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Elijah Brown nominated for general secretary

Elijah Brown nominated for general secretary

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...

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Elijah Brown nominated for general secretary

Baptists gather in Thailand

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...

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Elijah Brown nominated for general secretary

Baptist Youth World Day of Prayer (2017)

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...

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Callam Book to Be Launched

Callam Book to Be Launched

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...

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Elijah Brown nominated for general secretary

BWA has deep “ecclesial density”

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...

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Elijah Brown nominated for general secretary

BWA supports creation of faculty chair in Netherlands

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...

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Elijah Brown nominated for general secretary

Refugee doctor to receive human rights award

Cynthia Maung, a medical doctor who has devoted nearly 30 years to providing healthcare to refugees from Myanmar living on the Thai-Myanmar border, will be the 2017 recipient of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award. The award is...

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Elijah Brown nominated for general secretary

A Baptist World Alliance statement on refugees

The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) reaffirms its biblical stance concerning refugees, vulnerable people who are oftentimes victimized for their faith. In a resolution approved by its General Council in Vancouver, Canada, in July 2016, the BWA calls upon its "member...

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