by Mark Woods | Jun 10, 2009 | Opinion
A recent front-page story in The Baptist Times is, though we say it ourselves, exceptionally interesting. Most Christians in the United Kingdom – 65 percent – think attendance in their own churches will rise over the next 20 years, either dramatically or somewhat....
by John D. Pierce | Jun 9, 2009 | Opinion
Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) leadership is as confusing to me as a sleeveless turtleneck. The contradictions are staggering.Stan Hastey just retired after 20 years with the admittedly small, left-leaning Alliance of Baptists. He explained that the...
by Robert Parham | Jun 9, 2009 | Opinion
Inerrancy of the Bible was a crystal-clear battle cry in the fundamentalist war launched in 1979 to take over the Southern Baptist Convention from the alleged “liberals,” but it has failed to rally the factious theological conservatives and to deliver the...
by Baptist Times Staff | Jun 9, 2009 | Opinion
The majority of Christians in the United Kingdom think attendance in their own churches will increase over the next 20 years. They’re less optimistic about the U.K. church in general, although almost half still expect to see attendance grow in that period. ...
by Mark Johnson | Jun 9, 2009 | Opinion
Over the years, the America of my experience has become more and more open, to the point where very little seems shocking. We have noticed it in almost every book, magazine, TV show, movie and especially in news stories. All of these, ever seeking to gain more...
by Chuck Warnock | Jun 9, 2009 | Opinion
The National Association of Evangelicals’ board members were pessimistic about the growth of churches in the United States, according to an NAE survey from May. However, there was overall optimism that Christianity would grow worldwide, but that growth would...
