Former Rwandan Baptist pastor convicted of genocide
HELSINKI (ABP) – A Finnish court has sentenced a former Rwandan Baptist pastor to life in prison for participating in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide.
Arab Christians in Israel reach out to Haiti
When a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti in mid-January, Arab Christians in Israel reached across the world to offer help and hope. In spite of the challenges they faced themselves, the churches collected $3,500 for Haiti relief through Baptist Global Response.
SBC exec Chapman opposes task force report
NASHVILLE — A top official in the Southern Baptist Convention used the denomination's news service to urge defeat of recommendations of a panel on denominational effectiveness to be presented to messengers at the convention's upcoming annual meeting.
Columbia church ministers through vehicle maintenance
COLUMBIA — Seven years ago, Kevin and Sara Gaines led their church to provide maintenance for single mothers.
Retired Baptist Home leader Gladys Burney dies May 28
Gladys Jewel Burney of Ironton died on May 28 at her residence at the age of 93.
Churches and investing
The strongest and most effective churches give a lot of attention to investing. They have a biblical mandate for doing so. One such passage is in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 6:19-21
Student ministers face challenges as age separates them from youth
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Death in a minister’s family means transitions in ministry, identity
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The death of a minister—or the minister’s spouse—marks a difficult phase in the life of both the church and the pastor’s family.
Church and founding pastor either grow together, or somebody moves on
Whether the founding pastor of a church matures with the congregation or moves on once the new work is well established depends on a host of factors, according to three church-growth and church-planting experts. And either the initial focus on which the church started or
Churches adapt to change by planting multiple campuses
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