Christians often have been reminded that some of their forebears supported slavery, but many do not know Christians ended slavery in the United States. Southern Baptists, in particular, frequently are reminded their convention began amid the defense of slavery. Yet...
The work of #ChurchToo cannot be undertaken within evangelical churches without first re-assessing, if not dismantling, the stringent purity culture which remains a prominent feature of youth ministries.
Every pastor needs ancient reservoirs to sustain relevant ministry.
There will be singing, preaching, praying, and hand holding at SBC and CBF meetings. Meanwhile, victims of sacralized bigotry and discrimination will be ignored, patronized, blamed and otherwise trivialized.
The day before thousands of Southern Baptists passed a resolution proclaiming a wake-up call to #MeToo-style mistreatment of women in denominational life, Anne Marie Miller continued a month-long struggle to save her family from financial ruin. Miller, a former blogger…
The Southern Baptist Convention condemned both perpetrators and enablers of sexual and physical abuse in a resolution June 12 claiming belatedly to position the denomination on the side of victims. “We deplore, apologize and ask forgiveness for failures to protect…
Churches have come up with some creative ways to stay in their buildings in an era of plummeting membership and revenue. But many others – estimates range from 4,000 to 7,000 a year – are just plain going out of…
I was a Master of Divinity student at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1973 to 1975. As regularly occurred with women students, I had been admitted to the School of Religious Education. Yet, I enrolled in all M.Div. courses because…
DALLAS — A task force launched two years ago by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Baptist Women in Ministry to educate and resource churches about clergy sexual misconduct will preview an educational video and a church policy guideline resource at…
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 wonders of nature can bless us with an expanded vision of who we are and whose we are.
Many participants are expected to stay in Dallas for the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting this week, attending panels on the church as the convention elects a new president. The Southern Baptist gathering has drawn added attention this year, with…
At Thursday night’s Iftar dinner, hosted by the church and the Dialogue Institute of Dallas, families from Muslim and Baptist communities mingled at Wilshire Baptist Church.
