Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Protestant pastors are sending mixed messages about the environment and climate change, according to a new study by LifeWay Research. In a survey of 1,002 clergy conducted last October, 47 percent agreed and 47 percent disagreed…

TAYLORS, S.C. (ABP) — A former president of the Southern Baptist Convention said he is “deeply concerned” about comments by Purpose Driven Life author Rick Warren that a recent court decision allowing gay marriage is not part of his agenda….

LAKELAND, Fla. (RNS)—As many congregations grapple with declining contributions, some faith communities are following the lead of cash-strapped corporations by laying off employees. But the stakes are higher, congregational leaders say, when you’re putting someone’s spiritual leader out on the…

WASHINGTON (RNS)—Mary Miller used to have trouble getting fellow members of Wilmore United Methodist Church in Kentucky to go green. But as it turns out, a sour economy was an unlikely answer to prayer. As the economy shrank, so did…

ABILENE, Texas (ABP) — The “beloved community” — an ideal that shaped the American civil rights movement — was built upon the Bible, Emmanuel McCall stressed during the annual Maston Lectures at Hardin-Simmons University’s Logsdon School of Theology. McCall, founding…

ABILENE, Texas (ABP) — Jesus taught important ethical lessons while dining, Emmanuel McCall told participants at the Logsdon School of Theology’s annual Maston Lectures. “Some of his most profound lessons were food-related,” said McCall, vice president of the Baptist World…