Thou Shalt Not … Amend the State Constitution?
This issue of A Public Witness takes you inside a hyperpartisan church for a taste of how the gospel of Jesus is being supplanted by an imperial lust for political power.
Church & Ministries
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Christians Praying for the Queen amid Concerns for Health
"May God's presence strengthen and comfort Her Majesty, her family, and those who are caring for her at Balmoral."
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Bible Study: Don’t play favorites | Baptist Press
When we discriminate between people, we are making judgment calls we have no place or authority to make.
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Ouachita Baptist defensive lineman Clark Yarbrough dies | Baptist Press
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (BP) – Ouachita Baptist University senior Clark Yarbrough, a 21-year-old starting defensive lineman on the school’s football team, died Sunday morning, Sept. 4, after a sudden collapse.
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Hotel information for SBC23 released | Baptist Press
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – As Southern Baptists gather on the bayou next June, they’re going to need a place to rest their head. The SBC Executive Committee (EC) is trying to make it easy on messengers as the navigate their way to the Big Easy for the 2023 SBC Annual…
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UMC Bishops Support Assault Weapons Ban, Denounce ‘idolatry of guns’
The United Methodist Church Council of Bishops has denounced what they call the idolatry of guns, demanding that measures be taken to curb gun violence in the United States, including restoring a ban ...
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Major Church of England Study Sheds Light on Same-Sex Marriage Views
A major study by the Church of England has offered new insights into the strength of support for same-sex marriage among Anglicans.
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Wyoming church says value of CP hits home | Baptist Press
GLENROCK, Wyoming (BP) – There were months, years even, in the 40 years Jim Ritter has been pastor of First Southern Baptist Chapel in Glenrock, that paying the light bill and building note came before giving to missions.
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With one month left in fiscal year, CP giving above budget by nearly $9.7 million | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – As the 2021-22 fiscal year winds down, giving through the national Cooperative Program Allocation Budget sits just shy of $184 million with one month left in the budget year. This year’s giving is poised to greatly exceed last year’s total of $192.2 million and the current year's…
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High School Seminary striking early morning chord in Ky. | Baptist Press
RICHMOND, Ky. (KT) – Something good is brewing at Purdy’s besides coffee. The Richmond coffee shop is home to the High School Seminary every Tuesday morning, a project of First Baptist Church Richmond youth pastor Steve Coleman that far surpasses the norm.
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Church Plants That Expect to ‘multiply’ Have Greater Chance of Growing More Rapidly: Survey
When it comes to church planting in the post-COVID era, having a vision of exponential growth could be a significant factor, according to a new survey
