 January 27, 1999
Baptist Briefs
___ Oldest New England church changes name. Screven Memorial Baptist Church in Portsmouth, N.H., the oldest Southern Baptist congregation in New England, has voted to change its name to Seacoast Community Church. The name change is part of a larger evangelism strategy through which the 200-member congregation intends to become "more relevant to the unchurched" in its area, Pastor Ed Parker explained.
___ Lectures on eschatology and future slated. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth will present two lecture series the week of Feb. 2, one on "Baptists and Eschatology" and the other on "Pastoral Pioneers for the New Millennium." The end-times lectures will be given Feb. 4-5 by Timothy Weber, dean at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary near Chicago. The new millennium lectures will be given Feb. 2-3 by Neil Wiseman, professor of pastoral development at Nazarene Bible College in Colorado Springs, Colo. For information, call the seminary at (817) 923-1921, ext. 2440.
___ Southwestern gets Japanese connection. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has begun a partnership with Tokyo Baptist Seminary by which Japanese and American students may study on both campuses.
___ Kline named at Southwestern. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has named Keith Kline director of leadership development. Kline comes to the newly created position from LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville, Tenn. As part of his duties, he will direct the new Ralph Smith Leadership Complex scheduled to open this summer.
___ Lesbian's firing by Baptist home sparks debate. Publicity over last fall's firing of a lesbian worker at Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children has renewed calls for anti-discrimination laws in Louisville, Ky. The city's board of aldermen is considering an ordinance that would prohibit job discrimination against gays. City officials have rejected earlier attempts to pass a so-called "Fairness Amendment" three times since 1991, but seven of 12 aldermen say they will support it this time. Supporters of the measure have rallied behind Alice Pedreira, who told news media she was fired from the Kentucky Baptist Convention agency as an art therapist and supervisor because she is a lesbian.
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