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Baptist churches reach across racial boundaries to denounce white supremacy with the breaking of bread

Two historic Baptist churches in Washington, D.C., – formerly one congregation split by slavery – shared the Lord’s Supper Sunday afternoon in a counter message to right wing, white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups in town for a rally near the White House.

Christian nationalism and the looming death of religious liberty

We must resist the ungodly and un-Christlike movement of Christian nationalism with all our might. We must decry it in our pulpits. We must soundly reject it with our votes. The future of religious liberty for all depends on it, as does the future of our nation.

In a divided country, pastoral leaders are called to love fiercely and speak truthfully – and to rest

It doesn’t matter where you fall on the political spectrum or even how your congregation shakes out politically. If you’re leading a group of people these days, you are feeling the added stress of this moment in our corporate life.

John Piper changed ‘Great Is Thy Faithfulness.’ Experts weigh in.

Reformed tweaks to Methodist hit raise the question: Should hymns keep the theological orientation of their authors?

The gunman’s wife

Tied to her bed, Danielle Kelley could do nothing to stop her husband, Devin Kelley, from committing the Sutherland Springs church massacre.

18 years after child porn conviction, Baptist pastor accused of trying to entice a minor

A former longtime Southern Baptist preacher whose ministry stalled 18 years ago when he went to prison for possessing child pornography is back in jail, this time for allegedly trying to meet a 14-year-old boy for sex.

15 years of Preacher Camp: I can’t imagine ministry without these friends

At our annual Preacher Camp, it is pastoral ministry, with all the contextual uniqueness six churches can offer, that brings us to the table. An ancient truth, still challenging and comforting a hungry and hurting world, gives us a common hope and keeps us together.

Losing faith: Why South Carolina is abandoning its churches

In the place we call the Bible Belt, where generations have hung their hats on their church-going nature and faithful traditions, an increasing trend of shrinking church attendance — and increasing church closings — signals a fundamental culture shift in…

Evangelical leaders urge White House to raise refugee admissions for 2019

Seven evangelical Christian organizations have jointly criticized the Trump administration for allowing refugee resettlement to hit a historic low at a time when the global refugee crisis is intensifying.

Baptist churches reach across racial boundaries to denounce white supremacy with the breaking of bread

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In a divided country, pastoral leaders are called to love fiercely and speak truthfully – and to rest

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15 years of Preacher Camp: I can’t imagine ministry without these friends

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Baptist churches reach across racial boundaries to denounce white supremacy with the breaking of bread

Christian nationalism and the looming death of religious liberty

In a divided country, pastoral leaders are called to love fiercely and speak truthfully – and to rest

John Piper changed ‘Great Is Thy Faithfulness.’ Experts weigh in.

The gunman’s wife

18 years after child porn conviction, Baptist pastor accused of trying to entice a minor

15 years of Preacher Camp: I can’t imagine ministry without these friends

Losing faith: Why South Carolina is abandoning its churches

Evangelical leaders urge White House to raise refugee admissions for 2019