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Cheap grace, shattered witness: clergy sexual abuse among Independent Fundamentalist Baptist churches sounds another alarm for us all

Investigative reporting by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram exposed widespread sexual abuse among Independent Fundamentalist Baptist pastors. It should be another wake-up call to all religious communities across the theological and denominational spectrum.

Letters to the Editor for 12.14.18

BTSR and mission immersion by Sam Harrell, CBF Global Missions, Decatur, GA

Evangelical Christians helped elect Donald Trump, but their time as a major political force is coming to an end

Since the 1970s, white evangelicals have formed the backbone of the Republican base. But as younger members reject the vitriolic partisanship of the Trump era and leave the church, that base is getting smaller and older.

Why we wassail

This ritual takes place in deepest, darkest winter, and expresses gratitude to the plants and animals who provide us with sustenance, a sort of interspecies enactment of the golden rule.

BTSR moves up closing to Jan. 31.

Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond trustees announced Dec. 13 the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship-aligned school will be shutting down sooner than previously announced.

Religion Notes: Church giving on rise despite drops in attendance

-Nurturing young children, teens
-Ministry to the military

Report laments history of slavery and racism at SBC seminary

A Southern Baptist seminary that believes the Bible forbids women from being pastors and that being homosexual is a sin has been wrong before, according to a 71-page report released Wednesday on slavery and racism in the history of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Advent: a good time to remember the power of blessing – for the ‘blesser’ and the blessed

Advent is a great time to notice how much of the Good News of Jesus Christ is couched in words of blessing. All week long the people in our churches are brutalized by words which attack them, devalue them and challenge their core worth. These souls are crying out for the healing balm of a blessing.

Transitions for the week of 12-14-18

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Kenneth Beesley, to First Baptist Church, Wyandotte, Mich., as pastor. Chris Carlson, to First Baptist Church, Council…

Report laments history of slavery and racism at SBC seminary

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Lost in the debate over Trump’s silence during the Apostles’ Creed: a bigger issue for progressive Christians

Female youth worker at Baptist church accused of statutory rape

BTSR moves up closing to Jan. 31.

Advent: a good time to remember the power of blessing – for the ‘blesser’ and the blessed

Cheap grace, shattered witness: clergy sexual abuse among Independent Fundamentalist Baptist churches sounds another alarm for us all

Letters to the Editor for 12.14.18

Evangelical Christians helped elect Donald Trump, but their time as a major political force is coming to an end

Why we wassail

BTSR moves up closing to Jan. 31.

Religion Notes: Church giving on rise despite drops in attendance

Report laments history of slavery and racism at SBC seminary

Advent: a good time to remember the power of blessing – for the ‘blesser’ and the blessed

Transitions for the week of 12-14-18