Christian aid group wants to stay in Afghanistan despite killings
The International Assistance Mission has rejected Taliban claims that 10 staffers from the Christian aid agency who were killed in Afghanistan had been trying to convert Muslims.
Southwestern retirees to lose benefit; group asks trustees to reconsider
An organization of retired faculty and staff from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has asked the school’s trustees to reconsider a decision to discontinue providing health insurance coverage at no cost to retirees. But the seminary's president says trustees will not reconsider the
Leaders urge B21 group to stay in the SBC hall, support task force
Supporters of the Great Commission Resurgence task force took a final opportunity to garner votes for their report when they encouraged 1,300 primarily younger pastors attending the B21 conference Tuesday to leave the luncheon and become fixtures in the meeting hall.
Baptist peace group counters NRA convention
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ABP) -- The Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America co-sponsored a "peaceful alternative" to a National Rifle Association national convention that attracted an estimated 70,000 visitors to Charlotte, N.C., May 14-16.
CBF leaders, partner-group executives focus on organizations’ future in retreat
PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (ABP) – Chief executives of more than 20 organizations affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship joined CBF national and state leaders and other invitees April 27-29 at a retreat center in southwest Georgia to imagine a future for the
Group says U.S. foreign policy hampered by ignorance about religion
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- U.S. foreign policy is hampered by a secular bias that causes policy makers to underestimate the role of religion in world affairs, a Midwestern think tank said in a 100-page report released Feb. 23.
Baptist group arrested in Haiti denies trafficking charge
MERIDIAN, Idaho (ABP) -- A mission team from two Southern Baptist churches in Idaho arrested for attempting to take 33 children from Haiti to a temporary orphanage in the neighboring Dominican Republic was only trying to help children suffering in the aftermath of the Jan.
Changing the world begins at home for South Texas youth group
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Missouri group says ‘legalists’ must be defeated
By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor Eleven ministers who supported taking control of the Missouri Baptist Convention a few years ago now say that those currently in power have become too narrow and legalistic and that the convention needs to be wrested from
Springfield youth group practices justice
By Jennifer Harris Word&Way News Writer Youth at National Heights Baptist Church in Springfield recently spent $549.76 to buy items for families in need, but they never saw any of their purchases. Instead, they worked with World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization tackling