Trustees of Truett McConnell University are meeting Friday to discuss charges of alleged sexual abuse against Hayle Swinson, a former student and later employee, committed by a former university vice president. Valdosta, Ga., trustee B. Miles Hannan confirmed the meeting…
Texas Baptist pastor charged with possessing child pornography
A pastor who previously served several prominent Baptist churches in Texas, Georgia and Virginia is being held in the Denton County, Texas, jail on a $500,000 bond while facing charges of possession of child pornography. Denton County public records show…
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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…
The ‘Dogefather’ leaves the building
Elon Musk, the billionaire industrialist who donated $275 million to help Donald Trump win reelection and then served as the public face of the president’s Department of Government Efficiency, left Washington, D.C., on Friday. Trump celebrated his 130 days of…
Documentary short film on SBC and women now available free online
An acclaimed documentary on the crisis around women in ministry in the Southern Baptist Convention has become available for free viewing just days before the denomination’s 2025 annual meeting in Dallas. The YouTube release of Hold the Line is especially…
Supreme Court clears way for Trump to deport legal immigrants
A pair of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings have cleared the way for the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the nation legally. The justices agreed May 30 to pause a lower court order preventing Department of Homeland…
Kasich offers recipe for national healing in Heaven Help Us
Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich believes stories change people, and he hopes the stories in his new book, Heaven Help Us, will convince others that lives of service can mend a fractured nation. When the idea first surfaced, Kasich thought…
Convicted for a murder he didn’t commit, Florida man preaches forgiveness
Leo Schofield Jr. served 36 years in the Florida prison system for a murder he maintains he didn’t commit, forgave the man who confessed to the killing of his wife and changed multiple lives in the process. “His is a…
US groups export their family values on abortion and LGBTQ rights to Africa
Christian and conservative groups that fight abortion and gay rights in the U.S. and Europe are intensifying their work across Africa through conferences, activism and promotion of a “Declaration on Family Values” that express grave concern about sex education, birth…
Democracy Forward and Interfaith Alliance seek records of ‘anti-Christian’ task force
Two watchdog groups are using the Freedom of Information Act to seek details of the Trump administration’s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias. Democracy Forward and Interfaith Alliance joined forces in making information requests of the Small Business Administration, Department…
In Georgia, a Baptist school accused of ignoring sexual abuse despite a mountain of evidence
Barely two weeks before Southern Baptists gather in Dallas for their annual meeting, another alleged sexual abuse case — this time involving a former student at a Georgia Baptist university — has surfaced. The story includes the alleged grooming of…
Fuller Seminary affirms ‘historic theological understanding of marriage’
Trustees of Fuller Theological Seminary voted this month to reaffirm the school’s “historic theological understanding of marriage,” while acknowledging “faithful Christians” may hold other views. “After several years of consultation, feedback and dialogue, the board of trustees reconfirmed the institution’s…