Health officials in the nation’s capital are hoping that Black religious leaders will serve as community influencers to overcome what officials say is a persistent vaccine reluctance in the Black community. Several local ministers recently received their first vaccine shots.
Some of the same theological disputes that divided Baptists throughout their first 400 years continue to distinguish different branches of the Baptist family tree in the early years of the 21st century, theologian James Leo Garrett said.
By Bill Webb, Word&Way Editor Norman Shands recounts an early experience in his ministry as an Atlanta pastor that illustrates two principles that guided him in the area of civil rights — stand by your convictions and don’t underestimate the value of dialogue. Today, Shands