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Two parallels and an outlier: Graham Platner, Roy Moore and Donald Trump

The stories of Graham Platner and Roy Moore, although unfolding in different parties and different eras, trace the same institutional pattern: Modern political parties elevate outsiders when they are useful and abandon them when they become inconvenient. Platner and Moore...

Transitions for the week of 3-13-20

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Pam Durso, to Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Shawnee, Kansas, as president, effective June 1. For the past…

Five reasons your church probably isn’t spending too much on personnel

If you buy into the popular myth – and faulty metric – that a church should devote no more than 50 percent of its budget to personnel costs, you may risk starving your congregation of its energy or life force.

Letter to the Editor – Responding to a commentary on heaven and hell

From Kirby D. Smith in Midlothian, Virginia

Are Baptists coming around on the Holy Spirit? (Do they need to?)

“I was surprised how often (Baptist newspapers) cited holiness folks.”

Work as religion: why Protestants need to let go of the Protestant Work Ethic

The rise of work as a religion has occurred during the decline of Christianity as a religion.

Ministry jobs and more

Baptist News Global provides a free listing of ministry-related jobs for Baptist churches, theological institutions and organizations across the United States. Each free posting is for 30 days and is limited to 150 words. Postings may be extended another 30…

We’ve got plenty to be afraid of these days. So why does the Bible tell us not to fear?

The point is not what we fear, but what a life ruled by fear can do to us.

Bob Allen, BNG news editor since 2008, to leave March 31

“Throughout his career as a reporter and editor, Bob has been devoted to faith-centered journalism practiced with integrity and excellence.”

The church in exile: How will we respond to the marginalization of Christianity in American society?

Assuming the posture of exile is difficult and lonely. But could it be that the church’s loss of standing in American society is an opportunity to trust in God rather than in our privileged position?

Heaven-or-hell theology may be simple, but it is neither biblical nor morally defensible. What’s the alternative?

Most of our churches have left heaven-or-hell theology far behind, but we’re afraid to offer a viable alternative. It’s time for moderate and progressive mainline preachers to talk about the biblical vision of universal redemption.

Tornado in ‘the buckle of the Bible Belt’ takes toll on houses of worship

Tornadoes that destroyed more than 140 buildings Tuesday night in middle Tennessee left their mark on a number of religious landmarks in Nashville, a city sometimes called the “buckle of the Bible Belt.”

Tennessee twisters move Baptists into short- and long-term disaster response

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is standing by to help after storm-induced tornadoes killed at least 24 people and damaged close to 150 buildings, including several churches, in Middle Tennessee early Tuesday morning. CBF’s expertise is in long-term recovery that typically…

The wicked are punished — or not

What Ryan Burge sees in America’s megachurches

We are a nation of immigrants

As worldwide deaths mount, Musk insists DOGE cuts didn’t kill anyone