Texas Church Plans Third Annual Trip to Help Ukraine Refugee Children | Baptist Press
For the third consecutive year, volunteers from First Baptist Church in Garland will travel to eastern Europe to bring Christmas joy to Ukrainian refugee children.
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SBC DIGEST: Mohler releases Christmas devotional; DBU receives record $20M | Baptist Press
Mohler’s new book recaptures ‘Glory of Christmas’; DBU receives record $20M for School of Business.
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Get Your Motor Running: Emmerling Set to Lead Michigan Baptists into the Future | Baptist Press
FLUSHING, Mich. (BP) — Like the tools he helped build as a die maker with General Motors, Ed Emmerling is a Michigan product. He was born and raised there. Graduated high school there. Grew up in the church his grandfather started back in 1956.
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More Senior Clergy May Need to Follow Welby in Resigning, Says Bishop
More senior clergy in the Church of England may need to resign following the Archbishop of Canterbury's decision to step down over personal failings in how decades of "abhorrent" child abuse by the late John Smyth was responded to.
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BGCT rejects call to affirm Baptist Faith and Message 2000 | Baptist Press
WACO, Texas (BP) – Messengers to Texas Baptists’ annual meeting soundly defeated a motion affirming the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message, the Southern Baptist Convention statement of faith that limits the role of pastor to men.
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To Feel Safe in the Pews, Trauma Must Be Acknowledged, Spiritual Directors Say
Despite the growth of trauma-informed ministry, religious leaders believe that more needs to be done for the church and other sacred spaces to be healthy, safe places of connection for congregations.
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Pastor Greg Laurie Says God Placed Trump in Power ‘for such a time as this’
Pastor Greg Laurie recently delivered a message claiming President-elect Donald Trump received a mandate from the American people and that a Harris administration would have likely led to increased
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Calls for More Resignations over John Smyth Failures
Victims of prolific abuser John Smyth have called for more resignations after the Archbishop of Canterbury's decision to step down over his failure to report the abuse to police.
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Judge Blocks Ten Commandments from Louisiana Classrooms
U.S. District Judge John deGravelles on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction preventing authorities in Louisiana from enforcing a law putting the Biblical Ten Commandments in classrooms. Judge deGr...
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Craft stick houseboat represents joy, impact of working together | Baptist Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – The joy of working together for the glory of God was on display as a houseboat constructed of nearly 700,000 craft sticks floated on Lay Lake near Birmingham Nov. 7.
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Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over handling of sex abuse claims
Justin Welby on Tuesday confirmed that he would be stepping down as the head of the Church of England. He needed to take personal and institutional responsibility for the failure to properly address t...
