by Robert Parham | Jul 24, 2008 | Opinion
Global Baptists are scheduled today to discuss an open letter from 138 Muslim religious leaders to 32 Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Christian leaders. Issued Oct. 13, 2007, the letter calls for finding common ground based on a shared understanding of each...
by Robert Parham | Jul 23, 2008 | Opinion
Dennis Datta stood at the cutting edge of Baptist moral leadership in 2002, criticizing worldwide Baptists and calling them to support a bold plan to halve global poverty by 2015. The Bangladeshi Baptist leader did so two years before the Baptist World Alliance passed...
by Robert Parham | Jul 22, 2008 | Opinion
Nearly 400 years after the founding of the first Baptist church in Amsterdam by John Smyth and Thomas Helwys, Baptists are still debating the meaning of ordination, a topic that will be considered during six hours of formal presentations and discussions at the Baptist...
by Robert Parham | Jul 21, 2008 | Opinion
How many Baptist seminaries celebrate their diamond jubilee with a gift wish list that includes funding for solar panels to produce hot water and photo voltaic panels for electricity production for street lights? The answer is only one: International Baptist...
by Robert Parham | Jul 21, 2008 | Opinion
Baptist World Alliance leaders this week will consider a proposed restructuring aimed at what one leader described as building “a truly global organization.” Over 400 Baptists from around the world are expected to participate this week in the annual...
