Frederick D. Haynes III on Succeeding Jesse Jackson, Marching, and ‘Woke Preaching’
'Jesse Jackson has been a mentor for quite some time, so I can't say there's a singular piece of advice because he has given me so much,’ said Haynes.
Texas Baptists Affirm Women in ‘Ministerial’ Roles As SBC Debate Moves to States
In the same week as the Texas Baptists’ meeting, Black leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention and SBC President Bart Barber met over similar issues in Ridgecrest, North Carolina.
77 Faith Groups Get Total of $92 Million for Innovative Faith Programs for Children
‘Whether it's fragmentation, technological advances, or spirituality, we need to refresh the traditional approaches to our faith,’ said one grant recipient.
The Rev. Steve Pieters, Who Changed Minds About AIDS, Dies at 70
His vanguard interview with Tammy Faye Messner (Bakker at the time) aired in an era when fear and false information about HIV/AIDS ran rampant in conservative Christian communities.
Mennonites Confront Climate Change With Generation Z
This issue A Public Witness pulls up a chair at the Mennonite Church USA’s Youth & Young Adult Climate Summit in order to discover new ways for all of us to meaningfully engage in creation care, and to do so in full partnership with the
Many African American SBC Churches Have Women Pastors on Staff. Will They Be Expelled Next?
A letter from the president of the SBC's National African American Fellowship expressed concerns over recent SBC decisions to bar churches with women pastors.
UCC Elects First Woman — and First Woman of African Descent — To Lead Denomination
That Thompson is the first woman to lead the denomination may be surprising given the denomination’s progressive stances on women’s rights and many other issues.
Blessing in a Schism
This issue of A Public Witness attends multiple disaffiliation blessings — from Southern Baptist to United Methodist and Mennonite — to consider different models for denominational partings.
For Church Worship Teams, Auto-Tune Covers a Multitude of Sins. Especially Online.
The boom in livestreaming and the ubiquity of Auto-Tune and other technologies have led churches to up their game when it comes to sound technology. But has it gone too far?
William Barber Departs Pulpit of Greenleaf Church With an Ode to the Power of Disability
The sermon, which capped his 30-year tenure as pastor of the Disciples of Christ church in Goldsboro, North Carolina, was unusually personal.