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Baptist says ‘religious liberty’ bill threatens … well, religious liberty

A Missouri religious liberty bill passed last month by the state Senate after a 39-hour filibuster once again kept lawmakers up late at night, when a five hour debate April 13 in the Missouri House of Representatives ended after midnight…

Transitions for the week of 04.15.16

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Billy Bishop, concluding his tenure as director of music at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Macon, Ga. Aaron Brooks,…

Christianity and Korea

How did the religion become so apparently prevalent in South Korea?

Your commute as a spiritual discipline

My morning commute reminds me that I am not the Christian I should be. I drive nine miles to my job — two miles of neighborhood, three miles of suburban commerce, and four miles of houses close enough to Atlanta…

The impoliteness of talking about religion

Why are Americans often reluctant to discuss faith outside of their families?

Distracted discipleship: redefining what it means to be present and involved

In order to keep in touch with parishioners, many pastors make phone calls, send greeting cards, emails, text and direct messages. This is the result of multi-generational ministry and the influence of social media. In an effort to reach our…

When a tiny church houses three religions

Four communities of faith — Christian, Muslim, Jewish and interfaith — form the Multifaith Campus, a novel experiment in multiple religions sharing not just a building but a community.

Baptist leaders wonder: Can congregational polity weather cultural challenges?

The way Jay Kieve sees it, the congregational form of church governance is ideally suited to enable congregations to who they really are, where they are. “It’s genius,” Kieve said, “is that its spirit works … so each church is…

Faith coalition cites survey condemning payday lending practices

Religious opponents of payday lending got a boost Wednesday from the release of a new research confirming widespread Christian condemnation of the practice. Faith for Just Lending, a diverse coalition of faith groups, released a report titled The Collateral Consequences…

Pastor in alleged sex abuse cover-up returns to preaching conference roster

Organizers of a major preaching conference this week in Louisville, Ky., ignored calls to disinvite a founder of the conference accused of participating in a cover-up of child sexual abuse. C.J. Mahaney, pastor of Sovereign Grace Church in Louisville, took…

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