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Americans value freedom but there are differences on what it means

America’s 250th birthday prompted researchers at Navigator to ask Americans how they define America, patriotism and what our country should aspire to. The result was 82% of Americans across all generations saying they believe freedom is an extremely important value,...

Transitions for the week of 1-10-20

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Emily Holladay, to Village Baptist Church, Bowie, Md., as pastor. Barry Howard, to Wieuca Road Baptist Church,…

Another church shooting: Have we become ‘morally anesthetized’ to the horrors of gun violence?

Sadly, West Freeway Church of Christ will not be the last American faith community to endure violent trauma. Yes, religious communities must develop security strategies for protecting vulnerable worshippers, but people of faith must reject any idea that such horror is normative.

Why neither seminary nor pastoral experience prepares ministers for (their own) grief

“I was equipped to function in the midst of crisis and to be a non-anxious presence, but nothing prepares you or equips you for the grief over someone who is dear to you.”

Are our churches and their leaders ready for the 2020s?

Rather than thinking of turnaround as simply a reversal of numerical decline, the real turnaround for congregations that thrive in the next decade will be a move from irrelevance to relevance in the lives of their constituents and their communities.

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…

My take on the infamous Christianity Today editorial on Trump: Blessed are the (real) journalists

Journalism shares a lot of the same values as Christianity. They both privilege truth.

Church taps ‘Cheers’ approach to mix spirits with the spiritual

“You walk out of there every month knowing you heard something you needed to hear.”

Five tips from the dead about living life in the new year

What troubles me most about the people I meet for the first time at the cemetery is how many of them failed to live life beyond basic expectations.

An unnamed concubine’s story in Judges is our story: Will we remain asleep to sexual violence?

I’m beginning to realize just how many people in our churches have been the unnamed concubine of Judges 19.

Transitions for the week of 1-3-20

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Matt Boschen, to Mount Vernon Baptist Church, Glen Allen, Va., as associate pastor for students. He comes…

BNG’s Top 25 of the decade

Presented here are BNG’s top 25 news and opinion articles during the past decade.

3 views on Donald Trump held by American Christians

US megachurches report strong rebound from pandemic

Baptists need to speak up again for religious liberty

What in hell became of heaven?