by Bill Wilson | Jul 9, 2012 | Opinion
The search process for a new pastor is both an exhilarating and a risky time for a congregation. Healthy congregations go at this task from the framework of a spiritual discernment process that is unique to the free call tradition of congregational life. Every search...
by Glen Stassen | Jul 9, 2012 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part excerpt of a presentation made at the annual gathering of the Baptist World Alliance in Santiago, Chile. What Baptists need to know is that Richard Overton – the father of the tradition of human rights – was a...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jul 9, 2012 | Opinion
They sell the just for silver, and the poor for a pair of sandals. – Amos 2:6 Recently, I went cycling through Javanese villages not far from my home in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. I visited rural communities and spent the day at small cottage industries. During my...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 7, 2012 | Opinion
The final day of the Baptist World Alliance’s 2012 annual gathering dawned bright and clear, with the Andes shining brightly above the city. Down below, the BWA’s General Council met for a final two sessions. Some constitutional and bylaw changes were...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 6, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce This blog may appear like a commercial. In a sense, I guess, it is. I am encouraging you to read a new book titled Tarnished Haloes, Open Hearts: A Story of Finding and Giving Acceptance by Lynelle Mason. You can order a copy in print or digital...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 6, 2012 | Opinion
After four days of forums, committee meetings, and commission sessions punctuated by many happy reunions of friends from around the world, the official business of the Baptist World Alliance got underway Friday morning with the first two sessions of the BWA’s...
