U.S. Fortune 500 companies ranked as the most “faith friendly” in a newly released survey share practices such as providing chaplains and spiritual care in the workplace, openly addressing religion in company diversity training and matching worker contributions to religious…
Amid Sudan war and elsewhere, water scarcity threatens lives
Within just a few days of the recent outbreak of war in Sudan an essential resource, water, became a scarce commodity. The scarcity continues to this day in parts of the North African country, making life a living hell for…
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…
Gap widens on American confidence in vaccines
More Americans trust childhood immunizations than they do vaccines to protect against coronavirus, according to a new study by Pew Research Center. “The survey findings highlight the sizable gap between higher public confidence in childhood vaccines and lower ratings of…
Seven graphs that show the state of American religious attendance today
Sometimes a graph is worth a thousand words. Public Religion Research last week released a massive trove of data gleaned from its latest national survey that examined the religious behaviors of Americans today. The graphs from these data tell most…
Tim Keller was a really nice guy, but that wasn’t enough for everyone
The one thing everyone who interacted with him seems to agree on is this: Tim Keller was a heckuva nice guy. So nice, some say, it’s hard to believe he was a conservative evangelical. So nice, others say, he caved…
In Mozambique, informal economies are springing up around Pentecostal pilgrimages
Formal jobs with decent wages are scarce in Mozambique, one of the world’s poorest nations, a place where the once-dominant Catholic Church is losing ground to open-air nondenominational Pentecostals who specialize in the appealing Prosperity Gospel. Conditions are dire for…
Immigration advocates continue to rip Biden administration for betrayal of campaign promises
The hardships facing asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border have exceeded levels witnessed during the Trump administration, some human rights advocates say. Exposure to cartel violence, deplorable living conditions and bureaucratic red tape have steadily worsened for desperate migrants during…
Missouri bill to increase statute of limitations for child sexual abuse victims dies in Senate
A bipartisan bill to extend the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse victims by 10 years has died in the Missouri Senate, despite being passed unanimously in the state’s House of Representatives. House Bill 367 was sponsored by Rep….
‘Every single pastor at the conference should forbid their wives from attending her session’
It wouldn’t be a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting if someone didn’t object to someone else lined up as a speaker. This year’s prize goes to Rachel Gilson, an author and speaker whose testimony is about living with same-sex attraction…
Colorado Springs elects a Nigerian immigrant — and political Independent — as mayor
Yemi Mobolade, a Nigerian immigrant, entrepreneur, Christian community leader and “agent of good disruption” made history Tuesday, becoming the first Black man and first non-Republican to be elected mayor of Colorado Springs, Colo., in more than four decades. The smart…
On its 60th anniversary, ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ still speaks
Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is as relevant and hard-hitting today as it was when penned in 1963, a panel of religious leaders said at Georgetown University. For one, King’s audience is the same now as…