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The ‘groaning’ and ‘growing’ of theological education in America

When Daniel Aleshire, whose organization accredits most U.S. seminaries, retires next year, he’ll have witnessed a quarter century of what may have been the most dramatic changes in clergy education in the country’s history. Informed ministry is superior to ignorant…

CBF launches task force on clergy sexual misconduct

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Governing Board approved a task force on clergy sexual misconduct June 21 in a final meeting prior to this week’s CBF General Assembly in Greensboro, N.C. The CBF will collaborate with Baptist Women in Ministry in…

Southern Baptists named to Trump advisory team

The Donald Trump campaign tapped two former Southern Baptist Convention presidents, a former agency head and a Dallas pastor who has prayed at several of his campaign events for a new executive board to advise the presumptive Republican nominee on…

Why the moment of silence has suddenly become very political

It could be the beginning of the end for one of the most oft-used expressions of humanity in American politics — the moment of silence for those who have died.

Harvard scholar admits ‘Gospel of Jesus’ Wife’ is likely a forgery

If “The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” sounds a bit like something out of a Dan Brown novel or an episode of “The X-Files,” that’s because, as the Harvard scholar who introduced it to the world now admits, it likely is…

Speaking to the power of the queer experience to communicate the gospel

Perhaps the most gut-wrenching stage in the sadly predictable grief cycle following atrocities such as the one in Orlando just over a week ago, where a gunman opened fire inside a gay nightclub killing 49 and wounding 50+ more, is…

Why churches and Christian nonprofits need entrepreneurs

Read any current text on leadership and you will encounter the urgency of entrepreneurial thinking. As we move into a progressively unpredictable atmosphere, traditional incremental approaches are not cutting it. Ian C. MacMillan, director of Wharton’s Sol. C. Snider Entrepreneurial…

CBF reaches 1,000th endorsee as chaplain, counselor ranks grow

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship passed a milestone recently when it named its 1000th endorsee — those ministers called to be chaplains or pastoral counselors. And Erin Lysse, the woman selected for the honor, said she felt encouraged by the honor. “There have…

Rubio says US shouldn’t be held accountable by international court

Demands mount as Trump’s ICE agents kill two more people

The real American religion: A July 4 postmortem

9 months later, schools are paying for firing teachers over Kirk posts

The ‘groaning’ and ‘growing’ of theological education in America

CBF launches task force on clergy sexual misconduct

Southern Baptists named to Trump advisory team

Why the moment of silence has suddenly become very political

Harvard scholar admits ‘Gospel of Jesus’ Wife’ is likely a forgery

Speaking to the power of the queer experience to communicate the gospel

Why churches and Christian nonprofits need entrepreneurs

CBF reaches 1,000th endorsee as chaplain, counselor ranks grow

Service at Emanuel marks transition to normalcy, worship

U.S. religious leaders reexamine words after Orlando gay club massacre

An anomaly in the pulpit

Neither coronation nor inquisition expected when Trump meets evangelicals

Built for a Church That No Longer Exists

Every Generation Is the Founding Generation

Religious schools that get public funds must follow Maine’s antidiscrimination laws, court rules

Have Praise Teams Replaced Black Church Choirs?

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Rubio says US shouldn’t be held accountable by international court

Demands mount as Trump’s ICE agents kill two more people

The real American religion: A July 4 postmortem

9 months later, schools are paying for firing teachers over Kirk posts