Art Toalston

Morris Chapman has announced his plans to retire as president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee effective Sept. 30, 2010. Upon retirement, he will have led the Executive Committee 18 years.... Continue Reading »

?I love you,? Michael Jackson told his fans. He flashed the peace sign. He seemed to be a kind soul, apart from the brash, angry look that typified much of his on-stage persona. He loved children but found himself... Continue Reading »

Churches can resume hosting Super Bowl parties without opposition from the National Football League, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has informed Sen. Orin Hatch, R.-Utah.... Continue Reading »

When Rollin DeLap started memorizing various passages from the Word more than 50 years ago, he was a college student who "never dreamed what impact it would have on my life."... Continue Reading »

Wayne Dehoney, president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1964-66, died Nov. 15 at a health and rehabilitation center in Louisville, Ky. He was 89.... Continue Reading »

A church-state attorney representing Nashville pastor Jerry Sutton has described a Sept. 14 lawsuit filed by 54 church members as ?completely unfounded.?... Continue Reading »

Harry S. Dent of South Carolina, who worked under presidents Nixon and Ford before launching a lay ministry at age 55, died Sept. 28 at age 77 after a battle with Alzheimer"s disease.... Continue Reading »

?Well, it's not just feminists versus homemakers anymore. Now there's a debate as to whether or not it is God's will for women to stay at home,? ?Fox & Friends? co-host Alisyn Camerota said at the outset of a... Continue Reading »

Let us pray. ?It's our only hope,? Southern Baptist Convention president Frank Page said, reflecting on the prevalence of prayer planned for the SBC's June 12-13 annual meeting in San Antonio's Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.... Continue Reading »

The ambitious goal for Southern Baptists to baptize 1 million people in 2006 was not met, according to yearly statistics reported by SBC churches.... Continue Reading »

Mandisa Hundley, one of last year's ?American Idol? finalists, doesn't want any regrets. And that includes missions.... Continue Reading »

Bobby Welch has been named to the position of strategist for global evangelical relations with the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee. Welch is the SBC's immediate past president and former pastor of First Baptist Church in Daytona Beach, Fla.,... Continue Reading »