Pastor apologizes for Halloween tract
HILLSBORO, Ohio (ABP) – A Southern Baptist pastor in Ohio apologized for giving trick-or-treaters a religious tract that contained a cartoon depiction of a child hanging in a noose.
N.C. county petitions U.S. Supreme Court to hear prayer case
A North Carolina county is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court’s ruling that prayers offered in Jesus’ name at meetings of the county’s board of commissioners are a constitutionally impermissible endorsement of religion.
Opinion: Is Mormonism a cult?
(ABP) -- Robert Jeffress made national headlines recently with his assertion that Mormonism is a "cult" and a "false religion." Peter Wehner, a political commentator whose blog I read regularly, immediately criticized what he termed "the theological and political errors of Pastor Jeffress."
MBC offers live streaming of annual meeting
Follow this link to watch live streaming of the Missouri Baptist Convention's 177th Annual Session, taking place Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 2011 from Tan-Tar-A in Osage Beach.
Missouri Baptist Foundation seeks peace, unity
Appealing to the biblical call to unity, Missouri Baptist Foundation trustees have issued an open letter to Missouri Baptists to call for an end to nearly 10 years of litigation.
"It seems like I hear people saying they're nervous about what happens
Holy Smoke: Disrespect for the dead or a last blast for shooters?
When he dies, Clem Parnell expects his soul to ascend heavenward. But he wants his ashes loaded into a shotgun shell and blasted at a turkey.
Word&Way — an annual update
Through all it is doing, Word&Way maintains a focus on its mission to "provide Baptists with accurate, timely, relevant information with balanced reporting" and its vision to "inspire and challenge our readers to grow in Christ-likeness and to a deeper involvement in Baptist life."
Children’s Home ministers to children, youth, families
The Missouri Baptist Children's Home provides services to care for troubled children and youth and to help stabilize at-risk families. Through its Children and Family Ministries division, MBCH delivered 249,986 days of service in 2010 and saw 26 professions of faith among children and youth.
Sports Crusaders celebrate 243 professions of faith
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Leaders hope new BTSR initiative with college will increase racial diversity
Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond has formed an alliance with Saint Paul’s College, a historically African-American school with Episcopal ties in Lawrenceville, Va., which seminary leaders hope will enhance BTSR’s goals of racial diversity and ecumenical openness.