Monday, April 21, 2003

• Head of postwar effort arrives in Iraq; Baptist leaders defend evangelical aid

  by Michael Foust, posted Monday, April 21, 2003 (21 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The retired general who will head postwar reconstruction efforts in Iraq arrived in Baghdad April 21 as debate continues over plans by evangelicals to assist in relief in the war-torn country.

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• Boots for 3,000 orphans give glimpse of Jesus' touch to his disciples' feet

  by Jennifer Davis Rash, posted Monday, April 21, 2003 (21 years ago)

  Reminder of Jesus The worn socks and shoes of 3,000 orphans in Moldova were replaced during a missions trip that reminded a team from First Baptist Church, Russellville, Ala., of Jesus washing His disciples' feet. Photo courtesy of FBC Russellville

  RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (BP)--Jesus provided the primary example of humble servanthood when He washed the feet of His disciples prior to the Passover Feast, which marked the nearing of His crucifixion.

       Members of an Alabama church experienced a taste of what that might have been like when they traveled to Moldova late last year.

       A team of seven from First Baptist Church, Russellville, including pastor Gene Balding, helped fit more than 3,000 orphans from 24 children's homes with winter boots.

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• Prof from former Soviet bloc: 'no gray area' in serving Christ

  by Lauri Arnold, posted Monday, April 21, 2003 (21 years ago)

  John Moldovan

  FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--A new faculty member at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will be teaching students about sharing the Gospel in the midst of persecution. Suffering for the name of Christ is a subject he knows all too well.

  John Moldovan -- Southwestern's first faculty member from the former Soviet bloc -- once languished in a Romanian prison cell fearful of what might happen to him and his family. Communist police officers, he said, tortured his body, mind and soul, and he eventually collapsed from the pressure. Read More

• Academic chairs at SEBTS to honor Charles Page, Dorothy Patterson

  by Jerry Higgins, posted Monday, April 21, 2003 (21 years ago)

  WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary's board of trustees unanimously voted to establish the Charles Page Chair of Biblical Theology and Dorothy Kelley Patterson Chair of Women's Studies during their April 14-15 meeting on the Wake Forest, N.C., campus. Read More

• Charles Page: 'alive because of prayer,' wary of a 'cold heart'

  by Jason Hall, posted Monday, April 21, 2003 (21 years ago)

  WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary celebrated the dedication of the Charles Page Chair of Biblical Theology on April 15 with a triumphant tone in a chapel service featuring a message from the chair's namesake. Read More

• Guidelines posted for submitting resolutions at SBC in Phoenix

  by Staff, posted Monday, April 21, 2003 (21 years ago)

  PHOENIX (BP)--Detailed guidelines for submitting resolutions to be considered by the 2003 Southern Baptist Convention Resolutions Committee have been posted on the SBC website, www.sbc.net. Read More

• He sees innovative churches as key for urban America's transformation

  by David Roach, posted Monday, April 21, 2003 (21 years ago)

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Jim Herrington is intent on tapping the potential of new urban churches to transform entire cities with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Raising commitment among lay leaders

  by Rick Warren, posted Monday, April 21, 2003 (21 years ago)

  LAKE FOREST, Calif. (BP)--One of the ways I believe you can assess whether your church is maturing spiritually is this -- the standards for leadership keep getting tougher as time passes. You keep turning up the heat every year, requiring a deeper level of commitment to Christ and spiritual growth. Read More