Central Baptist Church

The Rev. Dr. Carla Waterman, Affiliate Professor of Spiritual Formation at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, will lead an prayer workshop, “Intercessory Encounters with Jesus,” at Central Baptist Church on Friday and Saturday, August 13 and 14, 2010 .  Dr. Waterman will train persons of faith in practical ways to pray for and with people.  Learning to [...]

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An Intercessory Prayer Workshop with the Rev. Dr. Carla Waterman, Affiliate Professor of Spiritual Formation at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, is scheduled at Central Baptist Church on Friday and Saturday, August 13 and 14, 2010.  Dr. Waterman will train persons of faith in practical ways to pray for and with people.  This workshop will be [...]

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Burma Army Burns Houses, Intensifies Attack on Karen  – Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports that more than 70 houses, a mobile health clinic and two schools in eastern Burma have been burnt down by army patrols stepping up the offensive on a Christian minority. According to the Committee for Internally Displaced Karen People (CIDKP), Burma army allied [...]

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Washington, DC (Baptist World Alliance) — The small Christian community in Pakistan has been experiencing increasing difficulties as a result of anti-Christian violence and the Pakistani government’s war against Taliban fighters.  On July 30, hundreds of members of Sipah-e-Sahaba, a Muslim organization banned by Pakistan’s government, torched Christian homes and killed Christians in the Punjabi [...]

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Greetings from the offices of the Baptist World Alliance on this Wednesday, August 12th. We greet you as Baptists who are equal partners, gathering with one another at Christ’s table.
Here are two prayer points for your congregation for:

Thousands hurting in Nigeria due to religious sectarian violence. These latest struggles in late July were between militant [...]

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