Urging churches to provide adequate financial care for their pastors, other ministers and staff members during less-than-stellar financial times might seem a stretch. After all, gifts to many churches are down even as members struggle with unemployment and, in other cases, less
Windermere Baptist Conference Center trustees likely will choose a new executive following the arrest of current President and CEO Jerald "Jerry" Hill.
Michael Olmsted didn’t have to pray too long about serving as interim pastor — even though he's a Baptist by conviction and the congregation is affiliated with a different denomination.
An online news service carried an interesting sidebar the other day under a story on the latest in the clash between the Israeli army and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. A campaign had begun proclaiming that Jews and Arabs refuse to be enemies. Photos helped
Ministers are responsible for their actions as individuals, sometimes by civil authorities and ultimately by God. But what responsibility, if any, should the local church and the denomination bear for unethical behavior of their pastors and other church ministers?
Everyone pays a high price when the church shepherd breaches trust.
Growing up, we discover the entertainment value of fish tales and whoppers. We hear a story that’s too good not to pass along, and we usually do.
So it’s not surprising that originality and accuracy may not be at the top of a congregation’s ethical
Israel and Gaza have the responsibility to do what may seem incomprehensible and take the first steps to address barriers to respect.
My wife Susan and I picked up our two grandsons and their little sister, a 4-year-old, at their home in Illinois and brought them back to our place in Jefferson City, Mo., for four nights last week. The boys are almost 9 and nearly 12,
Jordan: Where John baptized, the Hebrew exiles wandered and Moses caught a glimpse of the Promised Land.