By Carrie Harris DECATUR, Ga.— The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Alabama CBF are responding to the devastating March 3 tornadoes in Lee County, Ala., in partnership with Volunteers of America and First Baptist Church of Auburn. CBF Disaster Response has…
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…
Baptists gearing up for Alabama tornado response
Cooperative Baptists are joining in national efforts to help those affected by deadly tornadoes that ravaged parts of Lee County, Alabama, on Sunday. Television station WRBL in Columbus, Georgia, has reported that the death toll has reached 23 in the…
SBC leader steps down after newspaper expose about abuse and coverup
Backlash to an investigation by the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News about widespread sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention has prompted the resignation of at least one convention leader. Ken Alford, pastor of Crossroads Baptist Church in Valdosta,…
#MeToo adding to the heat on Robert Kraft, anti-trafficking advocate says
Nell Green needed no prodding when asked for an interview about Robert Kraft, the New England Patriots owner recently charged with soliciting prostitution in a Florida massage parlor suspected as a human trafficking site. “Don’t get me started,” she said….
Contested congressional election wide open after Mark Harris decides not to run
Republicans seeking nomination for the last open seat in the 116th United States Congress face a wide-open field after a former Southern Baptist pastor initially declared winner of the race said he will not campaign in an upcoming special election…
Families sue Academy Sports for selling weapon used in church shooting
Fifty-six individuals seeking more than $1 million each in damages claim Academy illegally sold the Ruger AR-556 rifle used to kill 27 men, women and children at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2017.
Transitions for the week of 3-1-19
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Kyle Ballantine, to Binkley Baptist Church, Chapel Hill, N.C., as minister of music and organist. He comes…
One-time VBS volunteer at Southern Baptist church charged with violating sex offender registry rules
A Tennessee man included on a list compiled by two Texas newspapers naming Southern Baptist church leaders and volunteers found guilty of sex crimes has been arrested for violating sex offender registry rules. Police in Jackson, Tennessee, arrested 39-year-old Chad…