News Articles from 2013

By Diana Chandler INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – He was one of the most talented, skilled and educated church planters Association Mission Strategist (AMS) Chris Kellermeyer had ever met. But the young man is no longer in pastoral ministry, not in Indianapolis nor anywhere. “He had a great plan coming in, did a lot of research on […]

What if God wants us to pray for more? Most of us believe we should pray more, but should we pray for more? In other words, is our prayer list too thin?

HOUSTON (BP) -- Longtime pastor of Houston’s Second Baptist Church Ed Young, Sr., has announced his retirement from preaching ministry. Young shared the announcement in a letter with the congregation May 26.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (BP) — Friendly Avenue Baptist Church announced Sunday morning that lead pastor Matt Queen will go "on administrative leave from his pastoral responsibilities." The announcement comes days after Queen was charged with one count of falsifying records “in connection with falsified notes Queen produced to the FBI related to an ongoing federal investigation.”

“Is he too young?” I was glad someone asked the question because we were all thinking it. “Is he qualified?” Another deacon asked a better question. We all agreed the young deacon candidate was full of the Spirit, wise, hard-working, and had a good reputation. 

MANIPUR, India (BP) – Pulling off Vacation Bible School (VBS) for 700 children is a daunting challenge for most churches. Pulling off VBS for 700 children during community upheaval is not just challenging, it is practically impossible.

TAMPA, Fla. (BP) – Chief Warrant Officer Anthony “Tony” Prescott can’t forget the evening of August 7, 2015. At 10:15 p.m., when a Taliban suicide bomber breached the gate of Camp Integrity, a small coalition base near Kabul, Afghanistan, Prescott was among the first on the scene.

WESTFIELD, Ind. (BP) – The following was posted by Baptist Press on Feb. 18, 1966. Under the heading, “Navy Seeks Ministers as Chaplains”:

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – A U.S. missionary couple was shot and killed by criminal gang members in Haiti's capital after they were abducted while leaving a youth group activity held at a local church, according to a police official and a religious group.