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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Pope expresses sadness over attacks in Britain, Norway and Afghanistan
Pope Francis has spoken of his closeness to victims of attacks in Britain, Norway and Afghanistan and their families.
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Reformed Church in America creates task force to develop restructuring plan amid LGBT debate
The Reformed Church in America, one of the oldest denominations in the United States, will create a team aimed at working on a possible restructuring plan for the denomination to end its debates related to LGBT ordination and same-sex marriages as churches are expected to depart.
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Ravi Zacharias’s Daughter Steps Down to Launch New Ministry
Exit appears to mark end of internal struggle over RZIM culture review.
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Reformed Church in America Reorganizes Due to LGBT Divides
As more conservative congregations leave, the small but historic denomination may group by affinity over geography.
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Nearly half of evangelicals say their church is back open with no COVID restrictions: Pew
Roughly half of church-going evangelical Protestants are now attending worship services in person and without any COVID-19-related restrictions, a new survey by Pew Research Center suggests.
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Missions in Haiti more precarious after kidnapping of Americans | Baptist Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE (BP) – Even the 2019 kidnapping and torture of two team members, the 2015 kidnapping and brutal beating of his wife Laurie and the 2018 murder of a base manager did not sway medical missionary David Vanderpool to close shop in Haiti.
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Pastors’ pay should follow best practices, GuideStone says | Baptist Press
DALLAS (BP) – Many churches could give their pastor a pay raise, and it wouldn’t cost the church an extra dime, said O.S. Hawkins, president of GuideStone Financial Resources. How? Simply by changing the structure of his salary and benefits.
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FIRST PERSON : When the church is silent during Pastor Appreciation Month | Baptist Press
If you’re an active church member, you probably know that October is Pastor Appreciation Month. It’s a time set aside each year for churches to show their pastors how much they love and appreciate them and their families. From the pastor’s perspective, it’s such a joy and encouragement to their…
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STATE ROUNDUP: Colorado, New York, Pennsylvania/South Jersey | Baptist Press
Colorado rises from pandemic; New York celebrates while continuing to battle COVID-19; Baptist Resource Network celebrates 50 years.
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Contact, listen and bless – 3 ways to support the bereaved
Christians in bereavement ministry have been sharing how the Church can be there for people experiencing the loss of a loved one.
