By Alan Bean It is hard to believe that two full decades have passed since R. Albert Mohler ascended to the presidency of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. To celebrate this momentous occasion, the seminary has produced…
Silencing women unintentionally
There is a thin line between defending women in ministry and objectifying women in ministry. Women have a long history of objectification, that unfortunately isn’t history. There are some days when I come home and I think through the day…
On accepting a call to pastor
I am literally speechless. I have accepted the call to be the interim pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Fellowship in Lexington, S.C. I am speechless because even on this blog, I have expressed my doubts about being able to find a…
How much should we pay the pastor?
By Robert Dilday It may be one of the most uncomfortable — and sometimes contentious — questions in congregational life: How much should we pay our senior pastor? Ministers struggle between commitments to a self-sacrificial calling on the one hand…
Domestic violence focus of virtual tour
By Bob Allen American Baptist Women’s Ministries will lead an online “virtual mission encounter” on the topic of domestic violence Sept. 23-27. “Garlands instead of Ashes: Domestic Violence” is the third of four learning opportunities in 2013 allowing women to…
Lottie Moon’s church led by woman
By Bob Allen What would Lottie do? Last year, Southern Baptists gave $149.3 million to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for international missions, hailed as the third-highest amount in the offering’s 124-year history. With less fanfare, meanwhile, the iconic missionary’s…
Carter says faith used against women
By Bob Allen The abuse of women is “the most pervasive and unaddressed human-rights violation on Earth,” and too often justified in the name of religion, former President Jimmy Carter said at a June 27-29 conference at the Carter Center…
Shaming women into silence
By Miguel De La Torre When women choose to break out of the restricted social space designated for them, men typically dismiss their contributions by questioning their reputations. When “uppity” women refuse to stay in their place, men attempt to…
Saying ‘no’ to violence against women
By Cindy Ring Ruble We live in a world in which one in three women will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. That statistic represents about 1 billion women. Think of three women and girls in your life and…