Paige and Dorothy Patterson stripped the president’s home at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary upon their departure and left the 10,000-square-foot home in a state of disrepair, according to a new lawsuit filed against the seminary by former President Adam Greenway….
New book shows how Mainline churches promoted Christian nationalism by another name
Mainline Christians should not let themselves off the hook for enabling the ideology of Christian nationalism that currently threatens American democracy, author and journalist Brian Kaylor says. While white evangelicals get most of the blame, Mainline and other non-evangelical Christians…
Alyssa Farah Griffin set her MAGA world on fire and now seeks to warn others
It may appear that Alyssa Farah Griffin is on top of the world. Evenings she weighs in on news and politics on CNN. Weekdays she’s one of the female hosts of ABC’s “The View,” TV’s most popular daytime program, which…
Transitions for the week of 3-22-24
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated bi-weekly. STAFF CHANGES Garrett Addington, to Trinity Baptist Church, Cordova, Tenn., as pastor of music and worship. Mark Biales, to First…
Growing Christian movement prioritizes end times focus over U.S. ideals, scholar says
A movement of charismatic Christians that ignores American exceptionalism and embraces “eschatological Israel” is gaining influence in the United States and abroad, observed American religious historian Leah Payne. In a recent address at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, Payne said this…
Digital pastor Benjamin Cremer knows how to talk about faith and politics because he has lived on both sides of aisle
Benjamin Cremer experienced a call to ministry when he was 7 years old. He never could have imagined his congregation would be an online community of people fleeing toxic faith. Raised in extreme fundamentalism in Boise, Idaho, Cremer today seeks…
The saga of S.B.-4 in Texas continues with back-and-forth rulings by federal judges, Supreme Court
A federal court barred Texas late March 19 from implementing a new law that enables state law enforcement officers to arrest and deport migrants who illegally cross the border from Mexico. Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the hold…
To combat the death penalty, educate yourself, activist urges
Christians opposed to the death penalty but unsure how to effectively challenge it can begin by educating themselves about the practice, civil rights activist Joia Erin Thornton said during a webinar hosted by Equal Justice USA. As founder and executive…
Ministry jobs and more
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…
Next BNG webinar will have a live audience and feature Robert P. Jones with Greg Garrett, Timothy Peoples and Mark Wingfield
BNG’s next webinar will be a first, with a live audience in addition to the online audience. The event will take place Sunday, April 14, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Central time. It will be broadcast live from Wilshire Baptist Church,…
Our Trespasses explores Urban Renewal and church history
Against all odds, Abram and Annie North rose up from slavery to own a home in Charlotte, N.C., that stabilized their family for generations. After Urban Renewal forced their descendants off their property, the most prominent church in town bought…
Nex Benedict death ruled suicide, setting off a new round of suspicions and denials
Nex Benedict died by suicide a day after a fight with bullies at their high school, according to a medical examiner’s report released March 13. The 16-year-old nonbinary student’s death has drawn international headlines for a month now, cited by…