By Robert Dilday Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond has received a gift of $1 million to be distributed over five years from the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation of San Antonio, Texas, the seminary announced in an Aug. 7…
Lott Carey convention set to meet
By Bob Allen The Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention will launch a new pastors’ network to encourage ministerial self-care and share leading-edge ministry models at the group’s 115th annual session Aug. 13-17 in New Orleans. The self-funded network is intended…
Baptist-Pentecostal talks postponed
By Bob Allen Formal dialogue between Baptists and Pentecostals scheduled this week has been postponed due to unexpected personnel changes at the venue and the unavailability of some participants, leaders of both groups announced Aug. 8. Last December a preparatory…
Baptist-Pentecostal talks postponed
By Bob Allen Formal dialogue between Baptists and Pentecostals scheduled this week has been postponed due to unexpected personnel changes at the venue and the unavailability of some participants, leaders of both groups announced Aug. 8. Last December a preparatory…
Baptist candidate loses race
By Bob Allen A Missouri Baptist minister’s wife and seminary graduate finished second in a crowded field of six Democrats running for lieutenant governor in statewide primary elections Aug. 7. Judy Baker, a former state legislator who resigned as a…
Baptist candidate loses race
By Bob Allen A Missouri Baptist minister’s wife and seminary graduate finished second in a crowded field of six Democrats running for lieutenant governor in statewide primary elections Aug. 7. Judy Baker, a former state legislator who resigned as a…
Pastors call for Thomas Nelson boycott
By Bob Allen A group of Cincinnati pastors and church leaders is boycotting Thomas Nelson Publishers over David Barton’s book The Jefferson Lies, saying it glosses over the third president’s racism and justifies his ownership of slaves. Black and white…
BTSR receives $1 million gift from Baugh Foundation
RICHMOND, Va.—Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond has received a gift of $1 million to be distributed over five years from the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation of San Antonio, Texas, the seminary announced in an Aug. 7 press release….
Social media bigger deal than survey says
By Jeff Brumley A survey’s finding that few Americans use social media to connect with churches and other religious groups has those who conducted the research astonished. “We were a little bit surprised,” Robert P. Jones, CEO of the Public…
Don’t count out the church organ just yet
By Jeff Brumley There are times, Shaun King says, when worship music should be energetic, light or joyful. That’s when instruments like pianos, drums and guitars do the trick. But then there are times when the sound needs to be…
LEADERSHIP LINK: Evangelical group proposes code of ethics for pastors
The National Association of Evangelicals is urging pastors to seek a common moral ground by uniting under a consistent code of ethics. NAE leaders said the new code will provide uniform guidance to church leaders. About 40 denominations comprise the…
LEADERSHIP LINK: The National Association of Evangelicals’ code of ethics for pastors
We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. (2 Corinthians 6:3) Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. (Philippians 1:27) All who are called by God…