By George Henson and Jeff Brumley Keeping it simple — and local — are essential for U.S. Christian groups involved in overseas theological education, American church leaders say. Translated, that means letting native residents in nations where theological training is lacking take…
Twitter post sparks hashtag war with LifeWay, SBC elite
By Bob Allen A denominational worker’s tweet over the holidays sparked a social media campaign alleging the Southern Baptist Convention’s bookstore chain values profit more than doctrinal fidelity and that an inner circle of “evangelical intelligentsia” calling the shots doesn’t…
Experts say gratitude generates the generosity needed for sustained giving
By Lori Fogelman and Jeff Brumley A Baylor University professor has been preaching a message some may consider radical in American society — even during the holidays: generosity. It’s also a concept close to the hearts of pastors struggling to convince shrinking…
Russell Moore, Richard Land, criticize normalizing relations with Cuba
By Bob Allen Both the current and past presidents of the Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission have criticized President Obama’s recently announced plan to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba. Richard Land, president of Southern Evangelical Seminary who…
Ebola, race, marriage and Obamacare top stories in 2014
By Bob Allen Following is a summary of some of the year’s major headlines. Baptists and race. Will Baptists remember 2014 as a sea change in race relations? Fifty years after the civil rights movement and nearly 20 years after…
What were people reading in 2014?
By BNG staff 1. Probation terms altered to permit sex offender pastor to minister to childrenA Florida judge changed terms of probation for Darrell Gilyard, a pastor who returned to the pulpit after serving a prison term child sex abuse,…
Deaths in 2014
By Bob Allen Malcolm Tolbert, a former missionary to Brazil who taught at two Southern Baptist Convention seminaries, died Thanksgiving Day at age 90. James “Tripp” Battle III, lead pastor of Bayshore Baptist Church in Bradenton, Fla., died Dec. 4…
Wishing you all the blessings and joys of Christmas
The Baptist News Global Team Natalie Aho | Bob Allen | Lindsay Bergstrom | Jeff Brumley Robert Dilday | Barbara Francis | Ann Richardson | David Wilkinson
Merry Christmas
Wishing you all the blessings of Adventand the joy of Christmas The Baptist News Global Team Ann Richardson Barbara Francis Bob Allen David Wilkinson Jeff Brumley Lindsay Bergstrom Natalie Aho …
1914 Christmas truce inspires debate, hope for peace in modern times
By Jeff Brumley The Christmas Truce of 1914 has been called heart-warming, inspiring and even miraculous. But could it ever be called repeatable? The historic event occurred on Christmas Day that year during World War I, when German and Allied…
Baptist church in Ohio hosts protest over killing
By Jeff Brumley The mother of a Cleveland, Ohio boy killed by police expressed gratitude for participants of a protest organized by a Baptist church. “The police murdered my son,” Samaria Rice said in a story published by the Columbus Dispatch….
Anonymous gift helps Va. church pay off mortgage, minister to African immigrants
By Jeff Brumley Christmas came early for Africa Lighthouse Baptist Temple in the form of an anonymous donation that will pay off the church mortgage. The donation to the Albemarle County, Va., congregation was discovered by a church staffer who…