Luiz Soares Silvado, former president of the Brazilian Baptist Convention and newly installed vice president of the Baptist World Alliance, encouraged a gathering of Baptists in South Africa to make a determined commitment to discipleship. Speaking during the 21st...
Love-based Christianity
Baptists from around the world were reminded of the power of love within the Christian community. Donald Ndichafah, vice president of the All Africa Baptist Fellowship and former general secretary of the Cameroon Baptist Convention, was speaking during the 21st...
African installed president of global Baptist body
Ngwedla Paul Msiza of South Africa was installed as the second African to be president of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), the global organization for Baptist Christians. The ceremony took place on July 25 during the Baptist World Congress in Durban, South Africa....
Pastors called to faithful leadership
Bahamian Baptist pastor Anthony Carroll made an impassioned call for pastors to avoid the pitfalls of leadership. Speaking at the Baptist World Congress in Durban, South Africa, on Friday, July 24, Carroll, former president of the Bahamas National Baptist Missionary...
Rwandan accepts global human rights award
The fifth Congress Human Rights Award was presented by the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) to Rwandan Corneille Gato Munyamasoko, general secretary of the Association of Baptist Churches in Rwanda (AEBR), during the 21st Baptist World Congress in Durban, South Africa....
Peace and freedom in Christ
Persons can experience freedom in the midst of turmoil and peace in the midst of conflict, declared Dimitrina Oprenova during the 21st Baptist World Congress in Durban, South Africa. Oprenova, from Bulgaria, said Christians in her country experienced peace even during...
Baptists should shine their lights brightly
“Let us rejoice and celebrate.” With this announcement, Baptist World Alliance President John Upton officially declared the start of the 21st Baptist World Congress in Durban, South Africa, on July 22. The roll call of the more than 80 nations encapsulated the...
Baptists start streaming into South Africa for international congress
Baptists from more than 80 countries are traveling to South Africa to participate in the 21st Baptist World Congress in the city of Durban, from July 22-26. It is the first Baptist congress in Africa, a region with the fastest numerical growth among Baptist...
BWA referenced in UN report on Eritrea
The Baptist World Alliance was one of several nongovernmental organizations whose findings were incorporated into a report issued by the United Nations (UN) on Eritrea in June. BWA and other NGO findings were referred to in the UN report as “testimonies and...
Baptist Youth World Day of Prayer on June 14
The annual Baptist Youth World Day of Prayer will be observed on June 14. Churches are encouraged to plan worship services and events that include the participation of youth and reflect the importance of youth being engaged in prayer, worship and the mission of the...