By Jeff Brumley News of a church’s closing usually brings tears and mourning, and certainly there will be some of that when Scott Boulevard Baptist Church leaves its historic property in Decatur, Ga., for nearby rented space on Sunday. But…
SBC leader says Gungor trusts science more than the Bible
By Bob Allen A Southern Baptist Convention leader said Aug. 22 that a contemporary Christian music artist who recently said he no longer believes in a literal Adam and Eve or Noah’s Ark trusts science more than the Bible. Albert…
Pouring cold water on the ice-bucket challenge
By Bob Allen Abortion opponents are encouraging conservative Christians to chill out before taking the Ice Bucket Challenge plunge. As of Friday, Aug, 22, the ALS Association has received $53.3 million in donations — compared to $2.2 million during the…
Pastor, former journalist leaving Baptists for UCC
By Bob Allen A former Southern Baptist journalist turned American Baptist pastor is switching churches, and denominations, moving to the United Church of Christ. Kathryn Palen, pastor of Central Baptist Church in Jamestown, R.I., since January 2007, announced recently she…
Former youth pastor charged with abuse
By Bob Allen A Southern Baptist church in Alabama pledged to cooperate with police following the arrest of a former youth minister charged with sexually abusing a girl younger than 16 and urged anyone with knowledge about the case to…
Bible flap challenges Navy policies on faith in pluralistic society
By Jeff Brumley A June decision to remove Bibles from the U.S. Navy’s base lodging system was cheered by atheists. Now it may be evangelicals’ turn to celebrate after the decision was placed on hold last week pending further review….
CBF partners with BWA to address Ebola crisis
By Bob Allen The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship announced Aug. 20 it was responding to the Ebola crisis in West Africa in partnership with the Baptist World Alliance, a global Baptist network that accepted the CBF as a member in 2003….
Past CBF moderator moving to UCC church
By Bob Allen Former Cooperative Baptist Fellowship moderator Keith Herron will step down Sept. 21 as pastor of Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo., to move to a St. Louis church affiliated with the United Church of Christ. Last…
Four more Baptist groups join BWA
By ABPnews/Herald staff The Baptist World Alliance now numbers 231 member organizations in 121 countries following the recent addition of four church networks in Africa and North America. The Chin Baptist Churches USA becomes the 19th Baptist convention in the…
When the price is right, churches are selling property to advance ministry
By Jeff Brumley Selling all or portions of property is nothing new for downtown churches. It’s been a practice for decades, necessitated by demographic shifts and urban sprawl, aging congregations or denominational decline. But for some, it’s the money generated…
Pastor, ethicist urge Southern Baptists to marry younger
By Bob Allen A Southern Baptist pastor and an expert on moral policy issues made national headlines recently by suggesting that parents who encourage their adult children to delay marriage for educational and financial reasons unwittingly send a message that…
State CBF leader terms Senate debate organized by Southern Baptists partisan
By Bob Allen The interim head of a state Cooperative Baptist Fellowship accused three evangelical leaders of partisan politics for sponsoring candidate forums in a closely watched U.S. Senate race in Kentucky. Chris Sanders, named this month as interim coordinator…