on transgender issues, declaring the…
Baptist college reinstates fired VP
By Bob Allen A Brewton-Parker College vice president fired Feb. 2 after refusing to sign a non-disclosure agreement about Ergun Caner’s Jan. 20 resignation has been reinstated. Iowa pastor Dave Miller, editor of SBC Voices, a group blog devoted to…
LifeWay trustees authorize sale of headquarters
By Bob Allen Trustees of LifeWay Christian Resources have authorized the administration to sell all or part of the Southern Baptist Convention publisher’s campus in Nashville, Tenn., for what a broker determines to be a fair market value, according to…
Seminary course seeks ‘nexus’ between clergy and police
By Jeff Brumley A Virginia seminary has launched a new course exploring the relationship between law enforcement and clergy in hopes of finding ways to sustain the wellness of officers and protecting communities. Those in law enforcement say it’s a…
Woes persist at Georgia Baptist college
By Bob Allen The week after Brewton-Parker College President Ergun Caner resigned citing the emotional and physical toll of his son’s recent suicide, a vice president said he was fired after refusing to resign. C.B. Scott, vice president of alumni…
Openness to Cuba is nothing new to these Baptists
By Ken Camp The world focused on Cuba in recent days, gauging the impact of restored diplomatic relations with the United States after more than 50 years. But for a volunteer team from Texas, a trek to Cuba was business as…
Samford buys property to expand health care programs
By Bob Allen Baptist-affiliated Samford University has purchased property adjacent to its campus in Birmingham, Ala., from Time, Inc., so it can relocate its College of Health Sciences. Southern Progress Corp., a Time subsidiary, decided last year to sell the…
D.C. Baptists tap longtime staffer as exec
By Bob Allen A nationwide search for a new leader of the District of Columbia Baptist Convention turned back home, tapping a 20-year employee as its next executive director, and capping an 18-month nationwide search with 60 applicants. Robert Cochran,…
American Baptists intervene on behalf of women in Myanmar
By Bob Allen American Baptist Women’s Ministries has issued a statement to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urging action in response to the Jan. 19 rape and murder of two young Kachin Baptist women in Myanmar by soldiers in the Burmese…