President Joe Biden needn’t look far for praise, criticism and advice for his handling of the immigration issue on the one-year mark of his inauguration — a milestone immigration advocates and religious leaders are using to spur more action to…
Transitions for the week of 1-21-22
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated bi-weekly. STAFF CHANGES Rosemary Allen, to Georgetown (Ky.) University, as president. She has served as interim president since October and also…
Justices appear skeptical of Boston’s reasons for excluding Christian flag
The latest religious liberty case heard by the United States Supreme Court should have been settled before it got to Washington, justices said during oral arguments Jan. 18. Yet the court accepted the case and spent 90 minutes debating it…
They spoke out against the Capitol insurrection; one year later, they’re no longer pastors
Brandon Long wanted the doctrine of “redemption” to be the hill he would die on. Instead, the doctrine of evangelical loyalty to Donald Trump was his demise as a pastor. In 2018, Long and his wife experienced a divine call…
Baptist groups returning to in-person meetings with hybrid options
The Baptist World Alliance has announced its 2022 annual gathering will be convened both online and in-person after two years of virtual-only meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And BWA isn’t alone. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Alliance of Baptists…
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…
A conversation with Lynn Tramonte: Immigrants are our neighbors, and they deserve respect
Lynn Tramonte is both committed and consistent when it comes to advocacy for immigrants. The author, writing coach and nonprofit leader is motivated by her own concern for the plight of the world’s refugees and immigrants. And regardless of who’s…
Pastoral friendships have been a sustaining grace the past two years
Pastors who have other pastors as trusted friends have found special nurture in these relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to panelists on a recent session of the Barna Group’s “ChurchPulse Weekly” podcast. Friendships that helped pastors maintain emotional health…
This pastor wants to apologize to the ‘nones’
The church owes numerous apologies to the rapidly growing ranks of the religiously unaffiliated known as the “nones,” author, pastoral counselor and Baptist minister Thomas Rodgerson says. For starters, the term itself needs to be atoned for, even though it…
An innovative ministry in Germany hopes to share what it is learning about reaching a post-Christian culture
Urban ministry leader Cris Zimmermann doesn’t need Barna or Pew surveys to show him that secularism has outpaced Christianity, that biblical literacy is nearly extinct and that hardly anyone these days knows who Jesus is. Zimmermann sees that reality firsthand…
New website illustrates and interprets how religion intertwined with events of January 6
A new online resource documents the religious components of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol. Uncivil Religion: January 6, 2021 is a collaboration of the University of Alabama’s Department of Religious Studies and the Smithsonian’s National…
McRaney case against NAMB must proceed for now, U.S. district court rules
For those who are keeping score at home, the stats are now Will McRaney 4 and North American Mission Board 1. But this legal game is far from over. In the latest twist to the curious case of McRaney’s lawsuit…