The Baptist World Alliance® has launched its second website within a month. Bwalive.org is an interactive website where the public determines much of the content. According to the welcome page, "all persons... are encouraged to share your news, views, comments and...
Latin American youth conference convenes in Chile
A conference for Latin American Baptist youth leaders is being held in Santiago, Chile, from June 29 to July 1. Sponsored by the Baptist World Alliance®, the conference will focus on resource and information sharing, leadership development, and on mission. Among...
Baptists prepare for global meeting in Chile
Baptists from across the world are preparing to attend the Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) Annual Gathering in Santiago, Chile, from July 2-7. The gathering includes times for worship, fellowship, theological reflection, and decision making. The two governing bodies,...
BWA to participate in UN conference in Rio
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is the lead organizer of a "side event" that takes place during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 20-22. Also known as Rio+20, UNCSD is being held to mark the 20th...
Former BWA director honored
Tony Cupit, former director of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) divisions of Evangelism and Education and Study and Research (both now merged into the division of Mission, Evangelism and Theological Reflection), was conferred with an honorary doctorate by the John...
Technology is risky but helpful, pastors say
One of the challenges facing the church today is the culture of technology, said Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Secretary Neville Callam. Callam was speaking May 22 at a reception he hosted for pastors in the Washington Metropolitan Area at the international...
BWA assists school reconstruction in refugee camp
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has sent US$25,000 in emergency financial assistance to a school in the Mae La Refugee Camp in Thailand to assist in the school's reconstruction after it was destroyed by fire on April 28. The Kawthoolei Karen Baptist Bible School and...
Callam names BWA team for dialogue with Pentecostals
Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Secretary Neville Callam has named the team that is to represent the BWA in the international Baptist-Pentecostal dialogue that begins in Quito, Ecuador, in August. In March of this year, the Executive Committee of the BWA gave...
Pentecost 2012 – Obedient Faith
How much currency do we attach to the language of obedience today? Talk about obedience presupposes a relationship between one who issues commands and another who obeys orders. Mention of obedience troubles the calm of our cultured sense by evincing images of...
BWA launches new website
A newly redesigned website for the Baptist World Alliance is now online. The site officially went live on May 11 with a new interface. The website features new elements and easier access for users. It will create savings for the BWA making it unnecessary to create...