DALLAS—August 1 marked the beginning of a new era at Criswell College, according to the parties involved in navigating the school's independence from First Baptist Church of Dallas where former pastor W.A. Criswell launched a Bible institute 40 years ago that he said would be "based on conservative evangelical Christianity as practiced in our church" to train leaders for ministry."Criswell College operated under the ultimate authority of the members of First Baptist Dallas. This new structure enables the college to expand into new opportunities under an independent board and leadership," leade...

     RIO BRAVO--The young mother braved difficult circumstances and gave birth to a baby girl right around the time a tropical storm overflowed the waters of the Rio Grande, engulfing her home in its currents. Her family, left without a home, food, water or even shoes, now has a new life to take care of and an old life to rebuild.   The receding waters left behind inches of mud coating everything in sight. Without shoes to protect their feet from the bacteria-ridden mud and broken glass, her children are susceptible to cuts, scrapes and infections.   As local law...

It’s a Thursday night, and sitting across the table from me is a very unlikely contact—a high-powered business professional in Shibuya, Tokyo.

Some of the globe’s most persecuted Christians found an international home when the Baptist World Alliance admitted the Baptist Churches in Vietnam into the global organization.

Human effort and creative strategies lead to futility apart from an anointing by God’s Holy Spirit, British Baptist leader David Coffey told the opening session of the Baptist World Congress, July 28 in Honolulu.