The widow of the recently deceased Christian author and publisher Robert Wolgemuth, remembered by ministry leaders as a legend in Christian publishing, has revealed the heartfelt note she left for
SBC President Ronnie Floyd urges prayer, fasting and action to seek God's breakthrough for today's crises globally, nationally and in the Southern Baptist Convention. "We must move into seasons of fasting and prayer more than ever before," Floyd writes. "We must call our churches to go places with God they have never gone before."
There are an estimated 10,000 Southern Baptist pastors who are part-time or bivocational, according to the Caskey Center for Church Excellence at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Known for their work ethic and resourceful scheduling, such ministers comprise 23 percent of all Southern Baptist pastors and participate in a Baptist tradition dating back to the 17th century.
October brings pastor appreciation opportunities for churches, the North American Mission Board notes. "It's the greatest privilege in the world to pastor a congregation," NAMB President Kevin Ezell said, "But it is also very demanding and we need to take steps to protect, strengthen and express appreciation for our pastors."
A county clerk in Kentucky defied a federal judge's order to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples Thursday (Aug. 13), turning away two men who arrived at her office as soon as it opened.
Emphasizing the importance of liberty to American Christians, a North Carolina megachurch pastor noted he would rather live in a pro-choice United States than a pro-life Soviet Union.
The Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota will soon be moving its offices in Sioux Falls to the city of Pierre to be closer to its Native American members, who comprise about half of its numbers
Americans believe firmly in religious freedom but think atheists are more welcome than Muslims in the United States, a LifeWay Research study finds.
Among 80,000 people at Bonnaroo -- an annual camping and music festival in Tennessee -- quite a few trekked to "The Jesus Tent." An estimated 13,000-17,000 Bonnaroovians visited The Jesus Tent for its 24/7 offer of shade cooled by fans, snacks, water, smartphone charging stations, WiFi and conversation -- a peaceful oasis at a festival featuring 150-plus acts over four days at a 700-acre farm near Manchester, Tenn.
"Plodders get things done," Erich Bridges writes, "even on the mission field." Bill Koehn, one of three workers killed by a gunman in Yemen in 2002, for example, was "one of the most faithful plodders in Southern Baptist mission history," Bridges writes.
Southern Baptist Convention President Ronnie Floyd sets forth five actions to take amid today's cultural conflict. "[W]e need to rise up together, becoming the spiritual light in this darkening world," Floyd writes in the wake of the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.
