New Mexico Children’s Home Offering Seminary for Houseparents | Baptist Press
PORTALES, N.M. (BP) – Some ideas are so simple, so needed and so good, it’s hard to figure out why it took so long to think of them.
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Litton announces “Gospel-based reconciliation initiative;” will not seek second term as SBC president | Baptist Press
SARALAND, Ala. (BP)—Citing a growing desire to develop a strategy to “bridge our divides and bring about a Gospel-driven unity and reconciliation” and the need to lead as a “pastor rather than from the office of president,” SBC president Ed Litton announced Tuesday (Mar. 1) that he would not seek…
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‘Determined to fulfill Christ’s mission’: Museum of the Bible event honors Frederick Douglass’ legacy
Notable African American civil rights activist Frederick Douglass did not see people as “black or white,” but rather “made in the image of God,” according to a professional historical impersonator.
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SBTC pastors connect at Arabic Baptist Pastor’s Conference | Baptist Press
SAN ANTONIO—A group of Southern Baptists of Texas Convention pastors and leaders attended the second-annual Arabic Baptist Pastor’s Conference held Feb. 15-18.
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Some Churches Are Building Affordable Housing on Their Unused Land – RELEVANT
Across the U.S., houses of worship own thousands of acres of land to do as they please. Now, thanks to new grants, congregations in Atlanta, New York,
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Hillsong Pastor Criticizes New Documentary For Overlooking Church’s Positive Deeds – RELEVANT
Hillsong Church's interim global senior pastor Phil Dooley is claiming that the upcoming Discovery Plus docu-series Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed paints
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Pastors Robert Morris, Dave Dummitt offer money-back guarantee if congregants tithe for a year and nothing happens
Willow Creek Community Church Senior Pastor David Dummitt has offered his congregants a money-back guarantee if they tithe 10% of their income for a year and nothing happens. He made the offer Sunday after guest preacher Pastor Robert Morris revealed he has been offering the same guarantee to his nearly 40,000-member Gateway Church in Texas, for 22 years without a claim.
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RZIM says it ‘does not agree’ with entire explosive Guidepost report, but vows to ‘learn’ from mistakes
The board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries reacted to a report detailing how leaders turned a blind eye to Zacharias’ misdeeds for years and spent nearly $1 million to defend the late apologist against allegations of sexual misconduct, saying that while it does “not agree with everything in it,” it hopes to nevertheless “repent and learn from our mistakes.”
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Southern Baptist college, seminary professors reiterate church’s role in baptism | Baptist Press
PITTSBURGH (BP) – Siani Null thought she could earn God’s favor. If she got the right grades, spent time with the right people and gave her best as a competitive swimmer, the young college student would be the right version of herself. Not only would other people be pleased with…
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FIRST-PERSON: I don’t want to wait in vain for your love | Baptist Press
An older friend of mine told me a story once about having cheated on his wife with a secretary at his workplace. He’d committed this sin more than 30 years ago.
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High school team chooses faith over tournament
Right before the semifinals of the state tournament, the Mustangs from Oakwood Adventist Academy in Huntsville, Ala., had a choice to make: play on the Sabbath or forfeit the game and end the best ba...
