by Bob Allen | Jan 3, 2005 | News
Southern Baptist Convention reports of overseas baptisms overstate the impact of foreign missionaries in global evangelism, said international Baptist leaders contacted by EthicsDaily.com. “Last year Southern Baptists were responsible for 600,000 baptisms...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 30, 2004 | News
BMS World Mission, the oldest Baptist mission-sending body, has joined an international coalition of evangelical relief-and-development organizations to reduce global poverty by half within the next decade. “BMS does not limit itself to dealing with the symptoms...
by Bob Allen | Dec 30, 2004 | News
As the death toll from Sunday’s tsunami jumped to 116,000 with reports that 80,000 people were killed in Indonesia alone, Baptists worldwide sought to raise funds and network with partners for disaster relief. American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. sent $20,000...
by Ferenc Tisch | Dec 30, 2004 | News
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (BWAid/HBAid)–Tears, pain and suffering on the Holiday Island. These were the first impressions of the Baptist World Aid/Hungarian Baptist World Aid Immediate Response Team consisting of special search and rescue professionals, medical doctors...
by Bob Allen | Dec 29, 2004 | News
Southern Baptists’ departure from the Baptist World Alliance, election-year politics and a movie about Jesus’ final hours topped an editors’ ranking of the year’s top news stories on EthicsDaily.com. 1. Southern Baptist Convention Pulls Out of...
by Bob Allen | Dec 29, 2004 | News
Wednesday’s death toll rose above 60,000 from Sunday’s earthquake and flooding in South Asia, with thousands still missing. The U.N. said disease could double that number. Baptist relief agencies continued to collect and distribute funds for victims....
