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 Robert Parham | Jul 27, 2009 | Opinion
Baptists still face state-sponsored religious discrimination, 400 years after the first Baptists sought religious freedom from the intolerant King James I of England, head of the Church of England. One such place is the Republic of Serbia. The Serbian government...
by Robert Parham | Jul 27, 2009 | Opinion
British Christians and Muslims have tackled a thorny theological problem for both faiths — how to be faithful to the missionary impulse in one’s own tradition while respecting the other tradition. Launched in January 2006, the Christian Muslim Forum builds on...
by Larry Coleman | Jul 27, 2009 | Opinion
Authority presents itself as an interpretative lens in the gospels over two dozen times. Jesus speaks with authority. Jesus sees the centurion as one who understands authority. Jesus stands before those with authority. Our understanding of the authority of others,...
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...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 27, 2009 | Opinion
The annual gathering of the Baptist World Alliance is being held this week in the town of Ede, in the Netherlands, about 45 miles inland from Amsterdam, where the first Baptist church was begun 400 years ago. We’ll hold a special anniversary service in Amsterdam...
