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Baptist News Global provides a free listing of ministry-related jobs for Baptist churches, theological institutions and organizations across the United States. Each free posting is for 30 days and is limited to 150 words. Postings may be extended another 30…

New class-action suit filed to stop Commandments in Texas

A group of 18 multifaith and nonreligious Texas families filed a class action lawsuit Dec. 2 to stop displays of the Ten Commandments in all Texas public school districts not already subject to an injunction. Already, two federal judges in Texas have…

Stephanie Erin Leonard: April 22, 1975 – November 26, 2025

After a critical decline in health, Stephanie Erin Leonard passed away peacefully at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in the early hours of Nov. 26. Her parents, Candyce and Bill Leonard, were at her bedside. Stephanie was born in…

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Now a Jewish public charter school is proposed in Oklahoma

Fresh on the heels of debating a proposed Catholic charter school with state funding, the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board has received a request for a proposed Jewish public charter school. That is cause for concern at Americans United for…

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Mercer names first female president

Penny Elkins has been named president of Mercer University and will assume that post Jan. 1 upon the retirement of William Underwood. Elkins has been a member of Mercer’s faculty and senior administration for more than 25 years and currently…

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Evans named Gardner-Webb president

Gardner-Webb University has named Nate Evans university president, making permanent the interim position he has held since February. He previously served as vice president for advancement at the Boiling Springs, N.C., school affiliated with North Carolina Baptists. The announcement was…