#MeToo Confronts Small Churches, Bivocational Pastors
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Amid the #MeToo movement, conferences and seminaries have heightened their focus on training pastors to prevent and report sexual abuse.
But associational leader Sean McMahon
Bidding Starts at $50K for Bible That Went to Moon
(RNS) — For the collector who has almost everything, there’s a chance this week to claim ownership of a Bible that literally was out
Iowa Tornado Devastation Triggers Baptist Disaster Relief Response
MASHALLTOWN, Iowa (BP) -- Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams have begun cleanup work in Marshalltown, Iowa, following a devastating tornado July 19.
Brownback Opens Religious Freedom Summit with Plea to Fight Persecution
WASHINGTON (RNS) — U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback opened a summit at the State Department this week by urging leaders from a
Eritrean Christians Released from Shipping Container Prisons
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – Eritrean Christians and human rights advocates are cheering the release of 35 Christian prisoners as a new peace pact between Eritrea
SBU Selects 25th President
On July 24, Southwest Baptist University announced its new president, Eric A. Turner, who will replace the retiring C. Pat Taylor. Elected as the 25th president
Seniors Say ‘Yes’ to VBS
OKLAHOMA Okla. (BP) -- Demonstrating that no one is too old to learn, Portland Avenue Baptist Church hosted a senior adult version of Vacation Bible School
Labrador Retrievers Put Their Paws on the Gospel
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (BP) -- Johnny Morgan's life has really gone to the dogs, and he couldn't be happier.
How White Evangelicals Are Outliers Among US Faith Groups
(RNS) — A new poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute and The Atlantic shows that when it comes to politics, white evangelical Christians stand
CBF Head Announces Leadership Transition
DECATUR, Ga. — Suzii Paynter, who in March 2013 became only the third executive coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, announced today that she is working with