Move over TULIP. Another flower is blooming this week in Baltimore. New Calvinists are more Calvinist than Calvin was, Christian apologist Norman Geisler said June 7 at the inaugural meeting of a group formed to balance various Southern Baptist fellowships…
Churches being pushed to see selves as guests in own communities
By Jeff Brumley At Grace and Main in Danville, Va., organizers have ceded much of their power to the people they came to serve. “A lot of our leadership is made up of those who are or were hungry, impoverished…
At SBC’s annual meeting, sobering report, possible change in representation top agenda
By Robert Dilday Southern Baptists are heading to Baltimore next week, where they may consider a significant change in how churches qualify for representation in the national denomination, while grappling with a sobering report of declining baptisms and membership. Several…
Former SBC leader says forcing bakers to serve same-sex weddings ‘anti-Christian bigotry’
By Bob Allen A former Southern Baptist leader says requiring a Christian baker to make a same-sex wedding cake is like forcing black Americans to serve the Ku Klux Klan. Richard Land, retired president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics…
Joining growing shift in higher education, Baptist college to explore shared governance
By Robert Dilday Trustees at Bluefield College have joined a burgeoning movement in U.S. higher education aimed at altering the way colleges and universities are governed, which has largely remained unchanged for 300 years. The board of the Baptist-affiliated school…
SNAP seeks independent review of abuse handling by prominent SBC churches
By Bob Allen A support group for survivors of clergy sexual abuse is asking the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee to hire an independent consultant to investigate two churches’ handling of confessions by a former staff member subsequently convicted of…
Church sued for abuse that occurred at VBS
By Bob Allen A Southern Baptist church in Tennessee is being sued for $2 million by a mother whose 10-year-old daughter was sexually abused while attending Vacation Bible School in 2009. The girl, now 15, and her mother both use…
Ethnic churches do better with Millennials, but challenges remain
By Jeff Brumley Go to Google and type “Millennials, church,” and the screen will be dominated by links to articles, blogs and studies documenting that generation’s exodus from American congregations. What irks some, however, is that evidence is being overlooked…
Faith leaders support reducing mandatory sentences for drug offenses
By Bob Allen More than 1,100 clergy and faith leaders urged Congress to pass legislation reducing federal mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses in a June 3 letter to party leaders in the House and Senate. A total of 1,129…
Transgender resolution proposed to SBC
By Bob Allen A college professor and ethicist would like for the Southern Baptist Convention to pass a resolution opposing “transgender identity” — described in a recent Time cover story as “America’s next civil rights frontier” — when the convention meets next…
Ethnic churches fare better with Millennials, but challenges remain
By Jeff Brumley Go to Google and type “Millennials, church,” and the screen will be dominated by links to articles, blogs and studies documenting that generation’s exodus from American congregations. What irks some, however, is that evidence is being overlooked…
Baylor Alumni Association considers options for future
By Ken Camp When Baylor Alumni Association members gather for their fall meeting, they likely will choose one of three options as the organization’s primary function going forward — award financial assistance to Baylor University students, communicate with members or…