“It requires fairly mature people who are committed to the model and who have excellent communication skills and really want to see it through.”
Fallen Southern Baptist leader props up pro-Trump pastor
In addition to sticking up for Pastor Robert Jeffress, former SBC oligarch Paige Patterson is defending himself against charges of racism.
Transitions for the week of 11-22-19
Recent church staff changes, anniversaries, ordinations and deaths within the Baptist network.
Half of Protestant pastors say opioid abuse affects a church member
Half of Protestant pastors say a member of their congregation has been personally affected by opioid abuse, according to a survey released Nov. 19 by LifeWay Research.
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.
BJC, others, urge Supreme Court to allow states to bolster religious-liberty protections
Church/state watchdog groups including the Baptist Joint Committee urged the U.S. Supreme Court to agree that a private school voucher program that diverts public funds to private Christian schools is unconstitutional in an upcoming case testing the balance between the First Amendment’s two clauses regarding religious liberty.
Trump rhetoric, ICE raids shake Miss. immigrants – but this pastor presses on
When Donald Trump took office, a lot of his rhetoric was really disturbing for these students. So, I spent a lot of time in conversation with them and offering that kind of pastoral care and trust building.
Lottie Moon’s church added to list of protected cultural and historical sites in China
The State Council of the People’s Republic of China has added the church where legendary Southern Baptist missionary Lottie Moon was a member during much of her time in the country to a list of major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level.
‘A democracy can die of too many lies,’ warns broadcasting legend Bill Moyers
Legendary broadcaster and one-time Baptist preacher Bill Moyers says for the first time in his 85 years he fears for America.
Transitions for the week of 11-15-19
Recent church staff changes, anniversaries, ordinations and deaths within the Baptist network.
Can pastors (safely) be BFFs with church members?
“It’s never a relationship between two people on the same footing.”
Anne Marie Miller’s ‘Healing Together’: Abuse disclosure reawakens ‘former’ author’s book-writing career
Written from her own experience as an abuse survivor and evidence-based research, the new book is geared to “the average person out there – the mom or dad, aunt or niece, teammate or roommate, the butcher or baker or candlestick maker – who wants to support a loved one who has survived sexual abuse,”