___ Jimmy Allen honored. The independent news journal Baptists Today presented its first annual Judson-Rice Award for leadership and integrity to Jimmy Allen, a former Southern Baptist Convention president and agency head who now serves as minister to the interdenominational chapel at Big Canoe, Ga. Allen also was pastor of First Baptist Church of San Antonio and president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
___ BJC warns of overstatement. Terrorist attacks on the United States, presumably the work of religious fanatics, illustrate a worst-case scenario of the perils of intertwining church and state, says a Baptist coalition for religious liberty. While applauding renewed patriotism in the United States since the attacks, including public references to America's religious heritage, directors of the Baptist Joint Committee cautioned against discussing the nation's military response as a holy cause. "We urge our national leaders and all Americans to use language that reflects the appropriate role of government, bearing in mind that banishing evil completely from the earth falls to the ultimate reign of God," they said in a resolution adopted Oct. 2.
___ McDonough to lead BJC board. The board of directors of the Baptist Joint Committee elected Reggie McDonough president last week. McDonough, executive director of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, succeeds June McEwen of Chattanooga, Tenn.
___ Midwestern trustees call meeting. For the second time in a little over two years, trustees of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Mo., have been summoned to a called meeting to discuss leadership issues. Trustee chairman C.M. "Buster" Brown notified board members Oct. 1 of a called meeting scheduled for Oct. 8-9. The subject of the called meeting was disclosed only as "personnel matters," but sources indicate that a number of trustees are displeased with the seminary's new president, Phil Roberts. His election followed a 16-month search after trustees fired his predecessor, Mark Coppenger, over conflict with faculty and administrative staff. Roberts began his new job in February and is to be formally inaugurated as president later this month.
___ Correction: An article in last week's Standard incorrectly identified the outgoing chairman of the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board. Rudy Sanchez, pastor of Primera Mexicana de Dallas, concluded his term of service.
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