On the Sunday After Renee Good’s Killing, Minnesotans Grieve Through Worship and Song
Worshippers took a moment to pause, mourn, and sing, even as they continued to organize resistance efforts against ICE's escalated presence in Minneapolis.
Church & Ministries
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Woke War: How Social Justice & CRT Became Heresy for Evangelicals
Since at least the George Floyd summer of marches and demonstrations against police killings of unarmed Black men, evangelical leaders have been echoing the broader alarm about the divisions they say that wokeness, critical race theory, and other social justice ideas visit on American society.
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FIRST-PERSON: 3 reasons revival matters | Baptist Press
O'FALLON, Ill. (BP) -- Perhaps the greatest need of our day is revival. I’m not talking about a series of revival meetings, though that might be needed as well. I’m talking about a genuine revival in the lives of Christians that brings spiritual renewal, vibrancy and power. What a difference…
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Black Baptists Discover Lost Cemetery in Virginia
African American church graveyards are disappearing. Can they be saved before it’s too late?
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German ‘Synodal Way’ meeting ends with call for same-sex blessings, change to Catechism on homosexuality
The votes came on the third and final day of a meeting of the Synodal Assembly.
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Hillsong London campus pastors resign after 12 years; new leaders announced
The lead pastors of Hillsong’s London campus, Robby and Jenny Lewis, have resigned after more than 12 years at the location. They have not stated the reason for their departure or their future plans.
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Hillsong London pastors are moving on
Their resignation coincides with that of Hillsong senior pastor Brian Houston.
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Audio of Venue Church Pastor Tavner Smith being confronted over alleged affair leaked
Leaked audio of church volunteers confronting Tennessee megachurch pastor Tavner Smith purportedly reveals the pastor denying having sexual relations with a church employee but admitting that he wants to pursue her after their divorces are finalized.
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Pastor who inspired first American Sign Language Bible dies
Duane King, who started and oversaw the creation of the first American Sign Language translation of the Bible, died at the age of 84 and is being remembered for introducing Christ to many deaf people around the world.
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TRUSTEES: WMU celebrates ‘record-setting year’; announces building sale | Baptist Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – Despite pandemic-related challenges in 2021, Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) ministries grew, and the Southern Baptist Convention auxiliary entered 2022 on strong footing, leaders heard at a meeting last month.
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Churches not holy huddles; ‘We’re an army,’ Pitman says | Baptist Press
One-hundred twenty. Vance Pitman wants Southern Baptists of Texas Convention churches to understand two significant things about that number: it’s the size of the crowd that took Jesus seriously when He first delivered His mission, and the size of the average SBTC church. In fact, a majority of churches affiliated…
