Living in the midst of fear is challenging but possible, church leaders insist
Peaceful living in a fear-provoking environment is challenging, even—maybe especially—for Christians. Church leaders suggested several ways Christians can confront fear.
Baptist church sets Guinness record with shoe chain
HOUSTON (ABP) -- A Baptist church in Texas braved near-100 degree heat Aug. 21 to set the new Guinness World Record for the longest chain of shoes.
Couple accused of stealing from Baptist church
GASTONIA, N.C. (ABP) -- A North Carolina couple made their first court appearance Aug. 12 on charges that they embezzled more than $360,000 from their Baptist church.
Former Virginia Baptist youth minister accused of sex with teen in his church
WOODBRIDGE, Va. (ABP) -- A former Virginia Baptist youth minister has been arrested on charges that he engaged in a sexual relationship with a teenage girl in his church.
Police in Northern Virginia’s Prince William County arrested Jason Bolton, 32, on July
Former church worker charged with embezzlement
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (ABP) -- The former financial of a Virginia Baptist Church has been arrested on charges that she embezzled nearly $300,000 in church funds over the course of years.
Plainview church, family part of miracle for Kenyan student
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Church starting — an old strategy
Baptist church starts today might look very different and use methodologies that would seem foreign to first-century believers. But the church-starting emphasis originated in the earliest church; what we do today simply carries on that tradition/strategy.
Groups file briefs supporting Westboro Baptist Church
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Seven groups representing diverse constituencies filed Supreme Court briefs July 14 defending the rights of a controversial Baptist church to protest near military funerals with messages of hate.
How should church starters measure success?
Should the death of a new church be considered a failure? That depends on the definition of success. Estimates of church plant failures range from less than 2 percent to as great as 80 percent, depending upon the study.
Missional, emergent church movements place premium on church starting
The missional church and emergent church movements are sweeping through many aspects of religious life—including church planting. While both most often are tagged as movements, they also function as foundations for birthing new congregations.