The second round of the New Baptist Covenant event was actually multiple pre-Thanksgiving events, its regional approach completely distinct from the early 2008 national gathering. But the earliest indications suggest that the movement -- as some characterize it -- is showing signs of becoming what
Organizers were disappointed in the aggregate turnout for the multi-site New Baptist Covenant II Nov. 17-19. With sites scattered coast to coast, they hoped for even more than the single-venue 2008 total of 15,000 in Atlanta. They now report that this latest version of
OMAHA, Neb. (ABP) -- Veteran Midwestern pastor Robin Stoops has been named the new regional minister for the American Baptist Churches of Nebraska, according to the American Baptist News Service.
High energy, an upbeat and contemporary arrangement of an old favorite and a director who couldn't stand still brought a crowd to its feet and a regional win to a Missouri