Indiana convention moves beyond issue of church with woman pastor
MADISON, Ind. (BP)–The one issue which stood the greatest chance of creating discussion on the floor of the annual meeting of the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana ended up being a non-issue. With Bloomington’s University Baptist Church having called a woman as senior pastor, the Indiana convention’s executive committee appointed a subcommittee to formulate […]
Church with woman pastor drops SBC ties to join CBF
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (BP)--University Baptist Church in Bloomington, Ind., officially affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship on Sept. 29 and "simultaneously withdrew from the Southern Baptist Convention, including its state and local SBC organization." News of the church's action reached the offices of the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana in the form of a news release on Oct. 13.
Indiana convention to address church’s call of a woman pastor
INDIANAPOLIS (BP)–The executive committee of the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana has drafted a recommendation for action concerning University Baptist Church in Bloomington as a result of the church calling a woman as senior pastor in July 1998. The committee will present its recommendation to the convention during the Oct. 26-27 annual meeting in […]
More than 15,000 make decisions during Indiana Graham crusade
INDIANAPOLIS (BP)–The RCA Dome in downtown Indianapolis hosts a National Football League franchise and an occasional NCAA basketball Final Four, but the Indianapolis Colts on their best day could not have warranted as heartfelt an ovation, no NCAA basketball champion as sincere a gesture of appreciation as was witnessed in the dome on June 6. […]
Barnes & Noble chat reflects why biblical authority stance was needed
INDIANAPOLIS (BP)–“I’m a Christian,” she said, “but I’m not so arrogant or foolish to think we have the only way to God.” During a conversation with a lady at an Indianapolis Barnes & Noble bookstore, this was only one of several statements made by someone professing to be a believer in Jesus Christ. I found […]
Indiana Baptists celebrate 40 years, embark on Guatemala partnership
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (BP)–While 253 messengers to Indiana Baptists’ annual meeting tended to the business at hand, they also celebrated the convention’s 40th anniversary.The convention meeting, Oct. 26-28 at Graceland Baptist Church in New Albany, was marked by a host of messages praising God for what he has done in Indiana and challenging the messengers […]
Church amid 32 covered bridges presents God’s recipe for salvation
ROCKVILLE, Ind. (BP)–Parke County, Ind., is the home of 32 covered bridges that cross not only creek beds and river banks but also, it is boasted, span generations as well. A book that features all of the county’s bridges is titled, “Bridges to the Past.” Built as early as 1868 and as late as 1920, […]
More quickly than ever imagined, his dreams begin to take shape
ZIONSVILLE, Ind. (BP)–When Jon Elliff preached on faith from the first chapter of James, he not only had the Word of God to stand on but also a newfound measure of experience. The 22-year-old son of Southern Baptist Convention President Tom Elliff was serving a brief interim pastorate at New Life Fellowship Baptist Church, Zionsville, […]
