16 THOUSANDS ATTEND YOUTH
CONFERENCE IN GERMANY
In Leipzig, Germany, this summer, young Baptists
from around the world were encouraged to
"dive deeper" into life with Jesus, and were
inspired as they learned how others are living
out their Christian faith all around the globe.
20 BICTE: A HIGHLIGHTING
OF CHALLENGES
The BWA's 7th Baptist International Conference
on Theological Education focused on a number of
international, regional and cross cultural concerns.
While Western Europe and North America struggle
to find students, there is an urgent need for training
institutions in other regions. Despite the challenges,
theological education remains one of the most
important activities of the Christian church.
23 BWA ESTABLISHES
DIVISION FOR
FREEDOM AND JUSTICE
Under the leadership of a full time director, this new
division will focus BWA's attention and action on pressing
human rights concerns: "Where men, women, and
children are oppressed, where churches are closed by
force and church leaders arrested, where the dispossessed
are ignored and marginalized, starved, and left to die from
treatable diseases.”
24 BOOK NOTE
"Home Away from Home: The Caribbean Diasporan
Church in the Black Atlantic Tradition"
by Delroy Reid-Salmon
26 CHRIST THE LIVING WATER:
THE CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE
Delegates from throughout the Caribbean islands left the
Living Water conference with a deep desire to proclaim
and demonstrate the Gospel message. They face immense
obstacles, yet have great confidence in the power of God.
28 FORMER BWA PRESIDENT HAS DIED
David Wong, president of the BWA from 1975–1980,
died on September 16 at 97 years old. Wong was the first
layman and the first Asian to be elected president of the
BWA.
29 IN MEMORIAM