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OBU swimmer dies in campus pool

Published on March 13, 2012

Oklahoma Baptist University freshman Iv?n Maciuniak, a member of OBU"s varsity swimming team, died Friday afternoon, March 9, in the 25-meter pool in the campus Recreation and Wellness Center.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Should churches be tax-exempt? (Yes, and here’s why)

Published on March 13, 2012

The fact that many Americans cannot explain why churches are tax exempt indicates a forgotten history and is emblematic of a society that has systematically devalued the church as a beneficial societal institution.... Continue Reading »

Church planters stretch resources to reach people

Published on March 13, 2012

Southern Baptists" Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, with a goal of $70 million, helps pay the salaries and ministry support for missionaries serving in North America with the SBC"s North American Mission Board.... Continue Reading »

Momentum builds from volunteers’ labor

Published on March 13, 2012

What led Mayner and fellow members of First Baptist Church Concord in Knoxville to travel nine hours to Cleveland was a three-year partnership their church and Gateway Downtown established in October 2010.... Continue Reading »

Hispanic Advisory Council holds first meeting

Published on March 13, 2012

>The effectiveness of cell groups in reaching Hispanics, the need for quality discipleship materials in Spanish and family pressures experienced by Hispanic believers were among the topics discussed at the first meeting of the Hispanic Advisory Council on the... Continue Reading »

‘Coexist Clemson’ set for March 8

Published on March 6, 2012

The faith community of Clemson is sponsoring "Coexist? The Question of (In)tolerance," an event open to the public featuring apologists Ravi Zacharias and John Njoroge on March 8 at 7 p.m. at Littlejohn Coliseum.... Continue Reading »

Alaska church reaches the world via the Cooperative Program

Published on March 5, 2012

The Delta Junction congregation -- started in 1952 by First Baptist Church of Fairbanks, 100 miles to the north -- has found ways of contextualizing the Gospel for native Alaskans, "subsistence Alaskans" and military personnel while at the same... Continue Reading »

CP ahead of budget for missions support

Published on March 5, 2012

As of Feb. 29, gifts received by the Executive Committee for distribution through the Cooperative Program Allocation Budget totaled $81,622,100.78, or 105.32 percent of the $77,500,000 year-to-date budgeted amount to support Southern Baptist ministries globally and across North America.... Continue Reading »

SHEA: Who speaks for Pakistan minorities now?

Published on March 5, 2012

Today, March 2, is the one-year anniversary of the murder in Pakistan of 42-year-old Shahbaz Bhatti.... Continue Reading »

Children of divorce suffer ‘injustice’

Published on March 5, 2012

It"s only when you get to the macro level and begin to aggregate it all that you can see the clear pattern of the advantage of kids from intact marriages over kids from divorced families," said Patrick Fagan, director... Continue Reading »

Letters: Use God-called chaplains

Published on March 1, 2012

It's easy to miss an obvious point about a certain issue because we are blinded by the passion and heat of other slightly related issues. For instance, a few years ago when South Carolina citizens were passionately debating whether... Continue Reading »

Greenwood church choir sings at Carnegie Hall

Published on March 1, 2012

?Glorious.? That's the only word Keith Polatty could find to describe singing at Carnegie Hall in New York City. ?Everything about it was glorious,? said Polatty, who was among a group of members from [Greenwood's] South Main Street Baptist... Continue Reading »