Dakota Baptists vote for convention status

December 11, 2003

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Dakota Baptists celebrated their 50th anniversary in Southern Baptist life by unanimously approving a move to state convention status and a

Avoid holiday blues: Maintain proper perspective for the season

December 11, 2003

Although depression can strike at any time, holidays often trigger feelings of melancholy and sadness that should not be ignored. The common warning signs of

American Baptist churches send clergy to gym

December 11, 2003

Valley Forge, Pa. — The American Baptist Churches USA have awarded 35 “wellness grants” to ministerial leaders to use toward such health-related activities as a

5×12 TBFA Dec Christmas 122012.pdf

December 11, 2003

Morning comes early for Edna Bartlett, the Baptist Student Center hostess at the University of South Alabama. She “rises while it is still night,” a

IMB officials address concerns from seminary professor

December 11, 2003

International Mission Board (IMB) trustees and IMB president Jerry Rankin have responded to recent criticisms contained in a paper circulated by former Southern Baptist Convention

Advent observance helps Alabama Baptists prepare for Christmas

December 11, 2003

Alabama Baptists have a variety of ways to stay focused on the “true meaning” of Christmas — “hanging the greens,” producing Christmas cantatas and dramas and

Court bans former lesbian from teaching her adopted child to be against homosexuality

December 11, 2003

In a different twist on the debate about homosexuality, a Colorado woman who broke off a lesbian relationship after converting to Christianity is fighting a