• Judge upholds fines against Baptists in Uzbekistan

  A judge in Uzbekistan refused Oct. 14 to overturn fines against five Baptists convicted of illegal worship, an international news service that specializes in religious freedom coverage reported Oct. 26.

  10/26/2010 - By Administrator

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  Baptist missionaries fight cholera outbreak in Haiti

  A medical missionary couple in Haiti jointly appointed by American Baptists and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship says it has not yet treated any cholera cases but is focusing on community education and prevention to halt spread of the earthquake-devastated island's first cholera epidemic in a century.

  10/26/2010 - By Administrator

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  Southwestern Seminary celebrates 100 years in Fort Worth

   Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary celebrated a milestone of 100 years at its current location with a chapel service Oct. 19 focusing on its founder, B.H. Carroll, and his successor L. R. Scarborough, who led the seminary from 1915 to 1942.

  10/25/2010 - By Administrator

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  Fire destroys Ukraine church, but concert goes on

  A Ukrainian church where the Singing Men of North Central Texas group was scheduled to perform a concert burned to the ground, but the Texas Baptist church musicians rented a concert hall for two performances.

  10/23/2010 - By Administrator

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  N.C. Baptist newspaper editor resigns amid defunding threat

  The editor of North Carolina Baptists' newspaper has agreed to resign his post to prevent a threatened motion to defund the publication from being made at the upcoming Baptist State Convention of North Carolina annual meeting.

  10/22/2010 - By Administrator

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  Who’s in Charge?

  Jesus Christ is the head of the church. But when it comes to ways Christians handle a church's day-to-day administrative chores and make decisions about budget and buildings, Baptist churches demonstrate remarkable diversity.

  10/22/2010 - By admin

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  Author finds faith and fanaticism in devotion to college football

  Chad Gibbs' new book, God and Football: Faith and Fanaticism in the SEC,tracks college football’s near-religious following in the heart of the Bible Belt.

  10/21/2010 - By admin

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  A quiet faith lurks behind Colbert’s comedic bluster

  Stephen Colbert’s on-air persona is a bloviating, holier-than-thou, conservative Catholic. But some of his fellow Christians say he is a serious, covert and potent evangelist for their faith.

  10/21/2010 - By admin

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  Can a church be congregational in polity and have elders?

  The concept of the priesthood of the believer gave rise to the congregational form of church governance—each member having a say in the decisions the church makes, from calling a pastor to determining the color of the nursery walls. But that can often be unwieldy and slow.

  10/21/2010 - By admin

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  Governing multi-site churches like franchising a business

  As some congregations reach out to minister beyond their church campus, many have chosen to begin second or third or more sites under the church umbrella. Adding more sites usually means adjusting the congregation’s governing structure.

  10/21/2010 - By admin

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  Age no barrier to extended missions service for East Texas couple

  William and Wynna Withers never expected to fall in love with the people of Ukraine. In fact, for most of their married life, the couple never imagined leaving their home in Buna, deep in the East Texas Big Thicket.

  10/21/2010 - By admin

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  Pastor renews call for change in messenger-seating challenges

  An East Texas pastor who proposed a process to change how the Baptist General Convention of Texas handles messenger-seating challenges plans to bring up the issue again at the convention’s annual meeting in McAllen, Nov. 8-9.

  10/21/2010 - By admin