Thirty years ago next month, Marv Knox and I warned Southern Baptists about the rising influence of Neo-Calvinism in their ranks. To most, this was shocking news at the time. Our words were more prophetic than we possibly could have…
Western Recorder, second oldest Baptist paper in America, to cease publication
The Western Recorder, the second-oldest Baptist newspaper in America, will cease publication March 31. Once a flagship paper among a large network of state Baptist publications, the newspaper has fallen victim to the same trends afflicting newspapers and denominational communications…
Western Recorder, second-oldest Southern Baptist newspaper, surrenders control to Kentucky Baptist Convention
The Western Recorder, Kentucky Baptists’ newspaper of record since 1825, will move from an agency of the Kentucky Baptist Convention to merge with the state convention’s in-house communications department beginning in March. Last week’s vote by the Western Recorder board…
Kentucky Baptist editor changing jobs
After 10 years as editor of the Western Recorder, Todd Deaton is leaving the official news journal of the Kentucky Baptist Convention March 1.
SBC approves slightly reduced budget, recognizes retiring executives
ORLANDO, Fla. — Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention in Orlando, Fla., approved a pared down budget for 2010-2011 and honored two agency presidents who retire this year. They approved a $199,822,090 Cooperative Program allocation budget recommended by the SBC…
Longtime Baptist statesman Wayne Dehoney dies at 89
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Former Southern Baptist Convention president Wayne Dehoney, longtime pastor of Walnut Street Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., died Nov. 15. He was 89. Dehoney, who served at Walnut Street from 1967 to 1985, was SBC president…
Baptist World Alliance ushers in second century of ministry
Ushering in the Baptist World Alliance's second century of ministry, BWA leaders unveiled plans to strengthen the international organization's effectiveness and impact in the 21st century. For starters, the BWA's annual General Council meeting was renamed the BWA Annual Gathering,…