by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 7, 2009 | Opinion
Forty-two students, alumni, faculty, and friends of Campbell University Divinity School embarked on a tour of Israel July 6. For the next several days, I’ll be tracking our course along the coast, through the upper Galilee, down through the rift valley, and all about...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 6, 2009 | Opinion
My earlier posts from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s General Assembly in Houston were mostly news oriented. Here are a few personal reflections on the meeting …(1) Attendance was down, as expected, but not as bad as it could have been. I think...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 3, 2009 | Opinion
July 3 — Moderator Jack Glasgow, pastor of Zebulon Baptist Church in Zebulon, North Carolina, presided over a smooth business meeting Friday morning. The budget report, nominating committee report, and strategic goals were all adopted with no discussion or...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 2, 2009 | Opinion
HOUSTON – Advocates of Christian missions must recognize that doing missions in the 21st century is a far different enterprise than it was even a few decades ago, Rob Nash told participants in a commissioning service for six new missionaries affiliated with the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 2, 2009 | Opinion
HOUSTON – Church leaders don’t need to develop new ways of doing church, Albert Winseman told participants in a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship-sponsored Leadership Institute July 1: their challenge is in learning how to be the church.Winseman, who consults with...