• Appeals court sides with Missouri Baptist conference center

  Windermere Baptist Conference Center acted within its legal rights when it changed its articles of incorporation, a Missouri appellate court ruled Feb. 3.

  02/03/2009 - By Administrator

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  Obama picks religious adviser DuBois for faith-based post; questions remain

  President Obama has selected a 26-year-old Pentecostal minister who served as his top religion adviser during the presidential campaign to head a revamped White House office on faith-based social services.

  01/30/2009 - By Administrator

• Recession forces cutbacks for SBC entities

  Several Southern Baptist Convention entities are tightening the belt in response to budget shortfalls in a flagging economy.

  01/30/2009 - By Administrator

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  Search for answers creates opportunities to share gospel

  When the things of the world crumble, people search for answers from beyond, creating an opportunity for Christians to share the hope of Christ with them, presenters told participants at Engage, a Baptist General Convention of Texas-sponsored evangelism conference.

  01/30/2009 - By admin

• Interfaith leaders call for quick action on Middle East

  Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders urged President Obama to act early in his administration to work for peace in the Middle East.

  01/28/2009 - By admin

• Anti-torture activists voice approval, concern about executive orders

  Religious opponents of torture expressed simultaneous approval and concern about a series of executive orders by President Obama upending his predecessor’s policies on detention and interrogation of terrorism suspects.

  01/28/2009 - By admin

• Church with woman pastor expects further rebuke from Georgia Baptists

  A church denied voting rights in the Georgia Baptist Convention because it is led by a woman pastor could face further sanctions, Pastor Julie Pennington-Russell reports in the church newsletter.

  01/27/2009 - By Administrator

• Texas WMU changing staffing approach

  Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas is moving to a staffing approach that will involve several contract consultants rather than paid full-time program staff, at least during the interim executive leadership of Nelda Seal.

  01/27/2009 - By admin

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  To fulfill the Great Commission, lives must change

  In order to fulfill the Great Commission, Christians must live their lives differently, according to featured Radical Engage speakers.

  01/27/2009 - By admin

• Website seeks to rally support for women’s ordination

  A former Baptist General Convention of Texas employee and her husband of 47 years have started a website urging Baptist women to speak up for their rights to be ordained as deacons and senior pastors.

  01/26/2009 - By Administrator

• Oklahoma Baptist foundation loses money in Madoff scandal

  At least one Baptist group lost money as part of Bernard Madoff's alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme. The Baptist Foundation of Oklahoma said it lost $1.4 million, less than 1 percent of its assets, when third-party money managers invested in two of Madoff's allegedly fraudulent hedge funds.

  01/26/2009 - By Administrator

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  Prominent Dallas pastor accepts BGCT post

  Jim Denison has resigned as senior teaching pastor at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas to become founding president of the Center for Informed Faith and theologian-in-residence with the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

  01/25/2009 - By Administrator