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Super Bowl tradition with a twist: Charlottesville church blends shelter ministry with viewing party

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — University Baptist Church, like many American congregations, has a Super Bowl tradition, but for the Charlottesville, Va., church there’s a twist — the viewing audience is homeless men seeking shelter from the sub-freezing temperatures typical during February…

John Leland Center partners with Prison Fellowship to train students in justice advocacy

ARLINGTON, Va. — The John Leland Center for Theological Studies is partnering with Prison Fellowship International to provide training and educational opportunities for the seminary’s master of divinity students. The collaboration, announced Jan. 30, is part of Leland’s ministry rotation…

LEADERSHIP LINK: Finding Godâ€™s futures:â€ˆStanding on tiptoe to see over the horizon

Do you wish for a GPS to guide you into the future? Do you despair at only seeing your life, like Paul, “through a glass darkly”? How does God reveal what’s ahead to us? Most of us are interested…

World religions expert George Braswell marches to different drum in life, witness

BUIES CREEK, N.C. — George Braswell grew up “marching to a different drum” and, at 77, he still does. Braswell — a highly-regarded Baptist expert on world religions — spent much of his early life on the “wrong” side of…

Month of preaching represents opportunity to increase presence of women in pulpits

This month, women pastors in Baptist churches across the nation will celebrate their role in the pulpit and for many — like Bailey Nelson Edwards, senior pastor of Flat Rock Baptist Church in Mount Airy, N.C. — the annual Martha…

HERITAGE: â€˜Free Indeedâ€™ â€” Year two

“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” (John 3:36) Throughout 2012 and now in 2013, Virginia Baptists have been engaged in the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation through a landmark exhibit which continues…

Ravens or Niners? Christians face a â€˜Superâ€™ dilemma

(RNS) — Who should Christians root for in Sunday’s Super Bowl: the Baltimore Ravens or the San Francisco 49ers? It may be a silly question to some, though not to millions of American believers who invest a lot of faith…

OUT LOUD

“Evangelicals sat on the sidelines in the civil rights discussions but we must not this time!” Bill Hamel The president of the Evangelical Free Church of America made a statement supporting an “immigration prayer challenge” to encourage Christians to support…

LEADERSHIP LINK: Deacon ministry to the homebound

Among those church families most needing ministry are those who can leave their homes only with difficulty. These “homebound” members often find their worlds have shrunk to their immediate surroundings and are sometimes desperate for human contact and news of…

LEADERSHIP LINK: The family needing ministry most may be your own

“Servants in the church are to be committed to their spouses, attentive to their own children, and diligent in looking after their own affairs.” (1 Tim. 3:12, The Message) In the list of deacon qualifications (1 Timothy 3:8-13), Paul makes…

VITAL SIGNS: Staff-led or staff-controlled?

One of the key predictors of strong congregational health is the type of leadership the ministerial and paid staff of a congregation offers. When the staff of a congregation functions out of strong spiritual and organizational health, the entire faith…

OUT LOUD

“Worshiping communities that pay attention to the waxing and waning that we find in Scripture … are the healthier for it.” Richard Wilson The professor of Christian theology at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., was discussing the value of following…

PNBC plans ‘Freedom Sunday’ this weekend

Christian nationalism is neither Christian nor patriotic

High court says feds can deny reentry to Green Card holders

BNG introduces ‘Bible Divas’ podcast

Super Bowl tradition with a twist: Charlottesville church blends shelter ministry with viewing party

John Leland Center partners with Prison Fellowship to train students in justice advocacy

LEADERSHIP LINK: Finding Godâ€™s futures:â€ˆStanding on tiptoe to see over the horizon

World religions expert George Braswell marches to different drum in life, witness

Month of preaching represents opportunity to increase presence of women in pulpits

HERITAGE: â€˜Free Indeedâ€™ â€” Year two

Ravens or Niners? Christians face a â€˜Superâ€™ dilemma

OUT LOUD

LEADERSHIP LINK: Deacon ministry to the homebound

LEADERSHIP LINK: The family needing ministry most may be your own

VITAL SIGNS: Staff-led or staff-controlled?

OUT LOUD

ICE releases a Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit

Venezuelan Churches Step In as Government Earthquake Recovery Disappoints

Israel moves to formally recognize Armenian WWI deaths as a genocide

Pro-Israel influencers criticize Vance, but evangelicals remain open to him

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PNBC plans ‘Freedom Sunday’ this weekend

Christian nationalism is neither Christian nor patriotic

High court says feds can deny reentry to Green Card holders

BNG introduces ‘Bible Divas’ podcast