Pastor Robert Fontell describes key moments along the racial reconciliation journey
The Philadelphia-born pastor has seen 12 pastors, both African American and Anglo, grow from racial reconciliation talk to action. And that gives him hope.
IMB urges caution while encouraging sustained commitment to missions
International Mission Board senior leaders are urging Southern Baptists to use extreme caution if they are considering overseas missions travel for the remainder of 2020.
Pre-COVID-19 revival fires still burn at First Baptist Church of Delaware
A year ago, First Baptist Church of Delaware lost its pastor and a closure felt imminent. But then people started praying … "and not just praying, but really desperately crying out for God."
Court disappoints pro-lifers with abortion ruling
Pro-life leaders expressed deep disappointment with the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal Monday (June 29) to uphold a Louisiana law designed to protect the lives and health of women by requiring hospital admitting privileges for doctors who perform abortions.
New ‘Who’s Your One’ devotional aims to equip students to share their faith
Since the launch of the "Who's Your One" evangelism initiative, the North American Mission Board (NAMB) has created several resources designed to encourage believers to share their faith. The fourth of these devotionals aims to equip students.
BRN racial reconciliation cohort expands from conversation to shared mission
Three years before the death of George Floyd opened up long-awaited conversations about race and the plight of Black people in the United States, twelve pastors from the Baptist Resource Network of Pennsylvania/South Jersey, six African American and six Anglo, sat at a table to listen and learn from each other.
Thank you for answering the BRN post-COVID-19 survey, says Barry Whitworth
Baptist Resource Network Barry Whitworth shares about a recent post-COVID-19 survey sent to pastors, about an emerging partnership with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, and about the need for continued focus on racial unity.
‘It’s on me,’ SBC leaders and pastors say of baptism decline
In the face of a steady, 20-year decline, a new video released by the North American Mission Board (NAMB) emphasizes the need for Southern Baptists to take both responsibility and action for sharing the Gospel in North America.
Court rules against DACA revocation
In a 5-4 opinion, the high court found the administration acted in an "arbitrary and capricious" manner in revoking Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama-era policy to protect from deportation undocumented immigrants who arrived in this country before their 16th birthday.
First Baptist Church of Crestmont Pastor Jerome Coleman seeks to make Juneteenth a national holiday
Juneteenth, or June 19th, is the day in 1865 when enslaved black people in Galveston, Texas, were informed by Union troops that they were free--901 days after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed! "I want to make people aware that our independence day was June 19th, 1865, not July 4th, 1776," Coleman said.