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  Baptist Briefs: Liberian Baptists increase efforts in Ebola battle

  Baptists in Liberia are ramping up their response to the deadly Ebola virus outbreak that has killed more than 2,100 people in five West African countries.

  09/12/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy dies at 93

  Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy, a devout Southern Baptist layman known for building his business empire on principles of his Christian faith, died Sept. 8 at age 93.

  09/11/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Race & relevancy among challenges facing black Baptist leaders

  Recent shootings of black men present challenges to new leaders of four of the nation’s largest African-American Baptist denominations, which observers say must become champions for racial reforms in America.

  09/10/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Federal magistrate recommends dismissal of Glorieta lawsuit

  A federal magistrate in Albuquerque, N.M., recommended the U.S. District Court dismiss suits filed by leaseholders of property at Glorieta Conference Center against LifeWay Christian Resources and other parties.

  09/05/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: BWA calls for aid to Iraqi Christians

  The Baptist World Alliance issued a call for Baptists and other Christians to provide funds to help Iraqi Christians displaced by war, and the global organization has sent an initial donation of $20,000 for that cause.

  09/05/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  New book proposes a theology for ‘other’ Baptists

  In Contesting Catholicity, Curtis Freeman urges Baptists to move beyond the fragmentation and sectarianism that has characterized so much of the past toward “the unity for which the Lord Jesus prayed and which the church must seek.”

  09/05/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: CBF partners with BWA to address Ebola crisis

  The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is responding to the Ebola crisis in West Africa in partnership with the Baptist World Alliance by contributing $5,000 toward a joint $35,000 fund-raising campaign.

  08/29/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  WorldCrafts adds new artisan groups and products

  WorldCrafts, the fair-trade initiative of Woman’s Missionary Union, has partnered with impoverished artisans from Myanmar to India to Guatemala to offer more than 80 new products this year.

  08/28/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  David Platt elected IMB president

  UPDATED: David Platt, an Alabama pastor and author of Radical and Follow Me, has been elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board.

  08/27/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: LifeWay explores sale of property

  LifeWay Christian Resources is exploring the sale of some or all of its 14.5-acre property in downtown Nashville.

  08/20/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: SBC ethics agency launches think tank

  The SBC Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has relaunched its research institute to employ the denomination’s top scholars in engaging complex contemporary moral issues.

  08/15/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Minister-chef sees shared meals as metaphor for healthy Christian life

  Milton Brasher-Cunningham – a minister and chef with deep Texas ties – sees an interweaving of food, faith and relationships around the table.

  08/14/2014 - By John Rutledge