FIRST-PERSON: On humility | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – Nobody really knows how to be humble.
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Birmingham association invests in church revitalization | Baptist Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – As Chris Crain met with the search team for the Birmingham Baptist Association in 2018, he was clear on a focus that would be at the heart of his leadership should he become the group’s next executive director.
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.
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.
Ravi Zacharias’s Daughter Steps Down to Launch New Ministry
Exit appears to mark end of internal struggle over RZIM culture review.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
