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BPFNA will host online Summer Conference due to COVID-19

The Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America announced April 7 its Summer Conference will be going virtual in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual event was to be held July 6-10 in San Diego, California. But the spread of…

Crucifixion and coronavirus: a Holy Week unlike any other

David declared that even though he walked through the valley of the shadow of death, goodness and mercy would follow him always and that God would be with him forever. This year, this Holy Week, we have to find a way to believe that.

Chaplains struggle to provide ‘ministry of presence’ in time of social distancing

“The difficult part is not being face-to-face, not having eye contact, not being able to give hugs and to provide a gentle touch to people, which is something that we do with hand-holding or stroking of someone’s forehead.”

Resources for churches, ministers and laypeople amid the onslaught of COVID-19

To supplement the original news stories and opinion articles published at baptistnews.com related to the novel coronavirus, the Baptist News Global staff has compiled a list of helpful articles and resources accessible online.

How to survive in a time of coronavirus: Turn down the volume

The stress of living in an age of COVID-19 is revealing all of us to be more of who we have been. It is amplifying our personalities – for good or for ill. Normally hidden emotions now rise to the surface, and we are more easily laid bare.

CBF announces virtual 2020 General Assembly in response to pandemic

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s 2020 General Assembly will be an online experience instead of an in-person gathering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CBF Executive Coordinator Paul Baxley announced in an April 2 statement. Instead of traveling to downtown Atlanta this…

Former missionary kids document creative compassion down ‘The Good Road’ on PBS

A new television series premiering April 6 on PBS promises to introduce viewers to some of the most innovative acts of courage and kindness around the planet. “The Good Road” is a journey led by philanthropists and adventurers Earl Bridges…

‘A little PTSD’ results from Baptist minister’s harrowing COVID-19 encounter

A Baptist music minister is emerging from a life-threatening encounter with COVID-19 preaching the gospel of social isolation. “Do everything you can to stay home,” Tommy Shapard, minister of music and worship at Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida,…

11 self-care reminders for clergy and other caregivers

Amid a global pandemic and its immediate and long-term repercussions, consider these reminders for pastors, other ministers and all caregivers.

From disorientation to reorientation: Turning forced isolation into Sabbath experiences

Sabbath strips away the notion that our worth is defined by our activity. Sabbath affirms that our worth is not in doing; it is in being.

Our lives are part of a great sacred story that goes on. Even in a global pandemic

Though life now feels like a wild, roller coaster ride of emotions, we are part of something much bigger than the unfolding devastation of the coronavirus pandemic. Our lives, even now, are woven into a great sacred story.

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US megachurches report strong rebound from pandemic

Baptists need to speak up again for religious liberty

What in hell became of heaven?