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When we — Baptists and Methodists — were all evangelical

It may now seem surprising to many United Methodists, and even more Baptists, that for most of our histories in the United States, all Methodists and Baptists were regularly designated as evangelical denominations. The most important reason is that both...

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Self-care important for clergy but often neglected

SAN FRANCISCO (ABP) — “You cannot go to church,” Christian philosopher Elton Trueblood once said. “You are the church wherever you go.” That is especially true if you are the pastor. While many people with high-demand occupations view Sunday worship…

10 practices for ministerial health

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America lists 10 best practices for ministerial health and wellness: • Love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. • Love your neighbor as you love yourself — be an example of self-care…

Ministry rebuilds damaged ministries

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Clergy wellness means different things at different stages of a ministry, and ministers who come to Ministering to Ministers Foundation are at a point of personal or professional crisis. The Richmond, Va.,-based organization provides weeklong “wellness…

Wellness responsibility of both minister and church

HERNDON, Va. (ABP) — Most congregations know healthier clergy lead to healthier churches, but few consider how clergy wellness and congregational busy-ness are related, said Larry Golemon, an ordained Presbyterian minister and former research manager at the Alban Institute. “Clergy…

OPINION: Learning the language of the soul

I’ve never been great at languages. I wish I were. A natural linguistic facility would have made my years of learning biblical languages (or living in foreign countries, for that matter) slightly less trying. Language study, I understand, comes with…

Kimball clarifies how religion turns lethal

NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — Power corrupts, and when it accrues to religious leaders the combination of power and religion can turn lethal, says Middle East scholar Charles Kimball. Kimball, presidential professor and director of religious studies at the University of…

10 Ways to help overcome religious illiteracy

NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) — In his book When Religion Becomes Lethal Middle East scholar Charles Kimball says significant numbers of Jews, Christians and Muslims view each other from a vast reservoir of ignorance. Most Americans, he said, know little about…

Ergun Caner moving to school begun by J. Frank Norris

ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) – Ergun Caner, the former president of Liberty Theological Seminary demoted for exaggerating claims about his Muslim upbringing, has been hired as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Arlington Baptist College, according to a press…