Churches break tradition, make unchurched comfortable
March 22, 2012
Ron Williams is the pastor of Church at the GYM in Sanford, Fla. As the Baptist church’s name implies, Williams’ congregation meets, well, in a
New council created for SBC Executive Committee
March 22, 2012
NASHVILLE — An African American Advisory Council has been created to communicate the perspectives of black churches and their leaders to Southern Baptist Convention entity
Mexia celebrates 100 years with 200 attendees
March 22, 2012
Mexia Baptist Church in Bethlehem Baptist Association commemorated its 100th anniversary last fall with a weekend celebration that included a Saturday cookout and a special
Election of Luter would ‘put money where mouth is’
March 22, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans pastor seeking to become the Southern Baptist convention’s first black president says his election would add credibility to a
Former Cahaba Baptist Association DOM Julius I. Poellnitz Jr. dies at 89
March 22, 2012
Julius I. Poellnitz Jr., former director of missions (DOM) for Cahaba Baptist Association, died March 8. He was 89. A Marengo County native, Poellnitz was
Italy considers taxing church-owned properties
March 22, 2012
VATICAN CITY — Pinched by the global recession and tough-love budget demands of the European Union, the Italian government is looking for extra revenue and
Presbyterian ‘breakaway’ groups signal ‘seismic shift’?
March 22, 2012
There’s a popular saying in church-planting circles: It’s easier to make babies than to raise the dead. That principle applies to denominations as well, said
Florida Association asks church with sex-offender to resign
March 22, 2012
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Baptist Association (JBA) is seeking a member church’s resignation after the church hired a convicted sex-offender to provide pulpit
