View from the Front Row: Joys, Challenges of Ministry as a Shared Vocation
Most in ministry agree that having family members who share the vocation has been a tremendous help along the way.
Robert & Martha Bergen to Retire After Combined 60 Years on HLGU Faculty
HANNIBAL, Mo. (BP) -- Robert and Martha Bergen will retire from Hannibal-LaGrange University at the end of this summer after a combined 60 years of service, having taught an estimated 7,500 students.
Baptist Report Documents Ethical Fashion
People often consider multiple factors when shopping for clothes, such as cost, colors and style. Baptist World Aid Australia hopes people will also consider the ethics of the clothes’ development.
Q&A Interview: Jeremy Bell, General Secretary of the North American Baptist Fellowship
Jeremy Bell, a Canadian Baptist leader, is the general secretary of the North American Baptist Fellowship, a regional body of the Baptist World Alliance. Word&Way Editor Brian Kaylor interviewed Bell as they traveled together on April 20.
You Can Push for Public Displays of the Bible. Better Yet, Read It.
(RNS) - The usual adversaries are at it again in the ongoing war over the place of the Bible and Christian faith in the U.S. armed forces. On behalf of 26 military families, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation is battling with the Navy over a POW/MIA display at the naval hospital on Okinawa, Japan.
Practicing Christians More Likely to Work to End Poverty
In every category surveyed for its "The Good News about Global Poverty" report released in April, Barna Group found that Christians "who consider their faith important and attend church regularly" were significantly more likely to be involved in work to end poverty.
Trump to Sign Executive Order Creating New White House Faith-Based Initiative
WASHINGTON (RNS) — President Trump plans to unveil a new initiative that aims to give faith groups a stronger voice within the federal government and serve as a watchdog for government overreach on religious liberty issues.
Baylor University’s Truett Seminary Announces 12 Most Effective Preachers
(RNS) - A dozen pastors known for their consistently stellar performances in the pulpit made Baylor University's list of the most effective preachers in the English-speaking world.
Religious Adults in North America Less Accepting of Migrants
Adults in the U.S. and Canada who say religion is important in their lives tend to be less accepting of migrants, according to a Gallup report released on April 26.
James Cone, ‘Founder of Black Liberation Theology,’ Dies at 79
(RNS) — The Rev. James H. Cone, the scholar known as the “founder of black liberation theology,” died Saturday (April 28), Union Theological Seminary announced.
He was 79.