Progressive National Baptist Young People See Signs of Welcome but Seek Less Judgment
‘I feel like also seasoned adults complain about what we're wearing,’ said one teen about her historically Black denomination.
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Fred Lunsford, influential N.C. ministry leader, WWII veteran, dies at 99 | Baptist Press
MARBLE, N.C. — Fred Bruner Lunsford, an influential Baptist pastor, ministry leader, evangelist and World War II veteran from western North Carolina who served the Lord for more than 70 years, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 1, at age 99, six days before his 100th birthday.
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Arizona’s David Johnson announces retirement plans | Baptist Press
PHOENIX – David Johnson, executive director of the Arizona Mission Network of Southern Baptists since 2013, announced his intention to retire at the Convention Council meeting March 4 in Phoenix. He said he intends to continue in his present position until the election of his successor.
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San Diego Serve Tour Volunteers Engage the Next Generation with the Gospel | Baptist Press
SAN DIEGO – Imagine taking a physics class in a language you’re still learning to speak.
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Why Are Southern Baptists Still Arguing About Women Preachers?
For the past 25 years, Southern Baptists have officially banned women pastors. That hasn’t stopped churches from having women serve in that role.
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Just a Reminder: Jesus Lifted Women’s Voices – RELEVANT
For centuries, the Church has had a complicated—let’s be honest, often problematic—relationship with women. While the Bible is filled with the names,
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Steve Riggle’s Grace Church Pays $2 Million to Settle Lawsuit for Teen Abused in Sleep
Months after agreeing to pay former member and intern Tyler Bates 2 million to settle a lawsuit in which he alleges he was sexually abused as a teenager by a staff member while he slept, Grace
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Judge rules school chaplain’s sacking for challenging LGBT+ ‘unsafe’
A judge in England on Tuesday (March 4) ruled a school chaplain’s firing for challenging LGBT+ teaching was “unsafe” due to anti-Christian bias of a member of the employment tribunal that had dismissed his appeal, according to an advocacy group.
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Franklin Graham Calls for an ‘end to this terrible war’ in Ukraine
The Rev Franklin Graham is calling for an end to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict after a tense meeting between President Donald Trump, Vice President J D Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr
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Georgia Church Reaching the Community through English Classes | Baptist Press
LITHIA SPRINGS, Ga. — A little blue sign on the corner of Lucille Ave and Veterans Memorial Parkway reads “Free English Classes.” The sign, in front of First Baptist Church Lithia Springs, shows that the 77-year-old church is serious about reaching its community for Jesus Christ.
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Southern Baptists pastors plan to bring so-called Law amendment to 2025 Annual Meeting | Baptist Press
DALLAS (BP) — Texas pastor Juan Sanchez is urging Southern Baptists to re-visit an amendment at the Annual Meeting this June that addresses the definition of pastor/elder/overseer in the SBC Constitution.
