A Florida nonprofit operated by former Cooperative Baptist Fellowship international missionaries has entered a fund-raising challenge in which donors can help it win up to $25,000 and expand its ministry to migrant workers. The organization, Cultivate Abundance, is participating in…
Peacemaking about more than ‘funky t-shirts and Birkenstocks,’ Baptist says
Those stereotypes don’t do justice to a ministry inspired by the words and example of Christ, says Ken Sehested, a long-time leader of the Baptist peacemaking movement in the United States.
Religion Notes: Religious people happier; Baptist groups fund global projects
It’s long been assumed that religious belief and participation contributes to overall happiness. Now there are some statistics confirming that. The Pew Research Center has released a survey that found, globally, those active in congregations “tend to be happier and…
Walker Burroughs wows audiences from Passport camps to American Idol
“You’re top-10 material” – Katy Perry “You just knocked my socks off” – Lionel Richie “You remind me how untalented I am” – Luke Bryan That barely scratches the surface of the praise Walker Burroughs received from the three American…
Researchers double-checking polls on religion’s demise
The increased reliance on web-based research for public opinion surveys is raising questions about the relevance of long-accepted political and social trends documented in decades of telephone polling. As a result, some religious leaders may wonder if it’s possible that…
Mission groups cancel Haiti trips. But missionary isn’t worried
A brief period of unrest in Haiti followed by a U.S. government travel warning has led short-term mission groups to postpone travel to the island nation. Youth groups and college spring-breakers in some cases canceled service trips when parents and…
Religion Notes: Sun setting on the church, border ministries rising and congregations urged to go a cappella
The struggles of the American church have been further documented in a newly released survey of Protestant pastors. Of the 1,000 surveyed, well over half said they see fewer than 100 people in the pews on Sundays, and 21 percent…
Churches playing role of chaplains in twister-torn communities
CBF announced Tuesday it’s partnering with Alabama CBF, First Baptist Church of Auburn and Volunteers of America to help victims recover over the long haul.
Baptists gearing up for Alabama tornado response
Cooperative Baptists are joining in national efforts to help those affected by deadly tornadoes that ravaged parts of Lee County, Alabama, on Sunday. Television station WRBL in Columbus, Georgia, has reported that the death toll has reached 23 in the…