___ Publisher runs for Congress. Cecil Staton, founder and president of Smyth & Helwys Publishing, is running for the United States Congress in Georgia's new 11th District. "I am concerned about the world our children will inherit and that the 11th District continue to receive the conservative common-sense representation in Washington its citizens have supported in the past," said Staton, who is running as a Republican. Staton has taken a leave of absence from Smyth & Helwys, a publisher of literature for moderate Baptist churches based in Macon, Ga. David Cassady is serving as interim publisher. Should he win the fall election, Staton said, he would not return to the publisher's post at Smyth & Helwys.
___ Melick steps down as provost. Citing health reasons and a desire to return to his "first love of teaching and writing," Richard Melick has resigned as provost of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary to devote his full energies as a member of the seminary faculty. Trustees elected Melick as professor of New Testament studies in 1997 and then as provost the next year. Prior to joining the Golden Gate faculty, Melick served as president of the Criswell College in Dallas.
___ CBF reports gain at mid-year. Midway through Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's fiscal year, contributions from churches and individuals were slightly ahead of the pace for the previous year. Total contributions for July through December reached nearly $6.4 million, a 1.6 percent increase compared to the same period in 2000. Undesignated gifts to CBF's missions and ministries budget were 4.1 percent ahead of the same period last year. Contributions to CBF's 2001-02 Offering for Global Missions surpassed $1.2 million, which was 10 percent less than the previous year's total. Other designated gifts were up 9.2 percent over the previous year. These included more than $207,000 in contributions to two CBF emergency relief funds--one for ministries in New York City and Washington, D.C., and a second for refugee ministries in Afghanistan. CBF's budget for 2001-02 is $18 million.
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