Missouri, South Carolina Baptist Foundations Name New Leaders
The Missouri Baptist Foundation and the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina have named new leaders. Neil Franks, age 46, served as the lead pastor of First Baptist
Barbara Blaine, Founder of Abuse Victims Group SNAP, Dies
CHICAGO (AP) — Barbara Blaine, the founder and former president of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, has died. She was 61.
The organization known as
Baptists Urged to “Get in Good Trouble” on Behalf of Oppressed by Civil Rights Icon
ATLANTA — “Just get in the way…get in good trouble.” That was the message of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis on September 19 to
Congregational Singing Alive and Well at ‘Sing!’ Conference
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) -- The first time Keith Getty sat down to write the melody for a new hymn, he penned the now-classic tune for "In
Caffeine Starting to Be Sold in Brigham Young University’s Cafeteria
(RNS) — Move over, caffeine-free soft drinks: Your caffeinated counterparts are now available at a prominent Mormon university.
Travel Ban Revisions May Add Countries, Alter Court Challenge
WASHINGTON (USA Today) — The long and winding road to the Supreme Court for President Trump's travel ban may require yet another detour as the
Vanderbilt Ties Racial Justice to Religion in New Program
(RNS) — Watching the civil rights protests on television as a child, Emilie Townes asked her mother, "Why do they hate us?"
Today, as dean of
China Tightens Worship, Sunday School Restrictions
CHINA (BP) -- China startled Christians by tightening its "choke-hold" on churches there in September, banning Christian education for children and unregistered church
U.S. Food Insecurity Declined in 2016, but Millions Still at Risk
Food insecurity in the U.S. declined for the fifth straight year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) annual report released last week.
Even so, more
Chainsaw-Wielding Nun Just ‘Wanted to Help out’ After Hurricane Irma
(RNS) — Now here’s something you don’t see every day: A Carmelite nun, in full habit,