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Arkansas executive pastor named Lifeway president
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (346+ words) News Mark Wingfield "|" April 27, 2026 Ryan Blackwell, 42, has been named 11th president of Lifeway Christian Resources, the publishing house of the Southern Baptist Convention. He currently serves as executive pastor and teaching pastor at Cross Church in Springdale, Ark. , an SBC megachurch…...
Embattled ERLC looks toward a new leader " Baptist News Global
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (579+ words) News Mark Wingfield "|" March 31, 2026 The man nominated to lead the embattled Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission believes "a married couple's efforts to prevent pregnancy might be morally problematic." Even Lenow, an administrator at Mississippi College, is the…...
The Southern Baptist Convention did not get "played
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1565+ words) Opinion Christa Brown "|" March 25, 2026 I've spent a heckuva lot of time at the pottery studio this week. Working with clay is one of the things I do to try to keep myself steady when everything else seems too overwhelming. And…...
'That isn't right' " Baptist News Global
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (583+ words) Opinion Molly Shoulta Tucker "|" January 25, 2026 My father told me a story about my Granddaddy this past summer that I'd never heard before. Although his Baptist church would not have welcomed me, a woman, into the pulpit, I never, ever doubted…...
Bowen to lead Progressive National Baptist Convention
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (211+ words) News BNG staff "|" January 22, 2026 The Progressive National Baptist Convention named Thomas L. Bowen its new general secretary Jan. 22. Bowen follows Kendrick E. Curry, who served as interim in the role after Timothy Tee Boddie. Tyrone S. Pitts is general secretary emeritus. The Progressive…...
How LGBTQ Christians Are Reshaping Faith And The Church
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (72+ words) It all started with a lunch conversation " a break from a meeting of The Reformation Project, a Christian group that promotes LGBTQ+ inclusion. The post How LGBTQ Christians Are Reshaping Faith And The Church appeared first on Baptist News Global....
A Path To a Healthy Black Evangelicalism
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (140+ words) A few years ago, our son Jaden called my wife and me and said he wanted to be a pastor. When we got off the phone, I was excited and fearful. It warmed my heart to hear that my 20-year-old....
What they've gained " Baptist News Global
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (660+ words) Opinion Mark Wingfield "|" August 19, 2025 Every time we report on another atrocity committed by President Donald Trump and his administration, people ask why evangelicals continue to support the cruelty and criminality of Trump's dictates. As our Maina Mwaura wrote today, Trump…...
Leatherwood quits ERLC
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (615+ words) News Mark Wingfield "|" July 31, 2025 The embattled president of the Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberty Committee resigned July 31. Brent Leatherwood tendered his resignation with no apparent future employment lined up. He has been the lightning rod for criticism from…...
Where are the SBC leaders who will call Allen Jordan to account?
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (670+ words) Opinion Mark Wingfield "|" June 24, 2025 For a decade now, the Southern Baptist Convention has abided a voracious liar in its midst and done nothing publicly to silence him. That liar is Allen Jordan, who lives in Houston and is the most…...