News Articles by Will Hall

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The North American Mission Board has published a correction to the data it provided the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force and was published in the GCRTF interim report.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (BP)--Joint resolutions by the Fellowship of State Executive Directors and the Association of State Baptist Papers honored the service of two Southern Baptist Convention leaders who have announced their intentions to retire ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (BP)--During a luncheon Feb. 10, Morris H. Chapman, president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, told the Fellowship of State Executive Directors that "promoting full cooperation is frustrating and may never be attained" but that it is worth striving for the ideal. "Cooperation is foundational in everything we do jointly as believers," he said.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–A number of stories grabbed national headlines for at least a brief time in the year that now was: — The deaths of political icon Ted Kennedy and pop superstar Michael Jackson elicited heartfelt tributes as well as harsh critiques. — Likewise, the country’s collective conscience was disturbed to learn about Tiger Woods’ […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A number of stories grabbed national headlines for at least a brief time in the year that now was:       -- The deaths of political icon Ted Kennedy and pop superstar Michael Jackson elicited heartfelt tributes as well as harsh critiques.       -- Likewise, the country's collective conscience was disturbed to learn about Tiger Woods' adultery.       -- Even the Swine Flu burst into public awareness, but despite dire predictions from the federal government and the United Nations, the epidemic did not rise to the severity of the seasonal flu viruses of 2008.       However, 2009 will not be remembered for the merely tantalizing, or sensational, or even for a deeply emotional moment, but for the promises of enduring hope and change … and unfortunately for the frustrating realities of "more of the same."       MIRACULOUS BEGINNING       Shortly into 2009, The "Miracle on the Hudson" gave the nation an emotional surge of hope when on Jan. 15 US Airways Captain Chesley Sullenberger piloted his powerless aircraft to an emergency landing on the river, saving the lives of all 155 onboard after losing both engines to bird strikes seconds after takeoff.       AN AMERICAN FIRST       The lifted national spirit was a fitting precursor to the historic inauguration of the first African American president of the United States which took place five days later. Hope was the word of the day or at least the politically correct response as liberals and conservatives alike wrote and spoke reverently of the promise in the Declaration of Independence fulfilled in Barack Obama: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Whatever the true feelings of the political pundits, when all was said and done, it seemed most Americans were sincerely moved by the symbolism of how far we have come in race relations in the U.S. represented in Obama's election by a white majority electorate.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--"God is sovereign" is more than a slogan, it's a fundamental truth that transcends our mortal existence but also is evident in it, too.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--In the aftermath of the 2008 elections, liberals and moderates were quick to claim a sea change among religious voters, but the facts are not as convincing as the anti-conservative crowd would have you believe.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Much of the talk in Southern Baptist life lately has centered on whether the SBC is losing its young people and whether the "convention" is driving away young leaders.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Much of the talk in Southern Baptist life lately has centered on whether the SBC is losing its young people and whether the "convention" is driving away young leaders.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--In April of this year, the Southern Baptist Convention's Annual Church Profile was released showing a decline in membership (-0.20 percent). It was the second drop in a row (-0.24 percent in 2007), and the fourth in SBC history. In 1998, membership fell 1.02 percent but increased the next year, however, it did not recover from that 1.02 percent loss until 2000. Prior to that, the last drop in membership took place in 1926.