Not called to foster? Here are other ways to help
Here are some small ways to help a foster-care family that can have a big impact.
Multisite ministry by any other name…
Before a church launches a multisite ministry, it must select and secure a site, assemble a leadership team, raise funds and work through logistical details. But Northview Baptist Church in Lewisville has discovered the most difficult task sometimes may be education.
Some foreign aid helps, other kinds do more harm than good, experts assert
Is one-sided zeal for missions and ill-informed desire to help sometimes doing more harm than good? Many scholars say yes.
ABP honors journalist Charles Overby, other founders of group
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- A founder of Associated Baptist Press recounted the organization’s history Oct. 21 as an effort to maintain a free press in Baptist life. Events in North Carolina earlier in the same day served as a reminder that freedom in Baptist journalism remains
Baptist, other religious leaders challenging anti-Muslim rhetoric, violence
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Against a background of mounting anti-Muslim rhetoric and violence, Baptist and other religious leaders spoke out Aug. 30 against Islamophobia and urged federal officials to take a more proactive role in safeguarding Muslims’ civil rights.
Possible tax credit cuts, redistribution threaten MBCH, other social service agencies
A tax program the benefits both the Missouri Baptist Children's Home and those who contribute funds to keep the not-for-profit's ministries alive could be scrapped or deeply cut in the current legislative session.
Missouri legislators are scrutinizing every department and program as
El Salvador families learn to minister to members, other families
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EDITORIAL: A tax by any other name
O.K., Richmond churches, listen up. The city wants some money. Finance committees, brace yourselves for an added expense. Along with families, churches and businesses, cities also are feeling the financial crunch. Perhaps that’s why the city of Richmond has followed the example of Hampton
The other clergy failures
By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor The term "clergy failure" usually suggests moral failure, which in turn suggests sexual misconduct. A lot of Baptists seem to have a preoccupation with sex and sexual misconduct. Mention of the word "adultery" or "fornication" in an otherwise dry
TRO delayed again; judge hears other motions
Jefferson City — A hearing on a temporary restraining order against Windermere Baptist Conference Center has been delayed a third time.Cole County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Brown agreed to delay the hearing that had been scheduled for Feb. 28. Missouri Baptist Convention attorneys requested additional
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