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At this VBS, a skit simulates a violent execution

“Take him out! Blow him up! Take him out! Blow him up!” the children chant during a vacation Bible school program at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Lexington, Ky. With eerie music looming over the scene, the viral TikTok video...

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Are you motivating your ministers to do and be their best?

Everyone can play a role in motivating the women and men God has called to lead their church. When this occurs, God is glorified, the church is strengthened, ministers are empowered to do what God has sent them to do and a community’s citizens are drawn to a healthy church serious about being the healing and hopeful presence of Christ.

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Transformation in Haiti

“CBF works from the idea that you first have to develop the relationships to have the right to speak into people’s lives, to actually be a part of transforming their lives and be a part of the development that’s going to happen.”

Transitions for the week of 9-28-18

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Brad Ames, to Covington (Va.) Baptist Church, as pastor. Anyra Cano, to Texas Baptist Women in Ministry, as…

Slamming doors to refugees: What will it take to get our humanity back?

In 2016 the United States welcomed 85,000 refugees; so far in 2018 we have received less than 21,000. And the cap for 2019 will be the lowest cap on admissions since the program began in 1980. The secretary of state says it’s about “prioritizing the safety and well-being of the American people.” It sounds to me like the studies on generosity are still right: we’ve got too much – affluence and/or fear – to be willing to share.