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As many as four in ten pastors will be forced to leave a church — either by firing or pressured resignation — at least once during their ministry careers, according to researchers. But experts in pastoral ministry say many... Continue Reading »
Though Southern Baptists didn’t want America to enter World War I when it broke out, they came to see it as a necessary fight to preserve liberty and morality, historians have noted at the war’s 100th anniversary. One scholar... Continue Reading »
Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Baltimore elected Arkansas pastor Ronnie Floyd as president and heard repeated calls for prayer and revival. Messengers also gave the first of two required approvals to an amendment of the... Continue Reading »
Iranian authorities are threatening to extend the prison sentence of jailed U.S. pastor Saeed Abedini because he leads people to faith in Christ everywhere he is detained, Abedini’s wife Naghmeh told Baptist Press. “I don’t see him [witnessing] as... Continue Reading »
When President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark Civil Rights Act in 1964, it codified into law provisions that many Southern Baptists had a reputation for opposing — bans on racial discrimination in public accommodations and government programs. But amid... Continue Reading »
The Roman Catholic Church’s canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II highlights important doctrinal differences between Catholics and evangelicals, two seminary professors have noted. With more than 1 million people watching in St. Peter’s Square and on... Continue Reading »
Through hearing a diverse array of speakers — both in terms of race and age — Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference President Bruce Frank hopes pastors will attain a clearer vision of God’s glory. Hence the theme of this year’s... Continue Reading »
Televangelist John Hagee’s prediction that a series of “blood moon” lunar eclipses signals a “world shaking event” is a misinterpretation of the Bible, two Southern Baptist professors said. Hagee’s prediction “ignores” a common style of writing in the Bible... Continue Reading »
Southern Baptists have mixed reviews of “Heaven Is For Real,” a Sony Pictures movie released today (April 16) about a 4-year-old boy who claimed he was transported to heaven as he underwent emergency surgery. Commentators said the movie presents... Continue Reading »
A 6,000-member Southern Baptist church in North Carolina has announced plans to end its 60-year sponsorship of a Boy Scout troop in light of the Scouts’ vote in May to admit open homosexuals to membership. Calvary Baptist Church in... Continue Reading »
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