“If our Christmas is going to be all about getting upset at people trying to take away Christmas, isn’t that silly too?” Jonathan Morris The Catholic priest was speaking on “Fox & Friends” about the “war on Christmas.” (RNS) “What…
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“Jesus was about ethics. The Sermon on the Mount was about ethics. I don’t think you can believe in Jesus and not believe in ethics.” Roger Olson The scholar was recently named to fill the Foy Valentine Endowed Professorship in…
Deltaville, Va., church, stricken by tornado two years ago, within months of opening new sanctuary
DELTAVILLE, Va. — Zoar Baptist Church, whose sanctuary was destroyed by a tornado that wreaked havoc in its Chesapeake Bay community nearly two years ago, is well on its way to recovery, as its new building nears completion. Zoar's new…
N.C. pastor tapped to lead Va. Baptist learning communities initiative aimed at emerging leaders
RICHMOND — North Carolina pastor Charity Roberson has been tapped to lead a new Virginia Baptist initiative developing learning communities aimed at identifying and training potential church leaders among students of all ages. Roberson, pastor of Sharon Baptist Church in…
N.C. pastor tapped to lead Va. Baptist learning communities initiative aimed at emerging leaders
RICHMOND — North Carolina pastor Charity Roberson has been tapped to lead a new Virginia Baptist initiative developing learning communities aimed at identifying and training potential church leaders among students of all ages. Roberson, pastor of Sharon Baptist Church in…
Proposed change could diminish D.C. Baptist representation on SBC boards, say leaders
WASHINGTON — Representation from churches affiliated with the District of Columbia Baptist Convention on the governing boards of Southern Baptist Convention agencies and institutions could be diminished if a proposal under consideration is adopted this summer. The bylaw change, which…
Super Bowl tradition with a twist: Charlottesville church blends shelter ministry with viewing party
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — University Baptist Church, like many American congregations, has a Super Bowl tradition, but for the Charlottesville, Va., church there’s a twist — the viewing audience is homeless men seeking shelter from the sub-freezing temperatures typical during February…
John Leland Center partners with Prison Fellowship to train students in justice advocacy
ARLINGTON, Va. — The John Leland Center for Theological Studies is partnering with Prison Fellowship International to provide training and educational opportunities for the seminary’s master of divinity students. The collaboration, announced Jan. 30, is part of Leland’s ministry rotation…
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“Evangelicals sat on the sidelines in the civil rights discussions but we must not this time!” Bill Hamel The president of the Evangelical Free Church of America made a statement supporting an “immigration prayer challenge” to encourage Christians to support…
‘Mixed economy’ of existing and new forms of church needed to impact culture, N.C. leaders told
GREENSBORO — About 80 percent of North Carolina’s 9.7 million people don’t attend church and reaching them will require a “mixed economy” of both existing congregations and new forms of church, a group of Baptist leaders was told Feb. 1….
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“Worshiping communities that pay attention to the waxing and waning that we find in Scripture … are the healthier for it.” Richard Wilson The professor of Christian theology at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., was discussing the value of following…