We are pleased to share with you the entire set of Resolutions, Manifestos, Messages and Proclamations approved by delegates attending the Baptist World Alliance World Congresses from 1905 through 2015 (the 2020 Congress was postponed to 2021 due to the global pandemic).
Additionally, we are offering the Resolutions and Manifestos approved by the BWA General Council, which meets yearly. The online collection includes the years 1976-2019. The BWA Executive Committee Resolutions are currently being compiled, and a limited number are already accessible. The collection will be expanded over time.
Each Resolution document is in PDF format and seeks to reproduce the original text as closely as possible. This means that language and punctuation may be archaic and not in accordance with contemporary standards of discourse. Spellings of words sometimes are in British English and have been preserved as they were originally published. I am solely responsible for any typographical errors in reproduction, and I would deeply appreciate it if you would share with me any that you may discover.
It is the BWA’s hope that this collection will be useful to scholars, historians, denominational leaders, and clergy. Each document now contains a unique identification number, topical keywords, and four types of citations for academic purposes.
The range of issues covered by the collection is comprehensive, and many of the Resolutions speak to contemporary concerns (such as racism, antisemitism, poverty and war) with multi-cultural wisdom, spiritual integrity, and intellectual depth. Readers seeking to learn how Baptists on a global scale and across time have addressed the human condition in all of its variations (moral, social, economic, political, etc.) will be rewarded as well as challenged.
In Baptist polity, Resolutions and other collective statements are not binding on Baptist individuals or churches. They intend to share wisdom and raise consciousness rather than to demand or coerce conformity or hinder the soul freedom and responsibility of people to follow God according to the dictates of their own Christ-led conscience. In the foreword to the 1955 Golden Jubilee World Congress Official Report (p. 6), BWA General Secretary Arnold T. Ohrn stated this principle well:
If you should need any further assistance in utilizing this online historical archive, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Rev. Dr. Lee B. Spitzer,
BWA Historian (Click here to contact)
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Resolution on Religious Freedom
The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Izmir, Turkey, July 9-11, 2014:
ACKNOWLEDGES that every human being is created in the image of God and thereby has an intrinsic
value to God and to the world (Genesis 1:26-27);
Resolution on Theological Education and Leadership Formation
The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Izmir, Turkey, July 9-11, 2014:
ACKNOWLEDGES that every human being is created in the image of God and thereby has an intrinsic
value to God and to the world (Genesis 1:26-27);
Resolution on the Middle East
The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia July 4-9, 2011:
REGARDS current events in various countries in the Middle East as an opportunity for peaceful positive changes in the societies, and, therefore:
Resolution on South Sudan
The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Kuala Lumpur July 4-9, 2011:
RECOGNIZES the establishment of the new state of South Sudan, and the joy of achieving independence, and joins our brothers and sisters as they celebrate their newly found independence.
Resolution on “Conflict Minerals”
AWARE that for 15 years the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been embroiled in war, with an estimated 5,400,000 having died due to the war and its effects and with an estimated 45,000 dying each month in eastern Congo from disease and hunger resulting from the ongoing conflict;
Resolution on the Naga Reconciliation Process
Recalling that our Lord Jesus has pronounced “blessed” those who work for peace, (Matt 5:9);
Remembering that the Apostle Paul declares that, “God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ … has given us the ministry of reconciliation” (2 Cor. 5:18};
Religious Freedom Violations in Azerbaijan
Recollects, celebrating 400 years of Baptist life, that from the beginning our founders stood for freedom of conscience and freedom of religion for all people regardless of their beliefs or non-belief;
Notes that the joint EBF/BWA Religious Freedom Monitoring Group during a visit in January 2009 to Azerbaijan observed violations of freedom of religion towards the local Baptists;
Ukraine (2022.1)
BWA General Council Resolution 2022.1 The Baptist World Alliance General Council, meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, July 10-15, 2022: RECALLS the words and examples of the Old Testament prophets concerned to speak the truth of the word of the Lord into situations...
Myanmar (2022.2)
BWA General Council Resolution 2022.2 The Baptist World Alliance General Council, meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, July 10-15, 2022: NOTES on February 1, 2021, the democratically elected leaders in Myanmar were overthrown in a coup d’état by the military...
Restorative Racial Justice & Flourishing Freedom (2022.3)
BWA General Council Resolution 2022.3 The Baptist World Alliance General Council, meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, July 10-15, 2022: ACKNOWLEDGES that since our last in-person gathering, a season of racial hostilities globally demands a renewed commitment to the...
Slavery Reparations (2022.4)
BWA General Council Resolution 2022.4 The Baptist World Alliance General Council, meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, July 10-15, 2022: ACKNOWLEDGES important local, national, and global conversations about chattel slavery, its enduring generational impacts, and the...
2020 BWA Day
BWA Day2020 BWA Day To all our Baptist brothers and sisters around the world, we greatly value your prayers and faithful partnership with us, so we have created a few simple resources for you to utilize this year within your homes, churches, ministries, unions, and...
Baptist World Alliance Welcomes New Member from the Caribbean
General Council members voted unanimously to approve the membership application of the St. Kitts Baptist Association, making it the 241st member body within the Baptist World Alliance.
Tomás Mackey Installed as Next BWA President
The BWA’s first virtual General Council included a special Officer Installation and Commissioning Service on Thursday, July 23. Tomás Mackey will now begin his five-year term.
Karen Wilson Installed as Next BWA Women President
On July 16, 2020, the Baptist World Alliance Women’s Department (BWA Women) hosted an online Commissioning Service for incoming President Karen Wilson and Secretary-Treasurer Sherrie Cherdak.
BWA Women Launch Domestic Violence Initiative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA – November 22, 2021) In response to pervasive violence experienced by women around the world, the Baptist World Alliance and BWA Women are launching the “Stand Against Domestic Violence” Global Initiative. Worldwide, 18% of...
Horizons Training Team Launches Optimized Website
The Baptist World Alliance is excited to announce the launch of a new, mobile-optimized website for the Horizons Children and Youth Ministry Training Course.
A Tribute to the Life and Legacy of Former BWA President Knud Wümpelmann
Knud Wümpelmann, former president of the Baptist World Alliance passed away June 2 at the age of 97. The BWA calls upon Baptists worldwide to honor his legacy of faithful ministry.
Wearing Face Masks in Public Space
We now know from recent studies that a significant portion of individuals with coronavirus lack symptoms (“asymptomatic”) and that even those who eventually develop symptoms (“pre-symptomatic”)…
BFAD Fundraising Webinar (April 30, 2020)
BFAD Fundraising Webinar held last April 30, 2020
Needs Assessment Guidelines
These Needs Assessment Guidelines provide a series of questions for a team to work through in order to identify both the resources of a community as well as the issues it may face.
APBAid Response Framework and Resource Toolkit
With global resources stretched this is the time to draw on our Baptist values of locally led, activist communities.
ABCUSA 21 Days of Prayer Resources
During this time of concern and uncertainty, the members of the National Executive Council and the members of the Regional Executive Ministers Council are calling American Baptists to a time of prayer…
Texas Baptists COVID-19 Resources
This response page is designed to share virus-related information across our Texas Baptist family. As a convention of churches, we continue to be committed to sharing Christ and showing love, even in the midst of this potentially challenging situation.
Baptist World Alliance Announces Pentecost Initiative
As part of the “Standing Together” Global Baptist Response Plan, Baptists worldwide are invited to unite together Pentecost weekend for a time of prayer, praise, and giving in response to people in need.
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