White churches must use worship services to repent for the sin of racism in part by acknowledging complicity – active or passive, said Natasha Nedrick, associate minister at Greenforest Community Baptist Church in Atlanta.
Transitions for the week of 6-19-20
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated bi-weekly. STAFF CHANGES Mary Alice Birdwhistell, to Highland Baptist Church, Louisville, Ky., as senior pastor. She comes from the pastorate…
Pastor reveals her true identity in live-streamed Sunday sermon
“I want to proclaim to my transgender siblings that I believe in a God who knows your name, even if that name hasn’t been chosen yet.”
Babs Baugh, former president of Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation, dead at 78
Like her parents, Baugh’s generosity emanated from her Christian faith and deep convictions about historic Baptist values. Her heritage of family and faith also inspired prolific service to a wide range of faith-based institutions. She served on the boards of Mercer University, B.H. Carroll Theological Seminary, Baptist Joint Committee and Baptist Center for Ethics, among others.
Baptist groups join forces to promote religious freedom during difficult year
An initiative by three autonomous Baptist groups will address religious liberty issues specific to an election year, a global pandemic and heightened racial tensions.
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White minister tells George Floyd family, mourners: white Christians must fight racism
“Racism is the reversal of the revelation of God. Racism is not perfect love casting out fear, it is perfect fear casting out love.”
New database tracks Baptist predators ‘of all flavors’
“While this database was inspired by SBC abuse, we have opened it to include Baptists of all flavors, not just SBC.”
Amy Butler tapped as interim at Disciples of Christ church in D.C.
She expressed excitement about pastoring a congregation that seeks to be a leader during a challenging period marked by pandemic and racial strife.
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SBC continues downward slide in membership, attendance and Baptisms
A steadily declining Southern Baptist Convention has reported yet another decrease in membership, this one of nearly 2% to 14,525,579 from 2018 to 2019.
McLaren: progressive Baptists essential to countering politics, racism in the white church
“I think evangelicals and Baptists were closer to the truth 30 years ago when they used to say that character counts. I think the abandonment of character as a political standard is tragic and regrettable and we will reap what we have sown.”