2010 Archives

Home2010 Archives (Page 30)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- Former Southern Baptist Convention President Frank Page is being nominated as president of the SBC Executive Committee, one of three key leadership positions in the nation's second-largest faith group in the process of being filled.

2010 Archives

Final U.S. Baptist released from Haiti

May 17, 2010

author: brandon

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (ABP) -- The last of 10 Americans detained while trying to take 33 children out of Haiti following the Jan. 12 earthquake was released May 17 after a judge found her guilty and sentenced her to time already served in jail.

2010 Archives

Southern Baptists continue to lose members

May 17, 2010

author: brandon

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- Membership in the Southern Baptist Convention declined for the third consecutive year in 2009, according to statistics reported May 14 by LifeWay Christian Resources.

2010 Archives

Grand jury hears evidence in church-arson cases

May 14, 2010

author: brandon

TYLER, Texas (ABP) -- A grand jury began hearing testimony May 13 in the case of two men suspected of burning down 10 churches in East Texas in January and February, a television station in Tyler, Texas, reported.

2010 Archives

MBC wants control or assets of remaining litigants

May 14, 2010

author: brandon

Regaining control is the heart of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s ongoing legal action against three formerly affiliated institutions. If control cannot be restored, then the convention would like its “stuff” returned, a Cole County judge learned May 11.

2010 Archives

Louisiana House passes bill allowing guns in church

May 13, 2010

author: brandon

BATON ROUGE, La. (ABP) -- Reversing an earlier vote, Louisiana's House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly May 12 in favor of a bill that would allow concealed handguns to be carried in church.

2010 Archives

Ladies create comfort, beauty for Belarus home

May 12, 2010

author: Administrator

Women of First Baptist Church, Farmington, and residents at The Baptist Home at Arcadia Valley created 60 quilts for the Baptist House of Mercy in Belarus.

2010 Archives

Girls in Action take missions odyssey

May 12, 2010

author: Administrator

Girls in Action across the state participated in 2010: Missions Odyssey, seven retreats held in four locations in April and early May and sponsored by Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union.

2010 Archives

What now? That’s a fair question

May 12, 2010

author: brandon

A lot of questions have emerged on the heels of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s voluntary dismissal of its nearly eight-year legal action against Word&Way. Most of them stem from a basic question: “What does this really mean for Word&Way and its future?” It has been

142. Christa Brown on Baptistland

Christa Brown talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her forthcoming book Baptistland: A Memoir of Abuse, Betrayal, and Transformation. She also discusses advocacy for survivors of clergy sexual abuse, family estrangement, and when denominational leaders do not care. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make…
141. Trey Ferguson on Theologizin' Bigger

Trey Ferguson, a minister and writer, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Theologizin' Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly. He also discusses biblical interpretation, inerrancy, and Black Panther. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and…
140. Derek Kubilus on Holy Hell

Derek Kubilus, a Methodist pastor in Ohio, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book Holy Hell: A Case against Eternal Damnation. He also discusses translation issues, Wesleyan teachings, and Star Wars. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.
139. Jim Wallis, Brian Kaylor, & Angela Denker on Christian Nationalism

Angela Denker, a journalist and Lutheran minister, moderates a discussion with Jim Wallis of the Georgetown Center on Faith and Justice and Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about Christian Nationalism and other issues of faith and politics. A written version of this conversation was previously published at A Public Witness. Denker, author of Red State Christians: A…

Former SBC president nominated to lead Executive Committee

Final U.S. Baptist released from Haiti

Southern Baptists continue to lose members

Grand jury hears evidence in church-arson cases

MBC wants control or assets of remaining litigants

Louisiana House passes bill allowing guns in church

Ladies create comfort, beauty for Belarus home

Girls in Action take missions odyssey

What now? That’s a fair question

About

Advertise

Subscribe

E-Newsletter