Incoming Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Executive Coordinator Paul Baxley outlined three immediate priorities at a Friday press conference held in Atlanta in conjunction with a regularly scheduled meeting of the CBF Governing Board.
Religion Notes: Georgia Baptist Mission Board layoffs follow declines in giving
Decreases in giving have contributed to the recent layoff of 20 staffer members from the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, according to a report in the Christian Index. “This decision was made only after months of intense prayer, study, and discussion…
Baptist groups join coalition opposing ‘Project Blitz’ playbook for pro-Christian legislation
The Alliance of Baptists and Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty are among 43 national religious, civil rights and other organizations joining in a statement warning state lawmakers across the country about an organized effort by evangelical political groups to…
Baptist group says cross is not secular, and government has no business sponsoring its display
The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty joined other Christian and Jewish organizations in a brief arguing that a 40-foot cross on government land at a major intersection violates the government’s fundamental obligation to be neutral between competing religious claims….
20 grads reach finish line before BTSR closes its doors
Twenty graduates await diplomas in May as the last graduating class of Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. Jan. 31 marked the final day of operation for the moderate Baptist seminary closing its doors after more than 30 years due to…
Transitions for the week of 2-1-19
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Mark Click, to American Baptist Churches of Ohio, as executive minister for administration and denominational relations. Anthony Clore,…
Christian film that lampoons purity culture may get ‘R’ rating
It isn’t the swearing that will earn an “R” rating for a 2018 Christian film featuring a Baptist minister co-star.
SBC president says white privilege is real
J.D. Greear says the solution is not to take rights away from one group and give them to another but for people who experience privilege of any kind to want people from different races and backgrounds to have access to the same opportunities.
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…
Military chaplains who died together ‘had to be scared,’ Baptist naval officer says
Like other military personnel, chaplains never know when their lives will be required.
Former staffer at SBC megachurch charged with child sex crime
A former children’s minister at a Southern Baptist megachurch in Texas has been indicted and is being prosecuted for indecency with a child stemming from allegations involving a minor at a church youth camp in 2012. Matthew David Tonne, 35,…
Teens say social media deepens friendships. Some aren’t buying it.
If I have 1,100 people I am friends with on Facebook, how many of those friends do I really have relationships with?