It may now seem surprising to many United Methodists, and even more Baptists, that for most of our histories in the United States, all Methodists and Baptists were regularly designated as evangelical denominations. The most important reason is that both...
Greg Long wants to save Navajo language and culture — one Hebrew word at a time. As a child, Long heard all about Navajo folklore from his paternal grandmother. That’s how he learned to say he’s “of the Deer Water…
Should a registered sex offender be permitted to preach?
The pair are among the most contentious Roman Catholic figures of the 20th century.
Deeply and faithfully loving and caring for oneself is enough — it’s not just a pause between activities, writes a seminary professor and psychologist. Related opinion: Amy Butler / In a divided country, pastoral leaders are called to love fiercely, speak…
One of the greatest blind spots of white privilege is the ability not to talk with your children about critical issues of the day, to “protect” them from reality. Black parents, Hispanic parents, poor parents, immigrant parents don’t have this privilege.
An instrumental figure in the formation of Associated Baptist Press – a forerunner to Baptist News Global – is stepping down at yearend after a half century career in Baptist journalism. About 225 people gathered Oct. 5 in Birmingham, Alabama,…
Domestic violence focus of Baptist women’s group American Baptist Women’s Ministries seeks to draw awareness to domestic violence and its impact on women and families. The organization recently announced the 2018-2019 Mission Focus, Domestic Violence. “This critical topic has impact…
From the cutting-edge concept of “dinner church” to lifting up the healing power of song, workshops at “Space for Grace 2018: Thy Will Be Done” offer inspiration and passion that will charge up and change up your ministry! REGISTER NOW for this national…
Beloved pastor and author nears completion of his long obedience in the same direction.
Christians organized the first relief agencies. Now Sikh, Muslim, and Buddhist groups abound.
Thriving pastors carry out their work through the historic tasks of preaching, worship leadership and congregational care. The CBF Thriving in Ministry Initiative will empower these holy tasks through contemporary virtues of vision, imagination, discernment and relational capacity.
Celebrating Albert Mohler’s 25th anniversary as president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, former Southern Baptist Convention president James Merritt recalled the journey’s rocky start. “When he came here, there were very few exceptions, almost everybody hated Dr. Mohler,” Merritt, lead…
