Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES David Crocker, to First Baptist Church, Knoxville, Tenn., as interim pastor. Autumn Culbreth, to First Baptist Church,…
Former LifeWay employee hired to lead fund raising for Baptist World Alliance
As director of advancement and Global Impact Churches, Philip Nation will cultivate donor relationships and oversee a comprehensive fund-raising program, the Falls Church, Virginia,-based BWA announced March 12.
Feds won’t enforce law limiting use of taxpayer funds by private schools
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced March 11 that her department will not enforce parts of a federal law governing the nation’s elementary, middle and high schools deemed unconstitutional in light of a recent Supreme Court decision regarding the separation…
Mission groups cancel Haiti trips. But missionary isn’t worried
A brief period of unrest in Haiti followed by a U.S. government travel warning has led short-term mission groups to postpone travel to the island nation. Youth groups and college spring-breakers in some cases canceled service trips when parents and…
Ministry jobs and more
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Woman in SBC leadership post says #MeToo
A vice president at LifeWay Christian Resources joined the #MeToo and #ChurchToo moments roiling the Southern Baptist Convention with a statement March 11 claiming she was sexually abused by a seminary professor who resigned last year due to an undisclosed “personnel matter.”
Religion Notes: Sun setting on the church, border ministries rising and congregations urged to go a cappella
The struggles of the American church have been further documented in a newly released survey of Protestant pastors. Of the 1,000 surveyed, well over half said they see fewer than 100 people in the pews on Sundays, and 21 percent…
Panel talk turns testy for SBC leader who declined to sign social justice statement
A Southern Baptist Convention leader who comments daily on current events went on defense in a panel discussion about social justice and the gospel after the moderator suggested he ignores topics that hit too close to home. During a Wednesday…
Churches playing role of chaplains in twister-torn communities
CBF announced Tuesday it’s partnering with Alabama CBF, First Baptist Church of Auburn and Volunteers of America to help victims recover over the long haul.
Church fires worship leader five years after sexual abuse confession
A Southern Baptist church in Georgia reportedly fired its music minister after being called out publicly by Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear for suspicion of indifference toward allegations of sexual abuse.
NewSpring Church denies liability for volunteer accused of child sex abuse
A Southern Baptist megachurch in South Carolina says it is not responsible for actions of a former volunteer criminally accused of sexually assaulting preschool boys inside a church bathroom while security cameras rolled.
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…