by Robert Parham | Jul 30, 2004 | Opinion
SEOUL, South Korea–In an African nation where apartheid existed until a little over a decade ago, reconciliation between different Baptist bodies has been a painful process that requires constant work. Terry Rae, former general secretary of the predominantly...
by Robert Parham | Jul 30, 2004 | Opinion
David Coffey, general secretary for the Baptist Union of Great Britain, was nominated as president-elect of the Baptist World Alliance, replacing Korean pastor Billy Kim. Coffey, whose five-year term begins in July 2005, told delegates at the annual meeting of...
by Robert Parham | Jul 30, 2004 | Opinion
SEOUL, South Korea–Baptist representatives from some 30 nations energetically endorsed an ambitious initiative to cut global poverty by half within the next decade. The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance adopted a resolution supporting the Micah...
by Robert Parham | Jul 29, 2004 | Opinion
SEOUL, South Korea–Confronting both secularism–which opposes Christianity–and fundamentalism–which fragments the Christian community–Baptists need an ethic that encourages tolerance without compromise in the essentials of Christian faith,...
by Robert Parham | Jul 29, 2004 | Opinion
SEOUL, South Korea–Tolerance is a biblical value which progressive Baptists must embrace in responding to fundamentalism, a Texas pastor told world Baptist leaders this week. “Fundamentalism seems to be growing, and tolerance is not a value which...
