The thermometer offered a 103-degree “Welcome Home” recently to Mississippi native Jason Coker, returning to his roots after 14 years of church leadership in Wilton, Conn. A Baptist from the South with a drawl, Coker arrived in the affluent Connecticut…
Study: evangelicals at odds with rest of nation on police and racial bias
Unlike most Americans, evangelical Christians do not believe that law enforcement treats minorities unfairly, new research by The Barna Group has found. “Overall, only 29 percent of evangelicals believe police unfairly target people of color,” the Christian research organization said…
Celebration a key discipline like fasting and prayer, ministers say
Spiritual formation usually brings to mind practices like contemplative prayer and fasting, silence and meditation, walking the labyrinth and celebration. Wait, celebration?
Transitions for the week of 07.15.16
The latest compilation of staff changes, retirements and more.
Parents’ risks for ailing son inspire new ministries
Todd and Carolyn Pridemore of Columbia, Mo., do not consider themselves risk takers. But the struggle to find help for their son led them to take risks emotionally, physically, financially and spiritually.
Exploring incarnation: Can transhumanism enrich a Christian theology of humanity?
Some observers believe transhumanism touches on a fundamental religious question: the meaning of humanity.
No Millennials in church? They may be working, expert says
Charging Millennials with rejecting church and being undisciplined givers doesn’t take into account the multitude of economic and social factors that characterize their lives.
Most Americans resist admitting world is ‘becoming browner’ says pastor, police chaplain
Racial tensions will naturally run high when a majority refuses to acknowledge “the world is becoming browner” and large numbers of voters rally around a white man “wanting to win back America,” according to pastor and police chaplain Paul Anderson….
‘Spiritual friendship’ sustains pastor, layman through vocational challenges
Greg Rogers has had mentors, ministerial support groups and an array of denominational colleagues to draw on during his long career in ministry. But most of the strength Rogers needed to weather the challenges of pastoring a church, at least in…
Dallas chaplain says reconciliation will come only when all share the same narrative
After racing to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas July 7 in response to reported injuries from sniper fire downtown, Chaplain Alan Wright didn’t know what he’d find in the emergency room.
Baptists among religious groups facing severe limits under Russian laws
Missionaries and others who evangelize in Russia now face severe restrictions on those activities since President Vladimir Putin approved sweeping new anti-terrorism laws.
As global Baptists meet, attempts to reconcile differences over relief work highlight agenda
How Baptists around the world can best organize and mobilize for relief and development work was at the top of the agenda last week at the Baptist World Alliance’s Annual Gathering in Vancouver, British Columbia.