Relevant publisher Cameron Strang said recently on Instagram that the magazine claiming more than 2 million monthly readers on various platforms lost long-time advertiser Samaritan’s Purse and Operation Christmas Child “due to our critical reporting about Franklin Graham’s inflammatory rhetoric.”
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…
Pastor Robert Jeffress terms Kavanaugh confirmation a clash between darkness and light
The clash over the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is a battle between good and evil, according to pro-Trump Pastor Robert Jeffress.
White evangelicals least likely demographic to believe Kavanaugh accuser
Nearly half of white evangelicals say Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh should be confirmed even if sexual assault allegations against him are true, according to a new Marist poll. The poll, sponsored in partnership with NPR and PBS NewsHour, asked…
Why Christians must stay on social media despite the hassles and hostility
While sometimes fun and useful, Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites can also be nasty, even scary places. But is that reason for churches and Christians to abandon social media completely? Editor and social media critic Richard Clark took…
Transitions for the week of 9-28-18
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Brad Ames, to Covington (Va.) Baptist Church, as pastor. Anyra Cano, to Texas Baptist Women in Ministry, as…
Pastor Robert Jeffress gives high marks to Trump’s United Nations speech
President Donald Trump’s United Nations General Assembly address – which began with world leaders audibly laughing at his boast that he has accomplished more in his first two years than any president in history – received high marks from one…
Mother’s death, Hurricane Florence devastation, bewilder Congo refugees
The Job-like struggle of a Congolese family who arrived in North Carolina this summer is posing challenges even to veterans of refugee resettlement ministry.
Former Wake Forest Divinity School dean, Gail O’Day, dies at age 63 (updated)
Gail O’Day, former dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, died Sept. 22, nearly four years after the onset of symptoms later diagnosed as a glioblastoma brain tumor.
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…
Vice President Mike Pence stirs up ‘values voters’ for mid-term elections
Vice President Mike Pence urged evangelical Christians not to let complacency jeopardize gains achieved during the last two years by President Donald Trump in a speech Saturday at the Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit. “The choice in this election…
Reclaiming joy in widowhood: a conversation with author Ella Prichard
In a book for new widows, author Ella Pritchard describes her experience of grief, recovery and “return to joy” in the months and years following the death of her husband, Lev, after 46 years of marriage.