Southern Baptists and the Unholy Gale
This issue of A Public Witness takes off on a quest to understand what the Southern Baptist's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Brent Leatherwood debacle tells us about religion and politics.
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IHOPKC’s Board Says 24/7 Prayer Room Will No Longer Be Connected to a Church
After months of deliberation, the board of the embattled International House of Prayer Kansas City has decided that their vaunted 24 7 Prayer Room will not be operated under the umbrella of any
Church Sues Colorado Town to Be Able to Shelter Homeless in Trailers, Work ‘Mandated by God’
The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act bars governments from imposing land use regulations that put a substantial burden on religious exercise without a compelling reason for doing so.
SBC DIGEST: SEBTS, CBU receive 7-figure grants | Baptist Press
SEBTS Center for Faith and Culture receives $1.25M grant; CBU professor receives $1M grant to study responses to sacred architecture.
Ministry reaching hundreds of international students is ‘Baptist cooperation at its best’ | Baptist Press
OCEAN CITY, Md. (BP) – The air crackles with excitement at Ocean City Baptist Church (OCBC) as members prepare to welcome 300-plus international students for a hot, homemade meal.
Newly released study on evangelism in Canada reveals 'inexplicable spiritual openness and curiosity' among non-believers
A new report released by Alpha Canada together with the Flourishing Congregations Institute reveals significant shifts towards evangelism among Canadian churches. The ‘Reigniting Hope: Sharing the Good News in Canada in 2024 Report’ acknowledged that large parts of Canadian society no longer have any religious affiliation, moving Canada towards a post-Christian society. But it also highlights signs of new openness towards faith among non-believers.
'Influencing the culture': Megachurch Equipping Churches to Mobilize Voters Ahead of Election
Representatives from a California megachurch will be traveling across the state to encourage Christians to mobilize voters ahead of the presidential election
Throat cancer fails to loosen his grip on God’s sovereignty | Baptist Press
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (BP) – “Don’t feel sorry for me,” Ernest Easley writes in a new book. A feeding tube is how he gets nourishment. He struggles to speak.
Baptist mission teams use upcoming Olympics to connect, evangelize in Paris | Baptist Press
PARIS (BP) – With the Olympic Games opening in Paris later this week, Southern Baptists have already been working in and around the city, capitalizing on the event as a bridge to spread the Gospel.
Receiving honourary doctorate in Jamaica, Archbishop of Canterbury laments “vile and disgusting sin” of Church’s role in slave trade
The Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, received an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree from The University of the West Indies (UWI) in Kingston, Jamaica on July 20 in recognition for his role in speaking out publicly for the Anglican church to face up to its past role in the transatlantic slave trade. The doctorate ceremony took place at the E. Nigel Harris Council Room at the UWI Regional Headquarters in Kingston during the archbishop’s visit to the island from July 18 to July 2
