Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will speak at a luncheon during the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Indianapolis June 11. The former Indiana governor is a popular figure among many Southern Baptists, who identify among the conservative evangelical…
Arkansas pastor resigns after months of dissension over mishandling child sexual abuse cases
After a months-long saga of media coverage, internal infighting and an exodus of members and deacons, Pastor Steven Smith of Immanuel Baptist Church of Little Rock, Ark. tendered his resignation via a letter to his congregation last night. As previously…
Murder of Baptist pastor in Myanmar brings new attention to the ‘under-reported war’
The fatal shooting of a Baptist pastor in Myanmar reflects an upsurge of civil war violence targeting Christians, Muslims and other religious and ethnic minorities. Outrage over the March 18 killing of Nammye Hkun Jaw Li comes at a time…
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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…
It’s Holy Week, and Trump is comparing himself to Jesus once again
On the second day of the Christian Holy Week, Donald Trump once again compared himself to Jesus Christ. Huffington Post reported that as Trump attended a court hearing for his upcoming criminal trial over hush money payments to porn star…
Here’s some good news on the health of America’s clergy
The mental and physical health of America’s clergy may be better than previously reported, according to new data from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. “There is no question that at this moment many clergy are stressed, exhausted and have…
Watch your language and your beliefs, sex abuser survivors tell the church
The insidious and chronic nature of church sexual abuse is an outgrowth of patriarchal concepts of the divine that provide theological cover for abusers and shame for their victims, said the authors of a new book on theologies of abuse….
Franklin Graham plans Easter Sunday broadcast from Jerusalem
Franklin Graham, one of the foremost allies of Israel among American evangelicals, will broadcast a special Easter message from Jerusalem March 31. He will be joined by Christian music artist Michael W. Smith. As Israeli Defense Forces have killed 31,000…
Candace Owens out at Daily Wire over antisemitism
Candace Owens, the sharp-tongued Black conservative Christian commentator, has left the Daily Wire, the website announced Friday, following growing outcry over her continuing promotion of antisemitic claims: The week of March 18, she liked a post promoting a classic claim…
Open Doors report documents dangers women and men face for Christian faith in 50 countries
Christian women face appalling levels of religiously motivated sexual assault and forced marriages in countries known to be hostile to the faith, Open Doors International reports in a new study on gender-specific religious persecution. Physical and psychological violence are next…
Terrorism, money and the threat to world peace
In the last couple of weeks, terrorists in Nigeria invaded and kidnapped about 300 people, including nursing mothers and children as young as 2 and 5 from schools, a highway and internally displaced peoples camp in Kaduna, Katsina, and other…
Duck Dynasty is gone, but the Robertson family legacy continues
It has been six years since Duck Dynasty has been on the air, but Phil and Alan Robertson have yet to slow down. As the patriarch of the family, 78-year-old Phil has set a legacy his son Alan shares. He…