ERLC applauds bipartisan House vote passing Antisemitism Awareness Act amid campus protests
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) is applauding a May 1 vote by the U.S. House of Representatives which passed a bill known as the “Antisemitism Awareness Act” amid nationwide protests on college campuses over the Israel-Hamas war.
Arizona repeals 1864 abortion law; Florida 6-week ban becomes law
PHOENIX, Ariz. (BP) – The Arizona Legislature repealed May 1 an 1864 abortion ban that would have protected life from conception, but the law could still take effect temporarily during a 90-day waiting period for the repeal to become law.
Cooperative Program giving 2 points under year-to-date goals
NASHVILLE (BP) – April Cooperative Program totals of 3.25 percent below budget goals leaves the CP at just over 2 percent below fiscal year-to-date targets.
Couple personally leads about 500 Chinese students, scholars to faith in Christ
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – Shu Huang said when he moved to Alabama in 1978, he heard the Gospel — and immediately rejected it.
Longtime church employee arrested for child porn
ROSWELL, Ga. (BP) — An employee of Dunwoody Baptist Church was arrested April 24 after detectives executed a search warrant at his home that turned up child sex abuse material.
SBC’s Cooperation Group releases recommendations
NASHVILLE (BP) — Four recommendations released today are designed to “prioritize and emphasize the authority of messengers in defining the boundaries of our cooperation while clarifying and refining our structure,” said a statement from the SBC’s Cooperation Group. The group was tasked at last summer’s annual meeting to study the issue of what makes a church “to be in friendly cooperation of faith and practice” with the Southern Baptist Convention.
Lifeway names new EVP and COO
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) – Lifeway President and CEO Ben Mandrell announced the appointment of Joe Walker as the entity’s new executive vice president and Scott Arvay as its new chief operating officer. Lifeway trustees approved Walker and Arvay in their new roles during a special-called board meeting, May 1.
New Orleans seminary/church door-to-door evangelism outreach sees high return
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – New Orleans seminary professor Preston Nix cites his divine conviction of the need for neighborhood evangelism during his pastorate at Eastwood Baptist Church in Tulsa, Okla., in the mid-1990s.
Campus protests ‘a matter of hatred,’ says Messianic Fellowship leader
NASHVILLE (BP) — “This is Satanic. This is evil.” Ric Worshill takes a break from working on his camper – “I’m going to need it when Disaster Relief calls,” he said. – and thinks about the spread of antisemitism in the U.S. and around the world.
VBS opens doors for discipleship
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) – Most people who walk into Freedom Church in Neosho, Missouri, start with a worship service. It’s an on-ramp to the church’s discipleship pathway, a natural starting point on the journey from being a first-time visitor to a growing, serving follower of Christ.