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WEBBaptist News Global provides a free listing of ministry-related jobs for Baptist churches, theological institutions and organizations across the United States. Each free posting is for 30 days and is limited to 150 words. Postings may be extended another 30…. News Barbara Francis.
’20/20′ to air update on pastor convicted of murder
WEBJul 8, 2010 · NEW YORK (ABP) — ABC's primetime news magazine "20/20" program is airing an updated story July 9 about a former Baptist pastor from Texas convicted of murdering his wife and trying to make it look like a suicide. The program airs Fridays at 10 p.m. ET. Matt Baker, as he appeared in his booking photo in 2009.
I asked people why they’re leaving Christianity, and here’s what I ...
WEBDec 13, 2022 · According to a September 2022 Pew study, people identifying as Christian have decreased from 90% of the U.S. population in 1972 to 64% in 2020. But it’s not just researchers who are talking about this. As of Dec. 6, 2020, the hashtag “#exchristian” had 696.7 million cumulative views on TikTok and was assigned to more than 68,600 posts on ...
10 things we’re learning about the LGBTQ debate in the church
WEBFeb 13, 2018 · 4. It is important to discuss the actual issue and not use proxies for the issue. Because LGBTQ inclusion in the church is such a difficult topic, and because of the fears outlined above, the conversation sometimes falls to proxy debates to avoid the main difficult debate. These are diversionary tactics that must be labeled for what they are.
Baptists and Catholics together? Progress and promise despite a …
WEBSep 9, 2021 · In spite of this shaky start, ecumenical relationships between Baptists and the Catholic Church have made great strides since the non-participation of Baptists in the “Brotherhood of St. Longinus.”. My new book, Baptists, Catholics, and the Whole Church: Partners in the Pilgrimage to Unity, is about the remarkable subsequent progress ...
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WEBBaptist News Global provides a free listing of ministry-related jobs for Baptist churches, theological institutions and organizations across the United States. Each free posting is for 30 days and is limited to 150 words. Postings may be extended another 30 days for $1.00 per word. To submit a ministry-related job, contact Barbara Francis at ...
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WEBHow the abortion debate blew up last week. Abortion, the one issue that for decades united conservative Christian “pro-family” activists and rallied evangelical voters, blew up last week in the days before Americans watched a total eclipse of the sun. First, Donald Trump rattled the anti-abortion movement by…. Analysis Steve Rabey.
Most comprehensive study yet of COVID's impact on churches …
WEBNov 12, 2021 · The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the decline facing most congregations in America, but the effects are not evenly distributed among all churches, according to the most comprehensive study to date of the pandemic and congregational life.. The “Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations” study is a collaborative venture of 13 denominations from the Faith Communities Today ...
Crash-course in Bible history: How the Bible came to be
WEBFeb 14, 2023 · It is possible that Hebrew literature existed in some form well before 700 BCE, but we do not have those physical documents. The earliest copies of parts of the Hebrew Bible are from the Dead Sea Scrolls, a set of texts found in the Qumran caves and that include both biblical and non-biblical manuscripts.These can be dated between the third and first centuries BCE.
Disgraced pastor Mark Driscoll is back on the speaking circuit, and …
WEBMay 5, 2022 · Despite the controversial nature of some high-profile speakers like Driscoll and Metaxas, the lineup also includes widely respected figures such as Peter Kreeft, professor of philosophy at Boston College and New Testament scholar Craig Keener. Kreeft has written 95 theological books, and Keener has written 30. The Roys Report published a statement from an unnamed Acts 29 spokesperson defending ...
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