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How Baptists helped end slavery in the United States

Christians often have been reminded that some of their forebears supported slavery, but many do not know Christians ended slavery in the United States. Southern Baptists, in particular, frequently are reminded their convention began amid the defense of slavery. Yet...

Two Baptist associations — one urban, one rural — merge to form 96-church ministry network

NORFOLK — Two Baptist associations — one in Virginia’s highly-urbanized Hampton Roads, the other on the state’s rural Eastern Shore — have merged to form a new network of 96 churches. At separate meetings in mid-April, representatives of the Norfolk…

Baptist leaders combat mental illness, suicide

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Frank Page, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, was getting ready to work in the yard in the fall of 2009 when the phone rang. His daughter was on the line. Daddy, I love you,…

Baptist leaders, with personal experiences, tackle the stigma of mental illness and suicide

County boards in Md., NC. challenged over official sectarian prayers, joining others in region

Two more county governing boards in the Mid-Atlantic are under fire for giving preference to Christian prayers in opening official meetings. The two counties — one in Maryland, the other in North Carolina — join a growing number of others…

Whirlwind tour takes new CBF executive coordinator to five cities in North Carolina

On the heels of her April 20-25 tour of Cooperative Baptist Fellowship churches in Virginia, CBF executive coordinator Suzii Paynter traveled to North Carolina for another five-city tour that included stops in Asheville, Winston-Salem, Greenville, Raleigh and Charlotte between April…

County boards in Md., NC. challenged over official sectarian prayers, joining others in region

Ministry gets artsy with fundraising

By Daniel Wallace The Christian mandate to fight poverty is as old as Scripture, but doing it requires constant creativity. “We recognize that we can’t rely on any one source of funds or any one way of doing things to…

Woman named to lead British Baptists

By Bob Allen Forty-eight-year-old Lynn Green was elected May 4 as general secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain. The first woman to hold the post, she replaces Jonathan Edwards, who steps down in July after seven years. Green…

Matthew Vines sets off a debate over what it means to be ‘queer’

Dear Mike Johnson, be careful what you ask for

What, to the white Christian, is America 250?

Four years later, anti-abortionists battle on other fronts

Two Baptist associations — one urban, one rural — merge to form 96-church ministry network

Baptist leaders combat mental illness, suicide

Baptist leaders, with personal experiences, tackle the stigma of mental illness and suicide

County boards in Md., NC. challenged over official sectarian prayers, joining others in region

Whirlwind tour takes new CBF executive coordinator to five cities in North Carolina

County boards in Md., NC. challenged over official sectarian prayers, joining others in region

Ministry gets artsy with fundraising

Woman named to lead British Baptists

Pope wants Church to ‘act decisively’ on sexual abuse

When Christians become a ‘hated minority’

Hollywood seeks divine inspiration with biblical epics

For some Baptists, the name of the church is hindrance to saving souls

Pope promotes Italian nun to top migrant role in his first major appointment of a woman to Holy See

A Pastoral Response from BWA and UBLA

Amazon’s Second Season Of ‘Hazbin Hotel’ Reinvents Christian Redemption

Muslims were part of America’s story long before the republic began

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Matthew Vines sets off a debate over what it means to be ‘queer’

Dear Mike Johnson, be careful what you ask for

What, to the white Christian, is America 250?

Four years later, anti-abortionists battle on other fronts