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Labeling moderates

A few days ago there was a news piece posted here reporting on an interview with Dr. Roger Olson in which he argued that what he sees as the leftward theological drift of some in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (no…

A progressive Baptist response to Roger Olson (and a word about heresy)

Roger Olson, a professor at Truett Theological Seminary and a blogger at Patheos Evangelical recently wrote a piece titled, A Word from a Founder to All My “Moderate Baptist” Friends. His basic argument is that the founder of the Cooperative…

Baptists, Methodists seek to overcome differences to minister together

By Jeff Brumley Nowadays, Baptists and Methodists seem the least likely to become entangled in theological disputes or battles over turf and members. Pulpit swaps and shared downtown ministries are increasingly common between them. But that was not always the…

Liberia seminary reopens post-Ebola

By Bob Allen The Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary, one of the country’s leading schools, reopened March 2 after six months of closure prompted by the Ebola crisis in West Africa. Richard Wilson, a Mercer University professor named in 2013 as…

D.C.’s Bible museum will have huge glass Ark on top

Pastor’s wife working at abortion clinic hits back at critics

Activists say ISIS releases 19 Syrian Christians

Netanyahu speech deepens rift between U.S., Israel — and American Jews

Southern Baptists urge Obama to defend ‘the least of these’ against ISIS

Private school vouchers: The forbidden fruit

By Kyle Henderson In the beginning, temptation appeared as a fruit. Today, it appears in the shape of a voucher. As tempting as it may be for private, religious schools to pluck the low-hanging fruit of “free” public money, the…

10 ways to increase value of and engagement in church participation, part 1

A noticeable and disturbing trend that is beginning to catch the attention of church consultants, coaches and denominational leaders is that believers are losing interest in church. Not only is there an avoidance of church by many unbelievers, there is…

Don’t just tell me what you believe: Evangelical worship, part 1

Every week I plan worship for my church’s worship services. Our church has four of them; one is traditional, led by choir and orchestra, and the other three are modern, led by band and vocal teams. We are, for the…

Molly Marshall announces 2027 retirement

She preached anyway

It’s time to listen to the prophets

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is no more