Newest BWA members feel the power of relationships

Posted: 8/05/05

Newest BWA members feel
the power of relationships

By Marv Knox

Editor

BIRMINGHAM, England–The Baptist World Alliance's newest members already feel the force of history and the power of relationships.

08/05/2005 - By John Rutledge

British Baptist unanimously elected BWA president

Posted: 8/05/05

British Baptist unanimously elected BWA president

By Ken Camp

Managing Editor

BIRMINGHAM, England–Delegates to the Baptist World Centenary Congress elected a British Baptist as their president, received a report on the state of the Baptist World Alliance and heard an impassioned call for social justice from a Jamaican pastor.

08/05/2005 - By John Rutledge

Tour helps Texas Baptists understand their heritage

Posted: 8/05/05

Tour helps Texas Baptists
understand their heritage

By Ferrell Foster

Texas Baptist Communications

TEWKSBURY, England–Thirty-five Baptists gathered in a “hidden” church meetinghouse in a picturesque English village, and they heard about the Baptists who met there more than 300 years ago.

08/05/2005 - By John Rutledge

Cartoon

Posted: 8/05/05

08/05/2005 - By John Rutledge

2nd Opinion: When should a child be baptized

Posted: 8/05/05

2nd Opinion:
When should a child be baptized?

By Roger Olsen

It's an age-old question for Baptists, Mennonites, Pentecostals and others who practice believer baptism. When is a person mature enough to receive water baptism? Most Anabaptists (Mennonites, Amish) wait until the candidate has had a profound religious awakening with sorrow for sin and repentance. They believe true conversion (as opposed to raising the hand to “receive Jesus as Savior and Lord”) cannot happen until after the onset of adolescence. Many reserve baptism for 16-year-olds.

In contrast, many Baptists and Pentecostals baptize children as soon as they ask for baptism, so long as they express faith in Jesus Christ. I have observed children as young as 6 and 7 being baptized in Baptist churches. But many Baptists call this “kiddie baptism” and compare it with infant baptism. Is a 6-year-old sufficiently mature to repent and trust in Christ alone for eternal salvation? Can a 7-year-old know what these concepts mean?

08/05/2005 - By John Rutledge

DOWN HOME: His ‘kingdom’ for a glass of iced tea

Posted: 8/05/05

DOWN HOME:
His 'kingdom' for a glass of iced tea

Here are two words for anybody who wants to make money and doesn't mind moving to England: “iced tea.”

That's right. Here are a few more: “T-shirts” and “enchiladas.”

Joanna, our youngest daughter, Molly, and I just got back from England, where we attended the 100th anniversary of the Baptist World Alliance. Had a terrific time.

08/05/2005 - By John Rutledge

EDITORIAL: There’s no place like home (in the BWA)

Posted: 8/05/05

EDITORIAL:
There's no place like home (in the BWA)

You can't sing “To God be the Glory” and cry at the same time. Well, maybe you can sing and cry simultaneously, but I can't.

That fact became clear during the opening moments of the Baptist World Centenary Congress. Baptists from around the globe stood to sing that grand old hymn. Instantly, 13,000 voices reverberated off the walls of the arena in Birmingham, England. We intoned adoration of our God.

But I didn't do my part. I tried earnestly. “To God, be the glory; great things he hath … ,” I started. Then my throat felt like I swallowed a tennis ball.

08/05/2005 - By John Rutledge

Texas Baptist Forum

Posted: 8/05/05

Texas Baptist Forum

Modes of baptism

While I respect Weldon Poise's beliefs regarding baptism (July 25), I offer the following for consideration:

First, Baptist commitment to immersion far pre-dates the rise of Land-markism in the early 1800s. Perhaps he has confused the issue of “alien immersion” with the question of immersion as the New Testament mode of baptism.

Letters are welcomed. Send them to marvknox@baptiststandard.com; 250 words maximum.

08/05/2005 - By John Rutledge Northeast a ‘frontline ministry,’ missions leader insists Posted: 8/05/05 Northeast a 'frontline ministry,' missions leader insists By Meghan Merchant Communications Intern Quaint white churches scattered across New England's green countryside present a deceiving indicator of the region's spiritual landscape. The average church there has about 40 people. 08/05/2005 - By John Rutledge Vermont partnership positively impacts Temple church Posted: 8/05/05 Volunteers from First Baptist Church in Temple work in partnership with Green Mountain Baptist Association in Vermont to sponsor a soccer camp. Vermont partnership positively impacts Temple church By Meghan Merchant Communications Intern Members of First Baptist Church in Temple have long-standing relationships in Vermont. They know the names of roads, towns and people. And they returned to the state on a mission trip for the 10th consecutive year this July. 08/05/2005 - By John Rutledge On the Move Posted: 8/05/05 On the Move Michael Armstrong to Providence Church in Little Elm as worship leader. Timothy Askew to Mount Zion Church in New Home as pastor from Mount Zion Church in Clovis, N.M. Jay Beerley has resigned as youth minister at First Church in Eastland. 08/05/2005 - By John Rutledge Partnership links Kenyan college and Plainview church Posted: 8/05/05 Fourteen members of First Baptist Church of Plainview and 14 Kenyan workers sit in front of the duplex they built at Kenya Baptist Theological College that will house visiting professors and female students. Members of First Baptist Church of Plainview who made the trip were David and Cathy Howle, George and Debbie Merriwether, Dustin and Courtney Williams, Caren Smith, Don Smith, Lori Flemons, Jorge Sanchez, Stan DeMerritt, Eddy Curry, Brandon Burrows and Rodney Cooper. Partnership links Kenyan college and Plainview church By Jonathan Petty Wayland Baptist University PLAINVIEW–David Howle of Wayland Baptist University told the 14 volunteers who traveled to Kenya their mission was building–not just constructing a women's dormitory at a college, but building relationships. 08/05/2005 - By John Rutledge « 1 … 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 … 128 » ×