Local crises do not necessarily attract universal interest, even among people of faith. Ferguson seems to have done that. Responses among Baptists of differing stripes have not necessarily brought those Baptists together. But the responses have some similarities. And the groups appear
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Meeting the needs of the hungry in American communities requires churches to network with other churches, various community agencies and volunteers.
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American Baptist Churches Central Region Executive Minister John Williams opened his State of the Region message at the region’s annual gathering Oct. 18-19 in Hesston, Kan., with a memory from his youth — a ride on a passenger train.
It is Tuesday (Sept. 24), and my ecumenical tour group has completed upwards of two days of travel to reach the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. As I write, we are en route to our first stop in the northwestern corner of the nation.
Many churches have cut back the number of business meetings they hold each year. Some have scaled back publications, particularly as mailed-out print versions.
But does communication make much difference in churches anyway? Can’t most members find out what they
Praising the Lord after losing one’s job isn’t easy. But Pastor Robert “Bob” Loggins believes praise made the difference in his life and ministry after losing his position with the Missouri Baptist Convention in May.
Now he ministers across Missouri and in
Baptists in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, appealed to the Baptist World Alliance to help people displaced by the conflict in their country.
As values voters both left and right weigh in on special interests from immigration reform to same-sex marriage in an election season, a lesser-known religious coalition is speaking up for Americans with disabilities.