by Tony W. Cartledge | May 27, 2020 | News
Elijah Brown, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), announced that leaders will celebrate Pentecost amid the pandemic by hosting a “virtual global BWA worship service” on Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30. Both services will feature a short message...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 11, 2019 | News
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) stopped a six-year slide in contributions with a 10 percent growth in gifts during 2018. However, General Secretary Elijah Brown cautioned executive committee members gathered March 4-6 in Falls Church, Virginia, that one year’s growth...
by Robert Parham | Apr 26, 2016 | Opinion
Fragmentary experiences can inform and sharpen one’s understanding of the world. That has been my experience over 25 years as executive director of the Baptist Center for Ethics/EthicsDaily.com. Here are a few experiences that have expanded and enriched how I...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 1, 2015 | Opinion
When disaster strikes, no matter where, you can count on N.C. Baptist Men (NCBM) being there. Just two days after a devastating earthquake struck the country of Nepal, two NCBM representatives were on the ground, working in partnership with Hungarian Baptist Aid to...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 6, 2013 | News
More than 2 million Syrians are refugees compared to 230,671 a year ago, according to the United Nation’s Refugee Agency. “More than 97 percent of Syria’s refugees are hosted by countries in the immediate surrounding region, placing an overwhelming...
