By Ken Camp Baptist Standard Publishing’s board of directors voted to cease operation of FaithVillage, a social media network and resources website for young Christians, effective Aug. 31. Although the site attracted about 40,000 unique visitors each month, it failed…
Campbellsville, KBC leaders discuss partnership
By Bob Allen A month after airing public criticism of each other, representatives of Campbellsville University and the Kentucky Baptist Convention are talking again about continuing to work together following the school’s move to a self-perpetuating board of trustees. Leaders…
As immigrant children find sponsors, Baptists are discovering them in their midst
By Jeff Brumley There was quiet talk among ministers in Dalton, Ga. last spring that as many as 30 Guatemalan children were in town and in need of tutoring and other services. Not much more was known about the children,…
SBC public policy arm launches think tank
By Bob Allen The new head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s public policy arm announced Aug. 11 the re-launch of a Research Institute to employ the denomination’s top scholars in engaging complex issues of the day. Russell Moore, president of…
Baylor Alumni Association files counterclaim in dispute with university
By Ken Camp After failing to reach a settlement with Baylor University, which has filed a lawsuit against it, the Baylor Alumni Association has filed a counterclaim asserting the school breached its license and recognition agreements and its promise to…
Baptists in Gaza appeal for prayer after month of shelling
By Bob Allen The Baptist World Alliance asked Aug. 7 for prayer and financial support for Baptists and other Christians struggling to meet humanitarian needs in Gaza. Hanna Massad, former pastor of the Gaza Baptist Church and now living in…
Baptists joining financial, spiritual fight against Ebola outbreak
By Jeff Brumley The calls to action and prayer seem to be spreading as fast as the Ebola virus currently ravaging parts of Africa — with Baptists and other Christians squarely in the sights of the terrifying disease and the effort…
Golden Gate campus fetches $85 million
By Bob Allen A picturesque 126-acre Southern Baptist seminary campus with sweeping views of San Francisco Bay brought $85 million in a sale finalized last week. Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary plans to use sale proceeds to relocate its main…
Once a bright hope, Arkansas Baptist College now faces fiscal challenges, lawsuits
By Bob Allen A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship leader in Arkansas says he continues to support the president of a historically black college struggling with finances and a close ministry partner to the state CBF chapter the last seven years. Recent…