The global Baptist network : biographies of leaders in the Baptist World Alliance. / edited by C. Douglas Weaver and Melody Maxwell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weaver, C. Douglas, editor.

Maxwell, Melody, 1980- editor.

Series:

James N. Griffith series in Baptist studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baptist World Alliance.

Baptists--Biography.

Baptists.

Baptists--History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

341 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Macon, GA. : Mercer University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"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. 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." - Amazon.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798897360291

OCLC:

1565077149