By Jeff Brumley A church-state watchdog group has urged Congress to ignore a proposal from evangelical and other groups seeking an end to the prohibition against politics in the pulpit. The proposal by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability claims…
Faith-based re-entry saves tax dollars
By Jeff Brumley A Baylor University study shows that faith-based prisoner re-entry programs – at least in one case – help ex-cons, society and taxpayers. The study analyzed the InnerChange Freedom Initiative, a Minnesota program that uses volunteers and private…
Baptists put backs into ‘Loving Oklahoma’
By Jeff Brumley This week’s “Loving Oklahoma” campaign comes at just the right moment for disaster-response coordinators who are launching a new phase in the recovery from May’s deadly tornadoes. “We are in the process of switching from cleanup to…
Ministry leaders blast whistleblower
By Bob Allen Sovereign Grace Ministries in Louisville, Ky., has released a statement adopted in May by the organization’s leaders commending founder C.J. Mahaney and denouncing a former associate turned vocal critic of the well-known evangelical leader. A website posting…
Georgetown College names new president
By Bob Allen Trustees of the first Baptist college established west of the Allegheny Mountains announced Monday the election of M. Dwaine Greene as 24th president of Georgetown College. Greene, 56, has been academic vice president and provost since 2001…
ERLC defends sectarian public prayers
By Bob Allen The Southern Baptist Convention Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court Aug. 2 defending prayers offered in Jesus’ name at government meetings. The first legal brief filed since Russell Moore…
CBFNC spreading gospel of farming
By Jeff Brumley Cooperative Baptists in North Carolina are forging a network of church and other faith-based garden and farming ministries in hopes of inspiring more congregations to grow food for those in need. The effort’s center of gravity is…
CBF eliminates coordinator position
By Bob Allen The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has retired one of its top leadership positions in a new structure aligned with priorities identified by the 2012 Task Force. Connie McNeill, coordinator for administration at the Atlanta-based Fellowship since March 2005,…
CBF eliminates coordinator position
By Bob Allen The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has retired one of its top leadership positions in a new structure aligned with priorities identified by the 2012 Task Force. Connie McNeill, coordinator for administration at the Atlanta-based Fellowship since March 2005,…