Emmett Dunn, director of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Youth Department, was one of six persons conferred with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by the Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary (LBTS) on March 31. "The Board of Trustees with the Administration of...
Men’s devotional now available online
A daily devotional for Baptist men around the world is now available on the website of the Baptist World Alliance. A project of the BWA Men's Department, it invites participants to reflect on God, life, faith and discipleship. Preparers included Ayoola Badejo,...
Callam proposes merger of Baptist Congress and Youth Conference
Baptist World Alliance General Secretary Neville Callam has proposed that the Baptist World Congress and the Baptist Youth World Conference be merged. Both are planned by the BWA and are held at five-year intervals, normally two years apart from each other. Callam...
Moldovan to receive human rights award
Ilie Coada of Moldova is the 2014 recipient of the Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award. The award is given each year by the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) to an individual who has made significant and effective contribution to secure, protect, restore or preserve...
Ukraine needs Christ, says Baptist leader
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BWA General Secretary Neville Callam made an official visit to Oleksandr Turchynov in March 2009 when he was deputy prime minister of Ukraine. Turchynov is the new interim president of the country following the ouster of former President Viktor...
African Baptists condemn “wanton destruction of life and property”
BWA General Secretary Neville Callam, 2nd right, seated, with AABF leaders in South Africa in February 2014 Baptists in Africa have expressed deep displeasure at ongoing conflicts on the continent that have led to “wanton destruction of life and property of...
BWA, CBF partner to increase Baptist presence at the UN
The Baptist World Alliance and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship have formed a partnership to identify and respond to the needs of people and congregations worldwide through joint participation in work with the United Nations. The collaborative effort seeks to increase...
Baptists and Methodists conclude first session of dialogue
Baptist and Methodist delegates at the first session of the international dialogue between the two groups Representatives of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) and the World Methodist Council (WMC) met January 30-February 5 at the Beeson Divinity School of Samford...
Baptists and Methodists begin theological dialogue
The first session of the theological dialogue between the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) and the World Methodist Council will be held at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, in Birmingham, Alabama, in the United States, from January 30 to February 5. The dialogue...
Ukrainian Baptist appeals for prayer
Pavel Unguryan, a Baptist who was a Member of Parliament in Ukraine from 2008-2012, is appealing for prayer for his country that is now in the midst of domestic turmoil. "Today, as never before, Ukraine desperately needs prayer," Unguryan said. "In light of recent...