When Gospel Sermons Came on the Phonograph
(The Conversation) The first truly African-American musical form, the “Spirituals,” took shape in the 17th and 18th centuries within the generations of slaves born into the
“You’ve Made the Road by Walking,” McLaren Tells Cooperative Baptists
ATLANTA — Stepping out in faith not knowing the destination is part of the story of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, popular author and theologian Brian McLaren
Car-Care Ministries a Growing Niche in Midsize Cities
(RNS) When he founded the car-care ministry at McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church 15 years ago, David McCoy knew he was filling a need
Nonprofit Leader and Former Executive Nominated as CBF Moderator-Elect
DECATUR, Ga.—The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship nominating committee recommended Gary Dollar, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader and former executive, as the organization’s next moderator-elect.
Dollar lives in Glen Carbon,
American Baptist Churches USA Biennial Mission Summit Meets in Portland
The American Baptist Churches USA Biennial Mission Summit is meeting at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, June 30-July 2. The theme of the 2017 Summit is
2017 CBF General Assembly Meets June 26-30 in Atlanta
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly will meet June 26-30 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga. The meeting marks the organization's first quarter century.
Baylor’s First Woman President Brings Fresh Start to Baptist University
WACO, Texas (RNS) Two decades before she took office as the first woman president in Baylor University’s 172-year history, Linda Livingstone helped break down a different barrier
Analysis: Congregations Can’t Make up for Proposed Federal Budget Cuts
(RNS) A nonprofit has calculated that every religious congregation in the U.S. — Christian or otherwise — would have to raise an additional $714,000 every
Supreme Court Rules for Mo. Church — But With a Footnote
The U.S. Supreme Court sided on June 26 with a Missouri church seeking aid from taxpayers to improve its playground. The justices handed
Stemming the Tide of Hatred With Kindness, and Finding ‘Life Itself’
Kindness — a virtue embraced by both the religious and the nonreligious — requires intentional behavior and can have beneficial results for both the giver and recipient of a benevolent act,