ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) – Ergun Caner, the former president of Liberty Theological Seminary demoted for exaggerating claims about his Muslim upbringing, has been hired as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Arlington Baptist College, according to a press release on Caner's website.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) – The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has recommended against changing from an annual meeting to holding its convention every other year.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- A Southern Baptist congregation will take its place as the "mother church of country music" -- at least for a while -- as temporary host of the historic Grand Ole Opry on the evenings of May 14-15.
Well-told stories can be powerful and engaging. They grab listeners from woolgathering and daydreaming and bring them back to the message. I would much rather hear about the Good Samaritan that read about the theology behind it. Wouldn’t you?
By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor ALBANY — More than 200 members, former members and friends packed the sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Albany for sesquicentennial services on Oct. 5. The 150th anniversary celebration taxed the downtown corner brick church building and had members
By Vicki Brown JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — Missouri Baptist Convention leaders voted Dec. 10 to move the group’s headquarters building to a small town west of the state capital -- but the effort may run into trouble due to complications over a tenant formerly
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Baptist Convention Executive Board will be asked to approve the sale of its downtown headquarters in Jefferson City and accept a gift of six acres of property just outside of nearby California when it meets hours before the start of