Kentucky Baptist Convention formally excludes churches dually aligned with CBF

The Kentucky Baptist Convention no longer welcomes churches that dually align with the moderate Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Just over 400 messengers at the state affiliate of the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Pikeville, Kentucky, voted Tuesday to approve a...

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‘Thoughts and prayers’ not enough to end gun violence, religious leaders say

It’s all too easy to fall into despair, give up or become cynical about the epidemic of gun violence gripping the nation. Latasha Hobbs of Jacksonville, Florida, says don’t do it. Don’t give in. “Our country is hurting. We have…

Could BTSR’s legacy be a recommitment to the centrality of theological education for Cooperative Baptists?

In these first days of grief following the announcement that BTSR will close, many of us are asking difficult questions. One of them is this: Are we willing to envision a new covenant between our churches, our current ministers, our theological schools and those whom God is calling into ministry now and in the future?

Attorney named in Pressler lawsuit under investigation for fraud

The attorney representing a man alleging sexual abuse by former Southern Baptist leader Paul Pressler is seeking a delay in court proceedings after police raided one of the parties named in a lawsuit originally filed in 2017. The Houston Chronicle…

Coming to the table: interracial friendships as a path to justice

My participation with clergy colleagues and others in a racial reconciliation group has led to treasured friendships, deeper understanding and united action.

There’s just one problem with upcoming evangelical summit on sexual violence

In focusing on a pastoral response, the GC2 Summit risks replicating many of the same issues of insularity that created the need for #ChurchToo in the first place.

Quaker teacher looks at the end of life

In his 10th book, Quaker teacher and spiritual mentor Parker Palmer, 79, offers readers a backward view of his life and what he has learned.

Show them the money: Gospel for Asia faces class action over Christmas catalogs

Many charities find that project fundraising — raising money for a specific need like shoes or an orphanage — is far more effective than asking for undesignated funds.

When Baptists brought modern architecture to King of Prussia

In an era when round buildings were in vogue, the shape of the American Baptist Churches USA “Holy Doughnut” completed in 1962 symbolized the denomination’s philosophical commitment to church autonomy.

Along the Texas-Mexico border, overcoming poverty requires spiritual liberation

Where opportunity for education and employment abounds, the fight against poverty remains spiritual, rooted in the heart.

Embracing the power of story

“Despite the Rio Grande’s unmistakable capacity to both give and strip away life, there is yet a more formidable power in Hidalgo County, Texas, and it flows from within.”

We share a new series in BNG’s Storytelling Projects “Resilient Rural America”.

Listen to the stories of the more than 268,000 in Hidalgo County living below their federal poverty threshold and you will learn that the Rio Grande waters are rarely hospitable to newcomers, most of whom must take on the slow, agonizing work of rebuilding life from scratch on the other side.

Along the Texas-Mexico border, overcoming poverty requires spiritual liberation

A Mexican immigrant’s harrowing rise from poverty in Hidalgo County, Texas

We created Storytelling Projects because we believe stories, rooted in the Jesus Story, have the power not only to inform but to transform people and communities. They can be sources of spiritual insight, imagination, creativity and hope for all who seek justice and mercy.

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