Three organizations were received into the membership of the Baptist World Alliance at its meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, from July 2-7, bringing two new countries into the BWA fold. The Baptist Evangelical Church of Chad became the first BWA member organization in...
Cynthia Maung, a medical doctor who has spent nearly 30 years treating refugees who fled “oppression and repression in Myanmar,” was presented with the 2017 Baptist World Alliance Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award during the global organization’s Annual...
American Elijah Brown, originally from the state of Texas, is being nominated to be the next general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance. Neville Callam, a Jamaican, retires from that position in December after more than 10 years of service. Brown was formally...
Approximately 300 Baptist leaders, pastors, theologians, seminary presidents, professors and interested Baptists from almost 50 countries are traveling to Bangkok, Thailand, for worship, fellowship, study and decision meetings. The Annual Gathering of the Baptist...
Baptist Youth World Day of Prayer is observed on Sunday, June 11. Planned by the Baptist World Alliance Youth Department, young people around the world are encouraged to plan services that reflect upon the importance of prayer and to intercede on behalf of others. It...
Judson Press, the publishing arm of American Baptist Home Mission Societies, will publish the latest book by Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Secretary Neville Callam. From Fragmentation to Wholeness: Race, Ethnicity, and Communion, is being launched in July in...
A crisis management and communication training seminar will be held during the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Annual Gathering, which will be in Bangkok, Thailand, from July 2-7. It will be open to all those attending the Gathering. Crises faced by churches may stem...
Baptists groups utilize a variety of names to describe their groupings. They self-identify as unions, conventions, conferences, assemblies, associations, fellowships and councils. Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Secretary Neville Callam says these names “reflect...
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has endorsed the decision of the Baptist Union of the Netherlands (BUN) to create the McClendon Chair at the Free University in Amsterdam. The BWA Executive Committee meeting in early March also agreed to co-sponsor the...
Baptist World Alliance General Secretary Callam has announced that internationally recognized Baptist scholar, Anthony R. Cross, will be the presenter at a special forum on baptism that will be included in the program of the upcoming BWA Annual Gathering. The...