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...
Janice Anderson, a longtime member of South Main Baptist Church in Houston, has been named chair of the board of directors of Baptist News Global.
Donald Trump would not be president today, the Moral Majority would not have existed, and the U.S. Embassy would not be in Jerusalem today without the seeds planted by McAteer from the 1970s through the 1990s.
The Rev. William Barber II and the Rev. Liz Theoharis led dozens of demonstrators at a rally and march in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Monday afternoon. Similar rallies were coordinated and held in front of state houses in over 30 states across the country, according to organizers ― from Tennessee to Massachusetts to California.
Like the storm-cellar vigils of a childhood in West Texas, Pentecost is wild and unpredictable, always hard and most always scary. We don’t know what might happen, but we know we’ll be changed.
Southern Baptist megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress prayed for the peace of Jerusalem at the May 14 relocation of the United States embassy from Tel Aviv, while violence raged 40 miles away.
Anyone who publishes “best of” lists knows they usually generate plenty of criticism. Baylor University’s “12 Most Effective Preachers” lineup has been no exception. Released earlier this month, the lineup has been criticized by some for having only one woman, and by others for its lack of theological diversity.
Removing religious liberty protections in the name of religious freedom taints the cause. Honoring freedom for faith-based providers, while taking it away from people receiving services, is wrong.
Israeli leaders have long welcomed evangelical support. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken this support to a new level. Netanyahu presents himself as the protector of Christian holy sites and a leader in the fight against Islamic extremism. In turn, Christian Zionists have given strong support for Netanyahu’s religious-nationalist and aggressive agendas.
The gold standard for church leaders — the Master of Divinity — is losing some of its luster to its humbler cousin, the two-year Master of Arts.
Sarah and I don’t agree on much, but we both grew up Baptist, so I know what her childhood looked like and why she became the woman she is. Michelle Wolf and I share the same politics, but I’d rather spend an evening with Sarah Sanders. Jesus might be the only thing we had in common, but he’d be enough.
To further its commitment to forming healthy congregations and nurturing young Baptists, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has named sixteen ministers in their “first-call” as CBF Fellows for 2018-2020.
Most Protestant churchgoers believe that giving 10 percent of their income is a biblical requirement they should follow but they define the practice of tithing in a variety of ways, a new survey shows.
