by Robert Parham | Jun 22, 2007 | Opinion
Australian Baptists account for only an estimated 1.6 percent of the Australian population, but they played an important role in getting their government to reverse its declining foreign aid budget and to pledge an increase from $2.5 billion to $4 billion by 2010....
by Bob Allen | Nov 14, 2006 | News
Jesus’ command to his followers to be salt and light requires presence, perseverance and paying heed to “prophetic pioneers,” the president of the Baptist World Alliance said at a September Micah Challenge Conference in Chang Mai, Thailand. The Micah...
by Robert Parham | Sep 7, 2006 | Opinion
The One Campaign is a celebrity-centered effort to get the United States to allocate an additional 1 percent of the federal budget to fighting global poverty and AIDS, approximately $25 billion. It has captured the imagination and backing of younger Americans, many of...
by Robert Parham | Jul 10, 2006 | Opinion
Global Baptists heard both success stories about national Micah Challenge campaigns and that some union/conventions have accomplished almost nothing meaningful to reduce global poverty by half by 2015. Speaking at the Baptist World Alliance Freedom and Justice Study...
by Robert Parham | Jul 3, 2006 | Opinion
Australia may be known as the nation “down under,” but Australian Baptists are on top of the Baptist world in terms of advocacy for the Micah Challenge. The Micah Challenge is an ambitious initiative that presses governments to keep their pledges to...
