A personnel change said to have been necessitated by financial strains has caused a rift in a relatively new regional body of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. At least two churches affiliated with Great Rivers Fellowship have written formal letters of…
National study predicts churches may be more optimistic about staff compensation than realistic
Economic reality likely will frustrate the optimistic outlook many churches have about pay raises and staff growth next year, according to a new financial analysis of U.S. congregations. “This fall, churches are extremely aligned on a cost-of-living adjustment for their…
Kanakuk sex abuser Pete Newman denied parole
The Missouri Department of Corrections Parole Board has denied parole to serial child sex abuser Pete Newman. His next parole hearing has been set for September 2029, the farthest possible date. The ruling came down Tuesday, Oct. 1. Newman was…
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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…
Appeals court puts the final nail in student effort to hold religious school accountable for LGBTQ discrimination
An advocacy group for more than 30 LGBTQ students marginalized by religious colleges and universities will continue the struggle for justice after the recent dismissal of its class action lawsuit against three Christian colleges and universities and the federal government….
At 88, James Dobson still warning of doom if a Democrat is elected president
This year’s presidential election will forever change America, bringing an end to “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” James Dobson warned in his October letter: Tens of thousands of churches will have nowhere to meet…
69 women have accused Trump of sexual misconduct but he’s changed the definition
As many as 69 women have accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, yet their stories have faded into the chasm of “another accuser” in the public mind, according to New York Times columnist Jessica Bennett. In a 3,330-word essay for…
LDS Church puts strict bans on transgender participation
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known as the Mormon church, has taken one of the harshest formal positions against transgender identity of any faith group in America. Last month, LDS leaders rolled out new policies that bar…
New Colorado center for study of evangelicals debuts with talk by Tim Alberta
Professors who believed Colorado Springs — home to dozens of national and international evangelical parachurch ministries — should help people better understand evangelicalism finally got their wish. The Center for the Study of Evangelicalism at the University of Colorado Colorado…