How Real Should Pastors Be?
Will congregations allow their pastors to be human? And will pastors themselves be real in ways that are healthy and appropriate?
New Maverick Still Follows King
Justin Jackson has learned that God has a sense of humor as well as a sense of direction.
Survey: 1 in 3 Protestants Think More Stories of Abuse by Pastors Yet to Come
(RNS) — Most Protestant churchgoers feel they and their children are safe from abuse or harassment at their churches. But many also seem unsure whether new cases of abuse are yet to be revealed.
10 Women Who Are Changing the Southern Baptist Response to Abuse
Christianity Today highlights 10 abuse survivors, authors, attorneys, activists and advocates in churches and ministries who brought new attention to the silent suffering of those whose stories were ignored, stifled and left untold, and supported survivors pursuing justice, healing and reform.
SBC’s Rightward Shift Turns 40 Amid Turmoil
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, recently removed dozens of stained glass windows. The windows featured neither biblical characters nor historical saints, but recent Baptists honored as part of the rightward shift of the Southern Baptist Convention.
The Problem With Aggressive ‘Billboard Evangelism’
Billboard evangelism often tends to deploy the threat of hell. Given who billboard evangelists are trying to speak to, it’s a poor incentive for attending church or picking up a Bible.
Could Recent State Abortion Bans Reverse Roe — and Unite Christians in Opposition?
(RNS) — Several states have passed restrictive abortion bills this legislative session,. Could the passage of these laws ironically lead to a kind of cooperation between the traditional pro-choice and pro-life factions?
FBC Sutherland Springs Opens New Sanctuary 18 Months After Massacre
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — A South Texas church began a fresh chapter of worship on Sunday as it unveiled a new sanctuary a year and a half after a gunman opened fire and killed more than two dozen congregants in the deadliest mass shooting
Timothy and Epaphroditus
We have only a fraction of the heroic stories of the early days of the church. But the individuals we do know, reveal the leading of God's Spirit and the faithfulness of people like us.
A Fishing Line Encircles Manhattan, Protecting Sanctity Of Sabbath
A clear fishing wire is tied around the island of Manhattan. Most people walking on the streets of Manhattan do not notice it at all. But many observant Jews in Manhattan rely on this string to leave the house on the Sabbath.