“I definitely think it’s going to make for traumatic grief.”
BNG’s Barbara Francis retires after 30 years with faith-based news groups
Barbara Francis, Baptist News Global’s business manager and advertising director, retired March 31, completing a 30-year career working for two faith-based news organizations. Francis was born and raised in Glen Allen, Virginia and currently resides in Ashland, Virginia, outside Richmond….
Central Seminary announces Marshall’s sudden resignation
Molly T. Marshall has stepped down from the presidency of Central Baptist Theological Seminary months ahead of her previously announced summer retirement.
High-profile HSU critic energizes Save Logsdon Seminary campaign
Leaders of a movement to prevent Hardin-Simmons University from closing its Baptist seminary are emboldened by a major donor who publicly chastised HSU’s leadership for what he described as financial and spiritual failings. In a letter to trustees, Jeff Sandefer…
BWA postpones World Congress due to COVID-19 concerns | #intimeslikethese
“We must not give into fear.”
BNG’s Natalie Aho named program manager at Wake Forest School of Divinity
Natalie Aho, Baptist News Global’s director of engagement and annual giving, has been named the first program manager of the Baptist Commons at Wake Forest University School of Divinity in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She begins her new role April 1….
Transitions for the week of 3-27-20
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Marcia Bailey, to First Baptist Church, Pottstown, Pa., as pastor. Joel Campbell, to First Baptist Church of…
‘Godsend’ work order saves refugees’ jobs (for now) from novel coronavirus | #intimeslikethese
“My full-time employee was beginning his furlough this week and he was saying ‘what am I going to do for rent?’ I had no idea what we were going to do.”
Baptist freedom advocate Robert Loyd “Bob” Stephenson dies at 91
Stephenson was an outspoken advocate for a free Baptist press and served more than a decade on the board of directors of Associated Baptist Press, the predecessor of Baptist News Global, during its nascent years.
Don’t mess with Texas, COVID-19: this church packed the pews on Sunday | #intimeslikethese
Church staff finds a creative workaround amid directives for no in-person worship services.
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Why live streaming, electronic giving may not save some churches | #intimeslikethese
“My fear is that while we’re worried about broadcasting services, the real issue is the number of churches who cannot survive an eight-week or three-month hiatus from gathering together.”