Tuesday, April 22, 1997

• Southern faculty additions entail 'quantum leap forward'

  by James A. Smith Sr., posted Tuesday, April 22, 1997 (27 years ago)

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--A "quantum leap forward" has been taken to bolster the faculty of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, administrators declared April 22 during a trustee meeting of Southern Baptists' oldest seminary. The nine faculty additions include scholars from an array of academic disciplines and academic, ministry and professional settings. Read More

• Southern Baptists help hungry Bulgarians survive

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, April 22, 1997 (27 years ago)

  SOFIA, Bulgaria (BP)--Southern Baptists have helped many Bulgarian Baptists survive a hard winter by providing $130,000 worth of food and fuel through a relief program administered by the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board. Read More

• Coke is in the Himalayas, but what about the gospel?

  by Lee Weeks, posted Tuesday, April 22, 1997 (27 years ago)

  WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--Back in the faraway reaches of the Himalaya Mountains in the center of the Hindu kingdom of Nepal, a conspicuous sign boldly states: "Drink Coca-Cola." Read More

• NOBTS mini-mission trip yields neighborhood harvest

  by Linda Joyce Zygiel, posted Tuesday, April 22, 1997 (27 years ago)

  NEW ORLEANS (BP)--What do a man selling shrimp on the roadside, a woman starting her shift at work and a man cleaning out his car have in common? Read More

• FMB names Lloyd Atkinson associate vice president

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, April 22, 1997 (27 years ago)

  RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--Lloyd H. Atkinson, who directs efforts by the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board to appoint new missionaries, has been named associate vice president for mission personnel. Read More

• Missionary to Brazil dies in car wreck

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, April 22, 1997 (27 years ago)

  FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil (BP)--Wendell "Boots" Blackwell, Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board missionary to Brazil, died Sunday, April 20, in a traffic accident in Brazil. Read More

• FamilyNet to telecast Dove Awards ceremony

  by C.C. Risenhoover, posted Tuesday, April 22, 1997 (27 years ago)

  FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--FamilyNet will broadcast the 28th annual Dove Awards on April 26 from 9-11 p.m. Eastern and on April 30 from 2-4 a.m. Read More

• Golden Gate trustees alter decision to end music school

  by Cameron Crabtree, posted Tuesday, April 22, 1997 (27 years ago)

  MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP)--Trustees of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary have altered their April 8 decision to close the seminary's Dixon School of Church Music and opted instead to restructure the music school to make it a "financially viable" part of the seminary program. Read More