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CBF leader seeks to rally churches to make up mission offering shortfall

ATLANTA (ABP) — A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's leader is appealing to churches to step up contributions to an annual Offering for Global Missions running 30 percent behind projected receipts. At the end of April, receipts to the offering totaled just…

Church secretary accused of embezzling $1.5 million

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (ABP) — A Southern Baptist church in East Tennessee is considering cutting back on ministries amid reports that a trusted employee of 47 years embezzled more than $1.5 million in church funds. Barbara Whitt (Hamblen County Sheriff's Department…

Why ‘stuff’ happens

By J. Michael Poole “Stuff” happens. This slogan (except in a less family-friendly form) originated in the movie Forrest Gump when Forrest stepped into a clump of rather disgusting canine discard, prompting him to shrug his shoulders and say, “Stuff…

Our heretical Baptist heritage

By Cody J. Sanders One thing our Baptist heritage teaches us is that sometimes heretics make the best Christians (or at least good Baptists). So it’s not surprising to hear that Baptists are still being named as heretical for being…

OPINION: Why ‘stuff’ happens

“Stuff” happens. This slogan (in its raw form) originated in the movie Forrest Gump when Forrest stepped into a clump of rather disgusting canine discard, prompting him to shrug his shoulders and say “ ’Stuff’ happens.” Later in the movie,…

Father of fallen Marine files brief in case against Westboro Baptist Church

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The father of a Marine killed in Iraq in 2006 filed a brief May 24 with the Supreme Court arguing that the free-speech rights of a Baptist church that picketed his son's funeral should not trump his…

Executive Committee president cites ‘grave concerns’ about CP

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) — Morris H. Chapman, president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee released a white paper May 7, “What’s in a name? The Cooperative Program and Great Commission Giving,” that expresses “grave concerns”…

GCR task force lists 7 recommendations for SBC

The recommendations, for example, include a call for “the adoption of the language and structure of Great Commission Giving as described in this report in order to enhance and celebrate the Cooperative Program and the generous support of Southern Baptists…

Clergy shortage turns to ministerial glut in some denominations

WASHINGTON (RNS)—After a decade-long clergy shortage in America’s pulpits, Christian denominations are now experiencing a clergy glut—with some denominations reporting two ministers for every vacant pulpit. “We have a serious surplus of ministers and candidates seeking calls,” said Marcia Myers,…

If there’s a just way to wage war, what about ending one?

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RNS)—For centuries, Christianity’s theory of “just war” has helped religious and political leaders determine when, if ever, war is justified and how to conduct a moral military campaign. Now, as the United States prepares to reduce troop levels…

If there’s a just way to wage war, what about ending one?

Revival of outdoor baptismal services connects churches to communities

(Editor's note: The originally published version of this story omitted the name of one of the two writers, John Hall, from its byline.) DENTON, Texas (ABP) — Some Baptist churches are going back to the future — and making a…

Paxton dodges ethics questions while claiming Talarico isn’t Christian

Restored Voices Collective gets GRACE report on former board member

‘CatsOnACouch’ influencer sues over First Amendment rights

Court finds Trump and Blanche conspired to create sham IRS lawsuit

CBF leader seeks to rally churches to make up mission offering shortfall

Church secretary accused of embezzling $1.5 million

Why ‘stuff’ happens

Our heretical Baptist heritage

OPINION: Why ‘stuff’ happens

Father of fallen Marine files brief in case against Westboro Baptist Church

Executive Committee president cites ‘grave concerns’ about CP

GCR task force lists 7 recommendations for SBC

Clergy shortage turns to ministerial glut in some denominations

If there’s a just way to wage war, what about ending one?

If there’s a just way to wage war, what about ending one?

Revival of outdoor baptismal services connects churches to communities

Israel is building a miles-long earthen barrier inside Gaza, entrenching its division

Hegseth’s Testosterone Announcement Isn’t Just a Sign of the Right’s Fragile Masculinity — It’s Also Wrong

Embryo Personhood Moving Closer To The Political Center

As bishop in Peru, future Pope Leo showed himself ahead of the curve on synodality

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Paxton dodges ethics questions while claiming Talarico isn’t Christian

Restored Voices Collective gets GRACE report on former board member

‘CatsOnACouch’ influencer sues over First Amendment rights

Court finds Trump and Blanche conspired to create sham IRS lawsuit