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Sanctuary of Truett, Criswell may be replaced, pastor says

DALLAS (ABP) — The storied pulpit that launched the careers of legendary Baptist pastors George W. Truett and W.A. Criswell may be moving into a new building. The current pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, Robert Jeffress, has proposed…

Gilyard, once darling of SBC elites, again forced to resign over sex

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Once touted by Southern Baptist leaders as the nation's next great African-American preacher, Darrell Gilyard has resigned from his fifth church over charges of sexual misconduct — this time with underage girls. Dogged for 20 years…

Zambian boy’s ordeal shows slavery lingers, even in America

COLLEYVILLE, Texas (ABP) – Given Kachepa's father died when he was 7. He lost his mother when he was 9. He ended up living with 15 relatives in a two-room hut in Zambia without electricity or running water. So when…

Time to revamp discipleship methods?

More than two decades after he helped many Baptist churches breathe new life into discipleship training, Roy Edgemon believes it's time take a new look at how churches make disciples. In the early 1980s, the Southern Baptist Convention's Sunday School…

Raising the bar for membership creates culture of discipleship, some churches insist

DALLAS — In a growing number of Baptist churches, new arrivals learn an important lesson early: Membership has its privileges, but it also has its responsibilities. “We want to create a culture of discipleship here,” said John Wilson, minister of…

Study finds limits to Willow Creek’s success model

CHICAGO (RNS) — Willow Creek Community Church, the suburban Chicago megachurch that has become a model for some of the nation's largest churches, started more than a quarter-century ago by asking the question: Why don't people go to church? Now,…

Virginia Baptist woman donates RV to VBMB’s disaster relief ministry

RICHMOND — While John McCracken prepared his will, he told his wife, Dorothy, “If you can sell the RV, fine. If not, give it to the Baptists.” After John went to be with the Lord two years ago, Dorothy half-heartedly…

Petersburg Sunday school class brings home soldier from abroad, to delight of wife and kids

PETERSBURG — Most Baptist churches discourage deceit, but Immanuel Baptist Church in Petersburg celebrated subterfuge on Sunday, Dec. 13, when it brought one of its members home from Germany to surprise his wife and family. Photo by Kimberly Carter Alicia…

Theologizing with Larkin Poe, 10 years after Reskinned

Ministry leader with tall tales wins GOP bid for Colorado governor

What Willy Rice once knew

What I learned July 5 at church

Sanctuary of Truett, Criswell may be replaced, pastor says

Gilyard, once darling of SBC elites, again forced to resign over sex

Zambian boy’s ordeal shows slavery lingers, even in America

Time to revamp discipleship methods?

Raising the bar for membership creates culture of discipleship, some churches insist

Study finds limits to Willow Creek’s success model

Virginia Baptist woman donates RV to VBMB’s disaster relief ministry

Petersburg Sunday school class brings home soldier from abroad, to delight of wife and kids

New registration process for 21-C to provide ministry profile

EDITORIAL: To release the oppressed

SECOND OPINION: Tips for successful tax filing

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After US Aid Cuts, the Sick Wonder Who Will Visit Them

Inside a Christian mother’s fight against ICE activity in Chicagocu

Why removing a distinct religious code for Native American military service members will make their needs invisible

The Denomination That’s Half Evangelical, Half Black Protestant — And somehow holding together

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Theologizing with Larkin Poe, 10 years after Reskinned

Ministry leader with tall tales wins GOP bid for Colorado governor

What Willy Rice once knew

What I learned July 5 at church