By Jeff Brumley Baptists will continue to be right in the heart of North Carolina’s Moral Mondays protests, which will be revived with a march in Raleigh on Saturday, Feb. 8. One pastor said it’s the duty of Christians to…
McAfee prof brings Baptist insights to Iranian talks
By Jeff Brumley A lot of things surprised McAfee School of Theology’s Robert Nash during an academic delegation to Tehran Jan. 21-23. Surprises included being served name-brand American soda, feeling safer there than some places in the United States, and…
After initial skepticism, online theological education growing
By Jeff Brumley Chris Wondree is a full-time seminary student and a student ministry intern at a Virginia church, all of which means he’s busy. Fortunately, Wondree said, the internet helps alleviate the stress of running back and forth between…
Online theological education growing
By Jeff Brumley Chris Wondree is a full-time seminary student and a student ministry intern at a Virginia church, all of which means he’s busy. Very busy. Fortunately, Wondree said, the internet helps alleviate the stress of running back and…
Online theological education growing
By Jeff Brumley Chris Wondree is a full-time seminary student and a student ministry intern at a Virginia church, all of which means he’s busy. Very busy. Fortunately, Wondree said, the internet helps alleviate the stress of running back and…
Online theological education growing
By Jeff Brumley Chris Wondree is a full-time seminary student and a student ministry intern at a Virginia church, all of which means he’s busy. Very busy. Fortunately, Wondree said, the internet helps alleviate the stress of running back and…
From Baptist preacher to Episcopal priest
By Jeff Brumley Spiritually and professionally, Malcolm Marler’s transition from Baptist preacher to Episcopal priest was neither easy nor quick. It’s taken time to adjust to everything from saying formed prayers and making the sign of the Cross to wearing…
U.S. officials urge release of Christian imprisoned by N. Korea
By Jeff Brumley U.S. political events and officials this week have refocused attention on the plight of Kenneth Bae, the American Christian missionary sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea. In a Tuesday meeting with Bae’s family,…
Walker Knight: more challenges ahead for Baptist journalism
By Jeff Brumley Legendary Baptist writer and editor Walker Knight has been retired from full-time journalism for years now. But he’s kept a close eye on the industry he left in the 1990s. From his longtime home in Decatur, Ga.,…
CBF selects Navy officer to lead chaplaincy program
By Jeff Brumley The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has selected a 25-year military chaplain to run the program that oversees the roughly 700 chaplains and pastoral care counselors it endorses. The Fellowship announced on its blog Thursday that U.S. Navy Capt….
McAfee makes short list of high-impact seminaries
By Jeff Brumley A community service effort at Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology is pushing the seminary into deeper relationships with Atlanta-area neighborhoods and recently landed the Baptist school on a list of the nation’s most prestigious seminaries. More importantly,…
Baptist leads U.S. academic delegation to Iran
By Jeff Brumley While U.S. and Iranian diplomats make international headlines for negotiations on nuclear energy and weapons, a group of American and Iranian academics is quietly meeting in Tehran this week to heal the broken relationship between the two…