Technology Is Risky but Helpful, Pastors Say

One of the challenges facing the church today is the culture of technology, according to Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Secretary Neville Callam. Callam spoke May 22 at a reception he hosted for pastors at the international offices of the BWA in Falls Church,...

BWA’s Coffey: Service Futile Without Holy Spirit

(BWA) – Human effort and creative strategies lead to futility apart from an anointing by God’s Holy Spirit, according to British Baptist leader David Coffey during the July 28 opening session of the Baptist World Congress in Honolulu. Coffey, who completed his...

1,000 Global Baptists Denied Visas to Attend Congress

(BWA) – As many as 1,000 people who had registered for the Baptist World Alliance’s Congress this year were unable to attend because they were denied visas by the United States, leaders of the global Baptist organization said. Security-conscious Americans are...

South Africa to Host Baptist World Congress in 2015

(BWA) – The next meeting of the Baptist World Congress will be held in South Africa in 2015, according to the Baptist World Alliance. Neville Callam, BWA general secretary, made the announcement during the BWA Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 27. The...

After Quake, Long Rebuilding Awaits Haiti

(BWA) – The day after Haiti was rocked by a devastating earthquake in January, Edrice Romelus, superintendant for evangelism and former general secretary for Baptist Haiti Mission, tried to travel to downtown Port-au-Prince, but the damage to the shattered city was...