Newspring Church in South Carolina has chosen to leave the Southern Baptist Convention in the interest of “preserving unity in the Body of Christ” rather than face further scrutiny about a woman teaching pastor on its staff. The megachurch with 13 locations across the state was interviewed by the SBC Credentials Committee for its inclusion […]
Watching for Baptist smoke
While the world waited in St. Peter’s Square, watching a nondescript stove pipe protruding from the roof of the Vatican, I was recalling the smoke jokes at the church where I have served as interim pastor. And I’m thinking about our own Baptist conclave coming soon. In Rome, three rounds of black smoke from the […]
3 years on: Is there hope for churches in war-torn Ukraine?
Palm Sunday worship service in this church looks like most any evangelical congregation. The people stand to sing and the pastor leads from the pulpit. Until shelling begins. There are some gasps and yelps as glass shatters. Some people drop to the floor, while a couple look out the window to the street where the […]
Reporter’s Notebook: An astronaut’s lesson in church attendance
What does an astronaut do immediately after nine months in space? Go to church, of course. Butch Wilmore and his Space-X crewmate Suni Williams returned to earth after their epic and unplanned hermitage on the International Space Station March 18, and on March 23 Wilmore was back in church—giving thanks to God for his reunion […]
Chatham Strong: When tragedy hits home
You expect to see the signs after a bombing or a school shooting or a natural disaster. But you don’t expect to see them in your own small town: “Chatham Strong” with its red ribbon has joined Boston, Uvalde, and Highland Park in declaring strength after tragedy. Perhaps it’s a plea more than a declaration, […]
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