New Jersey Man Admits Embezzling $1.2M from Catholic Church
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Golden Gate Seminary trustees approve changes, delay budget | Baptist Press
MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP)--Trustees of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary voted to hire the institution's first chief financial officer during their regular spring meeting Apr. 23-24 in Mill Valley, Calif.
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2 Southwestern professors identified as not signing SBC beliefs statement | Baptist Press
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Two theology faculty members at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have indicated they will not sign the Baptist Faith and Message as required by the school's bylaws.
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Temporary agency employee accepts Christ at LifeWay store opening | Baptist Press
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (BP)--Hired to haul out empty boxes and bags of trash, a man working through a temporary employment agency accepted Jesus minutes before an Elizabethtown, Ky., LifeWay store opened in March.
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Seminarians’ prayer & witness bring 60 neighbors to Christ | Baptist Press
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--A "new breed" of student buoyed by prayer stirred at least 60 people to Christ from the neighborhoods surrounding Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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Civil rights panel targets Indian mascots; Baptist colleges forced to make decision | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Keith Bell isn't offended by his school's mascot. Bell, who played basketball for the Mississippi College Choctaws, is half-Choctaw.
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Kidnap victim’s escape began with a reminder of God’s love | Baptist Press
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Sharing God's plan of salvation became a salvation of a different sort for a Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary student who had been kidnapped while on spring break. Thinking he was about to be shot and killed by his kidnappers, Lee Robert…
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FIRST-PERSON: God can still be seen in our public schools | Baptist Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--I see Jesus every day at school. Really, Jesus. He lives inside the countless students whose Club 121 T-shirts attest to their faith. He is personified by the top high school quarterback in the state, strolling through our halls. He peeks out from behind the Scripture verse…
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Fred Luter: Reach men for Christ, families, churches will benefit | Baptist Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--The best way to reach the family for Christ is to first reach the man of the household for Christ, New Orleans pastor Fred Luter said at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary April 17. Luter, preaching from Mark 2:1-5, told students at the…
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Music industry exec notes impact of contemporary Christian music | Baptist Press
MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP)--Contemporary Christian music may not have started in the church, but its profound impact on the church is undeniable, said John Styll, president of Nashville-based CCM Communications and chairman-elect of the Gospel Music Association.
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Dean’s research team uncovers ‘formerly unchurched’ insights | Baptist Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--What do Sunday School classes, church doctrine, clean restrooms and friendly greeters all have in common? They're all factors that have helped attract unchurched people to the church -- and kept them there. That's the conclusion of a seven-year study by dean…
