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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Venue Church struggles as Pastor Tavner Smith takes time off amid affair allegations
Pastor Tavner Smith’s Venue Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is seeking volunteers as several worshipers and employees have left the once-popular megachurch amid allegations Smith was intimately involved with a church staffer while in the process of divorcing his wife, Danielle.
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FIRST-PERSON: 4 Reasons why I am looking forward to Anaheim, and you should be too! | Baptist Press
HESPERIA, Calif. (BP) – The annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention is a gathering I look forward to every year. As a California pastor since 1999, I have always made it a priority to attend the convention no matter the distance. Thankfully, I have been blessed to lead churches…
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Texas church’s ‘Dollar Club’ shows the power of small things united | Baptist Press
ARLINGTON, Texas (BP) – A dollar doesn’t buy what it used to. Even the venerable Dollar Tree stores, which held the price line for decades, now offer most items for $1.25.
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Agee announces retirement from CSBC | Baptist Press
FRESNO, Calif. (BP) – California Southern Baptist Convention Executive Director Bill Agee will begin a transition to retirement on Feb. 1 and conclude by Dec. 31.
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EXPLAINER: Why Anaheim? | Baptist Press
Even though the SBC is the largest convention of churches in world, personal relationships are key when it comes to our cooperative work. First, our relationships with Jesus Christ and, second, our relationship with one another.
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Brian Houston steps down as Hillsong global senior pastor
Brian Houston has stepped down as the leader of the global multisite Hillsong Church, saying he will remain absent for the rest of this year as he faces trial for allegedly concealing sex abuse committed by his father decades earlier. Phil and Lucinda Dooley will be new interim global pastors.
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Pope Francis tells parents of kids who identify as LGBT not to ‘hide in an attitude of …
Pope Francis has called on parents of children who identify as LGBT to "accompany" them and "not hide in an attitude of condemnation."
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Passion City Church Pastor Louie Giglio on how Christians can avoid ‘crooked’ paths,’ put God first
Pastor Louie Giglio of the Georgia-based Passion City Church, said that in order to live a fulfilled, God-glorifying life, Christians must avoid crooked paths and refrain from elevating themselves above the Lord.
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5 Extremely Cringe Sermon Illustrations It’s Time to Retire for Good – RELEVANT
Sermons are hard, and we're not here to pretend otherwise. They're much harder than people give pastors credit for. Keeping your congregation not only
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The Alabama Baptist’s first office building moved to new home | Baptist Press
FURMAN, Ala. (BP) – The little white building that was the first home of The Alabama Baptist made a 71-mile trip to its new location overnight Jan. 26.
