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BARTOW, Fla. (BP) – The scorched remains of the sanctuary, buckled roof and blackened pews serve as a backdrop for the sign outside of Main Street Baptist Church in Bartow that reads, “God is Still God and God is Still Good.”
There’s a lot going on in the world right now. The headlines of war, tragedy, suffering, famine and more are all so common that we can become numb to them. But in almost every instance of hardship and darkness you can find Southern Baptists stepping in to offer hope and…
A Youth for Christ ministry director based in Oregon has stated that she believes churches need to do a better job of building bridges to meet young people where they are.
The widow of John Wimber, founder of the Vineyard movement, has accused Alan and Kathryn Scott of stealing their “brother’s house” and of “actions that are screaming dishonor” after the pastors of Vineyard Anaheim announced the church would be officially disassociating from the charismatic denomination.
FARMERSVILLE, Texas (BP) – Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference president Matt Henslee announced his intention to nominate Texas pastor Bart Barber for the office of SBC president at the upcoming SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim, June 14-15, 2022.
ARLINGTON, Texas (BP) -- When it comes to the Conservative Resurgence, most agree the shot heard around the Convention was the “Genesis Controversy,” in which a former seminary professor authored a commentary arguing for a mythological interpretation of Genesis 1-11. This launched the battle for inerrancy, a conviction that the…
A Florida pastor who was a leading candidate for president of the Southern Baptist Convention has withdrawn from the race after a crisis involving a former deacon at his church.
Two former Hillsong pastors who established churches in Ukraine and Russia claim that Hillsong founder Brian Houston and another executive threatened them into handing over cash and real estate to enrich his megachurch network.
A California congregation with a sizable LGBT membership that belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has called for the removal of the denomination’s first trans-identified bishop.
In this issue of A Public Witness, we introduce you to an influential political activist seeking converts to his partisan gospel. Then we visit Kirk’s event at Grace Church to warn about the problematic ideology he’s presenting as a biblical message.
