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In Memoriam: Friends, Colleagues Remember Robert Parham
Robert Parham, founder and executive director of Baptist Center for Ethics, died March 5 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after a prolonged illness. Friends and colleagues share their reflections on Parham's life, work, legacy and friendship.
Alec Gilmore: 'A significant contribution to EBF life'
Having been involved with European Baptists and their theological training for several decades, Alec Gilmore recently visited the IBTS Centre in Amsterdam for the first time.
EBF Consultation on Homosexuality
EBF leaders discussed the pastoral and missional issues arising from churches’ response to the issue of homosexuality and how they relate to the homosexual men and women who may already be attending our churches.
BWA General Secretary to retire in December 2017
Washington, DC (BWA)--Neville Callam has given notice of his intention to retire as general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) on December 31, 2017.
EBF Council 2016 - a summary
A round-up of the 2016 European Baptist Federation Council, which took place in Tallinn, Estonia
First gathering of Baptists in Macedonia
At the initiative of the Good News Baptist Church of Skopje, the first All-Baptists of Macedonia conference was held on the 25th of September, 2016 commemorating 88 years since the establishment of the first Baptist church in Macedonia.
Investing in young Baptist leaders
A new programme to invest in young Baptist leaders leaders will launch next March
Baptist identity in a post-denominational age
Reflections on Baptist identity were offered on each day of the 2016 annual council of the European Baptist Federation.
Challenges and blessings: responding to the refugee crisis
Baptists in Europe and the Middle East involved in the response to the refugee crisis are seeing an 'incredible spiritual harvest' – but alongside there is a sense of anger, of being overwhelmed at its scale, and warnings about the growing pressure in places affected by the blockage of refugee routes, such as Italy, Greece and Turkey.
'They are the most dedicated people'
Around 10,000 people have become members of 200 new Baptist church plants in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East since 2002.