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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National Cooperative Program giving 4.44% above budget with one month left in fiscal year | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – As the fiscal year winds to a close, giving through the SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget remains well above budget after total gifts in August amounted to just under $16.9 million. With one month left in the fiscal year, giving has surpassed the budget projection every month…
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Pastor learned servant leadership as Border Patrol agent | Baptist Press
HAVRE, Mont. (BP) – A moral dilemma and Ed Litton led Chris Richards to follow Jesus. Today, he pastors two churches in north-central Montana. (See today’s related story.)
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Montana church expands reach with CP | Baptist Press
HAVRE, Mont. (BP) – Chris Richards’ job for 28 years was keeping America safe. Since his retirement from the U.S. Border Patrol in 2015, he’s turned his focus to shepherding Immanuel Baptist Church in Havre. And in 2018, he added Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church, 30 minutes south on the Rocky…
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Churches face volunteer shortages, difficulty mobilizing congregants amid pandemic, experts warn
Pastors and consultants warned during a podcast last week that many churches face volunteer shortages and have a hard time mobilizing their congregations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bible Study: God our Savior created the universe | Baptist Press
Scripture reveals God as the Creator of the universe, the only God, the only Savior, the God of gods and Lord of lords.
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Facebook is Not Your Church’s Friend
Facebook is seeking increased engagement with American religious communities. In this edition of A Public Witness we detail some major concerns of congregations uncritically accepting this friend invitation.
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New Bible translation embraces Native American storytelling for indigenous believers
A new English translation of the New Testament specifically aimed toward conveying Christian beliefs through Native American cultural concepts and storytelling has been released
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Assemblies of God settles sex abuse case tied to youth program, church in Oregon
A settlement was reached in a lawsuit involving three Oregon men who claim they were sexually abused as children while participating in the Assemblies of God Royal Rangers program in the 1980s
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California, LA County to pay $800K in settlement with John MacArthur’s church over COVID lockdown orders
The state of California and Los Angeles have agreed to pay 800,000 in legal fees to settle their lawsuit with John MacArthur s church over COVID-19 lockdown rules
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Praying pastor has Georgia town talking | Baptist Press
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (BP) – Nearly 50,000 vehicles pass by New Holland Baptist Church every day – one about every 1.7 seconds.
