New Baptist hymnal unveiled in Atlanta

A new hymnal for Baptist churches in the works for four years premiered in Atlanta March 7. Choirs from five churches gathered for a Sunday afternoon service unveiling the Celebrating Grace Hymnal, a joint initiative of Townsend-McAfee Institute of Church Music of Mercer University and Mercer Unive...

Widow shares experience on one-year anniversary of pastor's slaying

March 8, 2009, started out as a fairly normal Sunday for Cindy Winters. Then the nightmare began.

IMB head welcomes proposed funding hike

The head of the Southern Baptist Convention International Mission Board welcomed a recent progress report by a Great Commission Task Force as a "token" step toward redistributing more resources to the denomination's primary task of reaching the lost in a report to IMB trustees March 2...

BGCT takes action against church suspected of affirming gays

DALLAS (ABP) -- The Baptist General Convention of Texas said March 17 it was asking Royal Lane Baptist Church in Dallas to remove mention of its affiliation with the state convention from church publications and would hold any funds received by the church in escrow until the church clarifies its position on homosexuality.

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Nigerian Baptist leader says clashes political, not religious

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) -- A Nigerian Baptist leader says politics is the driving force behind recent religious massacres and riots in central Nigeria.

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Mercer program teaches church members to deliver end-of-life care

A March 12 class on palliative care at an Atlanta-area church. (Saldivia-Jones Photography)

ATLANTA (ABP) -- The nursing school of a Baptist university in Georgia has taken on a mission beyond its walls: To teach people in local churches how to care for loved ones as they face the ends of their earthly lives.

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Most church websites ineffective, technology firm’s study finds

DIDCOT, England (ABP) -- Churches, by and large, still haven’t entered the digital age when it comes to evangelism -- but those who have are reaping huge rewards, according to a new survey.

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Central Seminary students journey to Myanmar as pilgrims

Central Baptist Theological Seminary students students traveled to Myanmar Feb. 25-March 8 with CBTS faculty and staff.

SHAWNEE, Kan. (ABP) -- What does Christianity look like in a country where over 90 percent of the population is Buddhist? A group of students from a unique Central Baptist Theological Seminary program joined with faculty, staff and a recent graduate on a pilgrimage to Myanmar Feb. 25-March 8.

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Va. Baptist educator Terry Maples named CBF field rep for Tennessee

ATLANTA (ABP) -- The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has hired its third "field coordinator," a shared staff position designed to promote cooperation and communication between state and national CBF organizations.

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Opinion: If your church is all about social justice, you’re half right

(ABP) -- I’m all about the United States Constitution. Next to the Bible, it may be my favorite document. I support and defend the rights of individuals to speak even if everything inside me is shouting, “Shut up!” Like when a thoughtless person shouts “Fire” in a crowded theater. Or when Fox News’ Glenn Beck said last week that church members should leave if their church is committed to social justice.

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Baptists decry Texas board’s votes on textbook standards

AUSTIN, Texas (ABP) -- A Texas board that sets curriculum standards for the nation’s second-largest textbook market has voted, along party lines, to leave a conservative imprint on history, social studies and economics courses. And the effects won't be felt in the Lone Star State alone.

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New Baptist hymnal unveiled in Atlanta

Widow shares experience on one-year anniversary of pastor's slaying

IMB head welcomes proposed funding hike

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