Baptist News Global

Meet the couple behind the David Platt documentary

When Jeremiah and Laura Burke produced their documentary about Pastor David Platt, they never imagined it would reach a global audience. Released in fall 2023, the film has garnered more than 100,000 views on Conversations that Matter alone, with additional…

American views on illegal immigrants aren’t as clear cut as MAGA thinks

Attitudes toward unauthorized immigrants and the specter of mass deportation by the Trump administration are complicated, according to recent surveys. Recent polling by Pew Research Center finds majorities of Americans expressing concern about the number of undocumented immigrants in the…

A new Baptist’s reflections on BINOs

In September, I left the United Methodist Church for an Alliance of Baptists congregation. While I hold a master of divinity degree and knew the broad strokes of Baptist history and have worked alongside Baptists for several years, I didn’t…

Burge: Evangelicals remain outliers in opposing both homosexuality and same-sex marriage

Evangelical Christians remain the lone outliers among Americans opposing both homosexual practice and same-sex marriage, according to social scientist Ryan Burge. In a Dec. 16 post on his “Graphs About Religion” Substack, Burge explores the question of whether there are…

Ministry jobs and more

Baptist News Global provides a free listing of ministry-related jobs for Baptist churches, theological institutions and organizations across the United States. Each free posting is for 30 days and is limited to 150 words. Postings may be extended another 30…

Dismantling the master’s house

For the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change. — Audre Lorde Audre Lorde helps us…

Remember that time the pastor reenacted a scene from Die Hard?

“Christmas at the movies!” the pleasant, feminine voice sings as the smiley-faced popcorn, coffee, candy bar and soda cartoon characters come waltzing into the auditorium before getting interrupted with an explosion, heavy metal music, and a man yelling, “Don’t need…

75-week sermon series shows the Bible as ‘One Story’

A Baptist church in Franklin, Va., has embarked on a 75-week sermon series designed to show the Bible is more than a collection of stand-alone books in the Old and New testaments. “One of the things I want to come…

Mary the thorny rose

“Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” — Cleophus (Cleo) Franklin Jr. Not too long ago my family and I were sitting in a booth at a local restaurant waiting for our food to arrive. I…

Trump’s new ICE policy attacks the church

White House plan to combat Islamophobia draws mixed reviews

Rep. Barry Loudermilk pushes democracy to the brink

Mary the thorny rose

Meet the couple behind the David Platt documentary

American views on illegal immigrants aren’t as clear cut as MAGA thinks

A new Baptist’s reflections on BINOs

Burge: Evangelicals remain outliers in opposing both homosexuality and same-sex marriage

Ministry jobs and more

Dismantling the master’s house

Remember that time the pastor reenacted a scene from Die Hard?

75-week sermon series shows the Bible as ‘One Story’

Mary the thorny rose

At 88, Pope Francis dances the tango with the global Catholic Church amid its culture wars

What Your Anxiety Needs This Christmas

Oklahoma Proposes Chilling New Rule For Immigrant Children

Injunction halts New Jersey constitutional provision barring taxpayer funding for building or repairing houses of worship

Featured

Trump’s new ICE policy attacks the church

White House plan to combat Islamophobia draws mixed reviews

Rep. Barry Loudermilk pushes democracy to the brink

Mary the thorny rose