BIRMINGHAM, Ala.— “The work of reconciliation is challenging to preach, and even more challenging to practice,” said Erica Whitaker, senior pastor of Buechel Park Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., as the 2019 General Assembly of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship opened Wednesday (June 19) with a
(RNS) — More than 14,000 Americans participating in the Ration Challenge for the first time this year — many, this week around World Refugee Day (June 20). The global challenge — organized in the United States by Church World Service — asks participants to live
NEW YORK (AP) — Charitable giving by individual Americans in 2018 suffered its biggest drop since the Great Recession of 2008-09, in part because of Republican-backed changes in tax policy, according to the latest comprehensive report on Americans’ giving patterns.
In 2 Kings 5, a self-righteous, important man had to humble himself and listen to others in a quest to find healing from leprosy. Humbly listening to those we normally wouldn’t listen to might be the recipe we need today.
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of U.S. adults say slavery’s legacy continues to negatively impact black Americans “a great deal” or “a fair amount,” according to a Pew Research Center data analysis published June 17.
(RNS) — A new report on family caregivers details how congregations can play a role in supporting the increasing number of members caring for elders.
The question remains whether the cry for “Gospel Above All,” the 2019 annual meeting theme, will continue to unite the Southern Baptist Convention in 2020, or if the upcoming presidential election will reintroduce more tensions.
TULSA, Okla. — Oh, Kenneth Hearrell has stories to tell. But ask the 87-year-old about his role as the “disaster deacon” for his church in Oklahoma, and he has less to say. It’s as if he can’t understand why anyone would need to ask why
SALT LAKE CITY — Is caring for migrants a legally protected act of faith? That remains unclear after a U.S. district judge declared a mistrial in a high-profile immigration case this week.
Divinity is chopping faculty slots and has lost students steadily in recent years at Liberty University, which has long said religion is central to its programs.