Christians need to avoid the extremes of utopianism and cynicism if they are to live in a world marked by ambiguity, said Timothy George, founding dean and professor of Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama, in the United States. George delivered the homily at...
Callam calls for rethink on ethnicity
Christian unity may require rethinking the use of the language of ethnicity, said Baptist World Alliance General Secretary Neville Callam, at a lecture in Texas in the United States. Callam, who delivered the annual T. B. Maston Lectures in Christian Ethics at...
Caribbean immigrants struggle to find church home in the US
Caribbean Baptist immigrants have difficulty fitting into Baptist churches in the United States. This was revealed at a recent conference of Caribbean immigrants in New York City. The April National Gathering of Caribbean Diaspora Baptist clergy, leaders and churches...
Latin American Baptists challenged to exercise holistic ministries
Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Secretary Neville Callam called on Baptists in Latin America to exercise holistic ministry within their communities and countries. Addressing the Union of Baptists in Latin America (UBLA) congress that was held in Asuncion,...
Former General Secretary’s Visits
(Return to Visits Page) Sri Lanka In July 2017, the general secretary made an official visit to the Sri Lanka Baptist Union (Sangamaya). {igallery id=9255|cid=57|pid=1|type=category|children=0|addlinks=0|tags=|limit=0} Sierra Leone In February 2017, the general...
BWA President Meets Russian Orthodox Patriarch
Baptist World Alliance (BWA) President John Upton led a Baptist delegation, which included Hans Guderian, president of the European Baptist Federation, in a meeting with Kirill I, Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, on March 29. Krill I, who was enthroned in...