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ASHEBORO - Phyllis Foy, long a fixture in North Carolina Baptist life, will chair a women's ministry task force named by Milton A. Hollifield Jr. Feb. 29.

Foy, a former first vice president of the Baptist State Convention (BSC), leads a task force of 11 women who will propose areas of "women's ministry" that eventually will be sponsored and funded by the Convention.

Kenneth Ridings

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ASHEBORO - The Executive Committee discussed a January motion from Wayne Key, pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Cherryville, to forgive the $1.2 million debt of Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute but concluded only that discussions would be held with Fruitland leadership.

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FRESNO, Calif. - Deserved or not, committees - especially in Baptist life - often conjure negative connotations.

DALLAS - Ministers can find help in preparing their 2007 federal income tax returns from GuideStone Financial Resource's annual Ministers Tax Guide.

Jerry Moore signs an autograph after speaking at the Evangelism Conference.

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GREENSBORO - Some sports analysts called Appalachian State University's (ASU) 34-32 win over Michigan in September the greatest upset ever. For ASU football coach Jerry Moore, it wasn't even the most important thing that happened that day.

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GREENSBORO - Non-Christians are becoming more open to the gospel just as Christians are isolating themselves, the head of the Southern Baptist publishing arm said.

WATERLOO, Ontario - If you identify yourself as Christian, what kind of Christian are you? That's the question being asked by researchers in an online survey designed to give participants personalized insight into their faith.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - For some soldiers serving far away from home, mail time is one of the most anticipated times of day. And for those whose only mail is one of the thousands of magazines sent by adult-oriented publishers, it's a day to remember how lonely they really are.

Thousands of high school and college students from around the U.S. will gather in the middle of the nation May 25 for PARADISE, a unique worship experience that will feature no publicized bands, speakers or products.

As real time video captured the crash of the second plane directly into the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, a new enemy was introduced to the United States in ways which defied traditional logic.