by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 31, 2009 | Opinion
EDE, THE NETHERLANDS — John Upton, executive director of the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV), will be the nominee for president when the BWA convenes for its World Congress in Honolulu next summer. Upton was recommended by a nominating committee...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 30, 2009 | Opinion
Yesterday I posted the first half of a two-part report on a Baptist World Alliance forum recounting significant moments in Baptist life through the 400 years we’ve been around. The BWA’s annual gathering is currently underway in Ede, the Netherlands. The...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 29, 2009 | Opinion
As global Baptists celebrate 400 years of history during the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) annual gathering in Ede, the Netherlands, two special sessions highlighted significant markers of Baptist life in the BWA’s six regions. Americans tend to be so insular that I...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 28, 2009 | Opinion
EDE, THE NETHERLANDS — George Bullard, a frequent consultant to denominational entities and strategic coordinator for the Columbia Partnership, will become General Secretary of the North American Baptist Fellowship (NABF), beginning August 1.The position has...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 27, 2009 | Opinion
The busiest days of the Baptist World Alliance annual gathering don’t start until Tuesday, July 28, so I had only a full afternoon of meetings, leaving enough free time to find a grocery store this morning (for Diet Coke — “Coke Light” in most...
