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Theological Tradition: A Long and Dangerous Road
Slavery, discrimination and contemporary conflicts surrounding race did not suddenly appear out of nowhere. So argued Karen Woods, associate pastor of missions at Trinity Baptist Church in Conyers, Georgia, in her...
January 5, 2016
Oregon Standoff: Are These Patriots or Domestic Terrorists? (Christian Science Monitor) LDS Church Condemns Militia Takeover of Oregon Federal Building (KUTV) Breakthrough: Human-Machine Superintelligence Will Tackle...
Is Your Church’s Ministry Aligned with Your Vision?
Some people like to look back at this time of the year and note all the things they accomplished in the previous year. If they stayed busy and had some measure of success, the year is considered successful. I think...
Global Arms Sales Marched Ahead in 2014
The United States' global arms sales increased by almost $10 billion in 2014, according to a New York Times news story on Christmas Day. Arms sales increased to $36 billion from $26.7 billion the previous year, making...
January 4, 2016
Baptist Church Pledges $1 Million to Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (Eurweb) During Sermon on Violence, N. C. Pastor Confronts Man with Rifle (CNN) Government Can, Should, Support...
December 31, 2015
Virginia Churchgoers Sell Church to Make Room for Affordable Housing (Washington Post) East Nashville Church Site Fetches 85% Gain for Seller (Tennessean) Hillary Clinton: ISIS's Assault on Christians is Genocide...
EthicsDaily.com: 2015 in Review
What did EthicsDaily.com accomplish in 2015? More than 500 columns and around 100 news articles were published, written by more than 150 unique contributors from 23 U.S. states and nine countries. Included in these...
3 Ways Pastors Learn to Trust Their Churches
Sufficient trust between congregation and pastor greases the wheels for movement in the church. Insufficient trust coats those same wheels with rust, slowing progress toward missional engagement and life-giving...
December 30, 2015
Poll: Christian Rights More Important than Muslim Ones (ABC News) Historic Black Baptist Church in Chicago for Sale as Home Site (Chicago Business) Texas Baptists Respond in Wake of North Texas Tornadoes (Baptist...
European Baptists’ Support Jordan’s Peace Efforts
In a letter to King Abdullah II of Jordan, European Baptist Federation General Secretary Tony Peck has praised the efforts of the Jordanian government and royal family in seeking to promote religious tolerance in the...
What Jesus Wants from Us More Than Worship
Our high school students and I act out and focus on one particular biblical narrative, typically from the gospels, on Sunday evenings. This is one of our regular small group meeting activities, as we seek to understand...
Of weather, and such …
Those who deny the reality of global warming are having an increasingly harder time of it as much of the country basks in 70+ degree temperatures during the week after Christmas. Thunderstorms and heavy spring-like...
NEW LOOK, SAME MISSION
MEDIA RELEASE December 29, 2015 Baptists Today news journal to re-brand as expanded bimonthly Nurturing Faith Journal with new features, upgraded web presence MACON, Ga....
December 29, 2015
Tucson Church Some Call a Cult Laying Low (Arizona Daily Star) Arson at California Mosque Investigated as Possible Hate Crime (Los Angeles Tribune) Former KKK Leader Says Donald Trump's Rhetoric Might be a Little Too...
What Leaders Need to Help Thriving Churches Change
"Change," said John F. Kennedy, "is the law of life. And those who look to the past or present are certain to miss the future." What is true of life, in general, is true of churches, too. As has often been said, the...
When Speaking the Truth Isn’t Always Appropriate
I was challenged by a bishop some years ago regarding an article I'd written. We were talking in his office and the tone eventually got a little testy. "How can you write something like that?" he asked. "Because it's...
Tribute to a friend, mentor, authentic Christian
By John D. Pierce William T. Neal III is retiring this week as president and CEO of the Atlanta-based but widely effective Developmental Disabilities Ministries (DDM). He’ll hang around a bit as his capable successor...
Baptist of the Year: Molly Marshall
Molly Marshall is EthicsDaily.com's pick as Baptist of the Year for 2015. A Southern Baptist by heritage and academic training, Marshall is now affiliated with the American Baptist Churches, USA, through her membership...
Why We Must Do Better to Train Bivocational Pastors
Bivocational ministry has made great strides in recent years. While there are exceptions, there is much greater acceptance of bivocational ministry and a greater appreciation of what these ministers are capable of...
This Christmas, Let’s Give Joseph His Due
Joseph gets the short shrift this time of year it seems to me. In our crèches, Mary sits close to the baby at the center of the scene, and Joseph often is standing behind and to the side looking on as a spectator. In...
Why Luke Referred to Bethlehem as ‘City of David’
When did Bethlehem become the "city of David"? That title had always been given to Jerusalem. Forty times in the Old Testament, Jerusalem is referred to as the city of David, and no other city in the Bible is ever...