The global Baptist network : biographies of leaders in the Baptist World Alliance / edited by C. Douglas Weaver and Melody Maxwell.
| Other author | Weaver, C. Douglas, editor. |
| Other author | Maxwell, Melody, 1980- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Macon, GA. : Mercer University Press, [2026] |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | 341 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Biographies of leaders in the Baptist World Alliance |
| Series | James N. Griffith series in Baptist studies. |
| Contents | Lucy Whitehead McGill Waterbury Peabody, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Martha Hillard MacLeish, and Isabel Eva Brown: Early women leaders / Melody Maxwell -- John Howard Shakespeare: First European secretary, BWA (1905-1924) / Brian R. Talbot -- John Newton Prestridge: First American Secretary, BWA (1905-1913) / C. Douglas Weaver -- Robert Healy Pitt: Western or American Secretary, BWA (1913-1923) / Merrill Hawkins -- Clifton Daggett Gray: Western or American Secretary, BWA (1923-1928) and Honorary Associate Secretary(1928-1947) / hristopher C. Moore -- James Henry Rushbrooke: General Secretary, BWA(1928-1939) and President, BWA (1939-1947) / Lee B. Spitzer -- Walter O. Lewis: General Secretary, BWA (1939-1948) / Reid S. Trulson -- Arnold Theodor Ohm: General Secretary, BWA (1948-1960) / Roald Zeiffert -- Olive Brinson Martin: Chair, BWA Women's Committee/Department (1950-1960) / Catherine B. Allen -- Joao Filson Soren: President, BWA (1960-1965) / João B. Chaves -- Marion Stillwell Bates: President, BWA Women's Department (1960-1970) /Esther Barnes -- William R. Tolbert Jr.: President, BWA (1965-1970) / Joan Olatoyosi Ayo, Oluwatosin Ebenezer Atobatele, and Arnold G. Hill -- Robert Stanley Denny: General Secretary, BWA (1969-1980) / Robert N. Nash Jr. -- Doris Marie Wiley Mathis: President, BWA Women's Department (1970-1980) / Randy M. Wood -- David Y. K. Wong: President, BWA (1975-1980) / Alex To -- Godfrey Noel Vose: President, BWA (1985-1990) / Graeme Chatfield -- Gerhard Claas: General Secretary, BWA (1980-1988) / Martin Rothkegel -- Edna Lee de Gutiérrez: President, BWA Women's Department (1985-1990) / Dinorah B. Méndez -- Beth Hayworth MacClaren Echols: Executive Director, BWA Women's Department (1987-1995) / Jennifer Hawks -- Denton Lotz: General Secretary, BWA (1988-2007) / Jerry Faught -- Willene Pierce: Executive Director, BWA Women's Department (1995-1997) / Karen O'Dell Bullock -- Mercy Jeyaraja Rao: President, BWA Women's Department(1995-2000) / Sashinungla Pongen -- Patsy Davis: Executive Director, BWA Women's Department (1998-2015) / C. Delane Tew -- Billy Kim: President, BWA (2000-2005) / Glenn Jonas -- Neville Callam: General Secretary, BWA (2007-2017) / Eron Henry -- Emmanuel McCall: Global Leadership Council (2022) / Ralph West -- Regina Claas: BWA Vice President (2010-2015), Global Leadership Council (2023) / Priscilla E. Eppinger. |
| Abstract | "In 2025, the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) reported that it was a fellowship of 266 Baptist conventions and unions from 134 countries and territories across the globe. These diverse Baptist groups included 51 million baptized believers in 176,000 churches. Such statistical growth suggests a rich 120-year history from the BWA's origin in 1905, when Baptists counted 6.2 million members. Leaders from around the globe have guided the BWA in creative and diverse ways throughout this history. This volume profiles twenty-seven selected Baptist international leaders from across the world, highlighting BWA Women's leaders as well as the male leaders of the broader BWA. These individuals have steered the course of the BWA throughout its remarkable history. To date, no woman has served as president or general secretary of the BWA, although women have assumed various leadership roles in the organization. Both men and women are leaders in the global Baptist story. In recent years, the internationalization of the BWA has been increasingly emphasized. Some observers caution that the globalizing process was slow, but the BWA has become more diverse culturally, ethnically, and geographically. This biographical narrative, which includes several leaders not previously profiled elsewhere, demonstrates the diversity of global Baptists while also revealing that the BWA has been largely led by men from the Global North. Readers may draw both inspiration and caution from the stories of the individuals who have led the BWA, lessons of history to better understand the past and shape the future.' -- Publisher, page four of cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| ISBN | 9798897360291 |
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