Roy Medley, fraternal delegate of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) at the recent Synod of Bishops on the Family in Rome, urged the gathering “to emphasize the pastoral nature of the ministry which is entrusted to the whole church.” Medley, who is chair of the BWA...
Baptists release freedom and justice book
Engaging the Jubilee: Freedom and Justice Papers of the Baptist World Alliance (2010-2015), is now available for purchase. The volume comprises papers by commission members of the Baptist World Alliance and guest presenters on issues of peace, human trafficking,...
BWA represented at Synod on the Family in Rome
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is one of several global Christian organizations represented at the second Synod of Bishops on the Family in Rome. The gathering, which began on October 4, is in continuity with a similar synod in October 2014 and includes Roman...
Baptists continue assistance to refugees in Europe and Middle East
Baptist World Aid, the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), has distributed more than US$65,000 in emergency refugee support in Europe in the month of September. In addition to Germany, Hungary, Sweden and other European nations, Baptists in...
Missionaries evacuated from Cameroon after Boko Haram bombing
German-based Baptist mission agency, EBM International (EBMI), evacuated all its missionaries and volunteers from the Far North province in Cameroon following a series of bombing by Boko Haram. “Since January 2013 Boko Haram has started to kidnap foreigners in order...
Nepalese Christians protest changes to constitution
Baptists and other Christians in Nepal are protesting changes to the country’s constitution that limits religious freedom in the Hindu-majority country. Nepal's parliament overwhelmingly approved the new constitution on September 17 by a vote of 507 to 25. Some small...
Baptists aid refugees in Europe
Baptists are providing assistance to refugees who are streaming into Europe. An initial sum of US$15,000 was sent by the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) through its relief and development arm, Baptist World Aid, to Hungarian Baptists to aid refugees in that country. The...
Pastors protest dam construction in India
Baptist pastors in the Northeast Indian state of Manipur are protesting the construction of the Mapithel Dam. The dam, part of the Thoubal Multipurpose Project, will utilize water from the Yangwui Kong River to provide irrigation for 21,860 hectares (54,000 acres) of...
Callam calls on Baptists worldwide to unite
In a statement at the closing plenary session of the 21st Baptist World Congress in South Africa on July 26, Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Secretary Neville Callam renewed a call for the unity of the worldwide Baptist family. In the address, Callam called...
Going through the door of opportunity
Each person has a unique door through which God is leading him or her, said Joel Gregory, professor at Baylor University’s Truett Seminary in the state of Texas in the United States. Gregory delivered the keynote address at the last plenary session of the 21st Baptist...