Eighty-three percent of U.S. inmates were arrested at least once within the nine years following their release from incarceration, according to a U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) report released on May 23.June
Publishing Conference Seeks to Help Spiritual Writers from Minority Groups
By Jana Riess, Religion News Service | June 18, 2018
On June 19–20, religion publishing will do something it’s never tried before. The “Publishing in Color” conference is designed specifically for writers of color, helping them network with editors and agents as they learn to navigate the publishing process.
The American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) has released a letter sent to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions expressing "deep concern" over the country's "unjust immigration policies."
Our story begins with Judah, the southern kingdom of the Jews, where the fabled city of David and Solomon was located, along with the temple of the true and living God, in Jerusalem. But the glory days are long gone, faith in God has been reduced to public rituals and the land is blighted with altars to pagan gods.
DALLAS (BP) -- At an annual meeting that saw what chief parliamentarian Barry McCarty called an "extra heavy volume of business" on its opening day, the Southern Baptist Convention elected J.D. Greear as convention president and heard an address by Vice President Mike Pence.June
Southern Baptists Mull What’s Next on Confronting Abuse
By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service | June 16, 2018
DALLAS (RNS) — The sermons, the hymn singing and the floor debates of the Southern Baptists’ annual meeting have concluded, but a key question remains: How will the denomination address the issues of sexual and physical abuse that loomed over the proceedings?
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Executive Coordinator Addresses #MeToo and #ChurchToo in Report to CBF Assembly
By Carrie McGuffin | June 15, 2018
DALLAS — #MeToo, #ChurchToo and clergy sexual abuse and misconduct were the focus CBF Executive Coordinator Suzii Paynter’s report during the Thursday (June 14) morning business session of the 2018 General Assembly in Dallas.
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Speakers Encourage Cooperative Baptists to Seek Transformation in Local, Global Church
By Carrie McGuffin and Aaron Weaver | June 15, 2018
DALLAS — “The western church has been losing muscle every year,” Wade Bibb, senior pastor of Central Baptist Church of Bearden in Knoxville, Tenn., told Cooperative Baptists on the second night of the 2018 General Assembly in Dallas.
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Women Must Be Able to ‘Fulfill Their God-Given Callings,’ London Tells General Assembly
By Aaron Weaver and Carrie McGuffin | June 14, 2018
DALLAS — During the opening night of the 2018 CBF General Assembly in Dallas, speakers focused on highlighting the ministry work of Fellowship Southwest and its partners.
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A Year Later, Britain Remembers 72 Killed in Fire and Faith Groups’ Response
By Catherine Pepinster | June 14, 2018
LONDON (RNS) — The Rev. Alan Everett vividly remembers the early morning hours of June 14, 2017. Flames were engulfing the 24-story apartment building near his church, St. Clement's in Notting Dale, and he did what came naturally: invite in the weary, fearful and displaced.
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