Praise the Lord: Can contemporary worship energize the church?
As members grapple with their church's future one suggestion inevitably emerges: It's time to start a contemporary worship service. Is it always the answer?
Missouri CBF focuses on missions, worship, service at 2012 assembly
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Missouri General Assembly attendees were encouraged to embrace unity and diversity, conducted business and served the Cape Girardeau community during their meeting in Cape, April 27-28.
Supreme Court won’t review NYC ban on worship in schools
WASHINGTON (ABP) – Church-state observers expressed surprise at the Supreme Court’s Dec. 5 refusal to hear an appeal of a ruling that New York City has the right to bar the use of public school buildings for worship when school is not in session.
St. Louis ‘Covenant’ event opens with worship, ends with ministry
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Christians urged to worship, fellowship across racial lines
Before Christians can bridge racial barriers to work together, they first must get to know each other in worship and fellowship, panelists and speakers told an interracial gathering at the predominantly African-American Zion Hill First Baptist Church in Nacogdoches.
Baptists fined for unregistered worship in Belarus
OLSO (ABP) – An international Christian initiative that reports on threats and actions against religious freedom says after a few months of break that authorities in Belarus are once more cracking down on a Baptist group whose churches refuse on principle to register with the
Worship resources offered for 9/11 anniversary
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ABP) – With the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaching – and falling on a Sunday – many churches are planning special observances.
Churches gather for worship grieving slain pastor
ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) -- Two Baptist churches in Texas gathered with heavy hearts for worship Sunday, March 6, grieving the murder of a young pastor and the attack of a 67-year-old ministry assistant in an apparent robbery the week before.
Passion, vision spur Eastern Europe worship summit
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Baptist church in Burma ordered to halt worship services
SANTA ANA, Calif. (ABP) -- A local government in Myanmar ordered a Baptist church to cease worship services after the pastor refused to wear an election campaign T-shirt supporting the country's ruling military junta, Compass Direct News reported Nov. 18.