by Brian Kaylor | Sep 12, 2014 | News
Baptists and other Christians responded in varying ways to President Barack Obama’s prime-time speech about proposals to confront a growing terrorist threat in the Middle East. Although previously authorizing limited military strikes and humanitarian efforts,...
by Brian Kaylor | Sep 5, 2014 | News
A recent report noted that even though overall charitable giving in the U.S. is increasing, giving to churches is dropping. Trends among Baptist groups echo the findings. Researched and written by the philanthropy school at Indiana University, the Giving USA 2014...
by Brian Kaylor | Aug 15, 2014 | News
As a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, makes international headlines following a police officer shooting and killing an unarmed African-American teenager, most Baptist churches have responded with silence while some attempt to build peace and reconciliation....
by Brian Kaylor | Jul 16, 2014 | News
As more than 300 Baptists from 59 countries gathered in Izmir, Turkey, for the annual gathering of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), they raised a collective voice on key issues around the world. Those gathered also elected new leaders for the global Baptist...
by Brian Kaylor | Jul 14, 2014 | News
Three Baptists from Middle Eastern nations shared about Baptist identity and witness in their countries, stressing how they live as a minority group in their nations and sharing their efforts to build bridges with their non-Christian neighbors. Coming from Israel,...
