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  CommonCall: Former fishing guide now fisher of men

  Pastor Jimmy Brown, a former professional fishing guide, sees numerous parallels between fishing for fish and fishing for people.

  04/30/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist women paved way in improving race relations, historians say

  Southern Baptist women were decades ahead of the male leaders of their denomination in improving race relations among Baptists in the 20th century, a group of historians said.

  04/30/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Anger understandable, violence is not, African -American leader says

  Rioters in Baltimore sacrifice the moral high ground of nonviolent protest advocated by Martin Luther King, an African-American Baptist leader said.

  04/30/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: Alliance affirms improved relations with Cuba

  At its 28th annual gathering, the Alliance of Baptists applauded attempts by the U.S. government to normalize relations with Cuba.

  04/23/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Prayer and community antidotes to fear, Baptist leaders say

  Experts with a variety of experience dealing with fear and its many forms—anxiety, angst, worry, stress—insist world, Christian and Baptist history prove faith trumps terror.

  04/23/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist leaders support Iran framework

  Leaders of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, the American Baptist Churches USA and the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America are among four-dozen Christian leaders who voiced support for a framework agreement to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons.

  04/20/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Renowned preacher and civil rights leader Gardner Taylor dies

  Gardner Taylor, an African-American Baptist pastor and civil rights leader dubbed the “prince of preachers,” died Easter Sunday, April 5, at age 96.

  04/08/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: Kentucky school honors BWA leader

  Campbellsville University presented its leadership award to Baptist World Alliance General Secretary Neville Callam.

  04/03/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Racially segregated churches ‘blasphemy,’ SBC leader says

  Russell Moore says racial reconciliation is not just a cultural, political or social issue but a “gospel issue” for the local church.

  04/02/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Glorieta lawsuit dismissed, but plaintiffs file appeal

  UPDATED: The U.S. District Court for New Mexico dismissed all claims in a lawsuit an Arkansas couple filed against LifeWay Christian Resources and the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee regarding the sale of Glorieta Conference Center.

  04/01/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: Boko Haram affects Baptists in Nigeria

  Baptist Briefs: The Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria has affected about 2,000 Baptists and more than 30 churches. Alliance of Baptists joined Bread for the World, Children’s Defense Fund, Faith in Public Life, the National Council of Churches and others to ask Congress to make budget choices that protect low-income and vulnerable people.

  03/27/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  LifeWay downtown Nashville campus under contract of sale

  LifeWay Christian Resources has found a buyer for its campus in downtown Nashville, Tenn.

  03/26/2015 - By John Rutledge