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InterVarsity says it will dismiss employees who support same-sex marriage

One of the largest evangelical organizations on college campuses nationwide has told its 1,300 staff members they will be fired if they personally support gay marriage or otherwise disagree with its newly detailed positions on sexuality starting on Nov. 11.

Refugees — also known as family members

As I write this Wednesday, Oct. 5, the mandatory evacuation of 1.1 million people from the coastal low country of South Carolina has begun. People seeking to escape the arrival of Matthew the Hurricane are being told to move at…

Baptists preparing response to hurricane’s devastation in Haiti, anticipating U.S. landfall

Baptist disaster relief groups are gearing up around the country to respond to Hurricane Matthew’s devastating sweep across Haiti and the Caribbean, and preparing for expected damage and injuries as the storm hits the coasts of Florida and South Carolina.

Baylor University Title IX coordinator resigns, replacement named

Patty Crawford said she was disappointed in her role in implementing recommendations from an investigation into the way Baylor handled reports of sexual violence on campus.

Alliance directors affirm #BlackLivesMatter

White guilt will not move the country forward, directors of the Alliance of Baptists said in a newly released statement urging “meaningful action” to address systemic racism in the United States. The Alliance, a predominantly white organization for progressive Baptist…

Transitions for the week of 10.07.16

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Leonard Ezell, to Broadmoor Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, La., as pastor, effective Nov. 1. He comes from the…

Despite Mike Pence, most evangelical pastors are not ready to vote Trump

Almost half remain undecided, with pastors split over which candidate characteristic is most important.

CBF inks partnership with African-American denomination

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship announced a new partnership Oct. 5 with the National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc., seeking to build new bridges between predominantly black and white Baptist churches in the United States. CBF Executive Coordinator Suzii Paynter…

At home in a foreign land

Last Sunday I taught a class at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., the second of a two-part conversation entitled, “Retelling the Jesus Story in a Post-Modern, Pluralistic, Post-Protestant-Privileged World: Who’s Listening?”The topic, sent in weeks earlier, was of…

Ozarks native gave up architecture dream to build pastors

As a young man, Robert L. “Bob” Perry wanted to be an architect, but believed his Ozark upbringing made that dream impossible. Instead, his Ozark qualities have made him an architect of innovation for church leaders and a promoter of…

Peace group urges white involvement in support for black lives

Leaders of a historically white Baptist peacemaking group are calling on white members to stand in solidarity with African Americans in condemning police violence against people of color in the United States. Board members of the Baptist Peace Fellowship of…

Former SBC officer says he and Alan Keyes — not Hillary Clinton — started the ‘birther’ claim

A former Southern Baptist Convention officer who ran as a fringe-party candidate for U.S. vice president in 2008 is disputing presidential candidate Donald Trump’s allegation that the so-called birther movement was started by supporters of Hillary Clinton. Wiley Drake, pastor…

Theologizing with Larkin Poe, 10 years after Reskinned

Ministry leader with tall tales wins GOP bid for Colorado governor

What Willy Rice once knew

What I learned July 5 at church