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An interview with Gina Jacobs-Strain, new general secretary of ABCUSA

Editor’s note: Gina Jacobs-Strain, newly called general secretary of American Baptist Churches USA, spoke with The Christian Citizenabout her plans and hopes for the denomination and the challenges she anticipates in her new role. This interview is republished by BNG…

Who is Alistair Begg, and why are American fundamentalists so upset with him?

“I’m not ready to repent over this. I don’t have to,” Alistair Begg boldly declared in a sermon titled “Compassion vs. Condemnation” at the non-denominational Parkside Church in Cleveland last Sunday. The accusations being leveled against Begg are that he has caved…

What Trump (and evangelical pastors) learned from pro wrestling

Every Friday night, good collided with evil in Calgary, Alberta. It was a preacher’s kid who turned me on to Stampede Wrestling in the 1960s. I was riveted. Especially when Archie (The Stomper) Gouldie launched into one of his patented…

What Greta Gerwig’s Oscars snub means for Hollywood and the church

The Academy Awards are not the final word in film, but like any institution they reflect the power dynamics of American society, including those in the church. That’s why the Academy denying Greta Gerwig a nomination for best director for…

NAMB hires a Presbyterian Calvinist to lead urban church planting

In a Facebook post dated Jan. 10, pastor and author Doug Logan Jr. announced his new role as director of urban church planter development for the Southern Baptist Convention North American Mission Board’s church planting initiative, the Send Network. BNG…

Ellen Di Giosia to lead CBF Texas

Ellen Di Giosia has been named coordinator of CBF Texas, succeeding that organization’s long-time leader, Rick McClatchy, who is retiring. CBF Texas is one of 15 state and regional entities that relate to the national Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. She will…