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1. Army Makes History Promoting Black Female Chaplain to Colonel

The Army has promoted an African American woman chaplain to the rank of colonel for the first time. Chaplain (Col.) Monica R. Lawson was given the new status in a ceremony streamed live Wednesday (Sept. ...

Created on 03 September 2020

2. Preaching Politician and Civil Rights Activist John Lewis Dies at 80

Rep. John Lewis, the longtime civil rights activist and ordained Baptist minister who preached about getting in "good trouble," died Friday (July 17) at the age of 80. The Congressional Black Caucus announced ...

Created on 18 July 2020

3. If You're Returning to Church, Here Are 10 Ways to Stay Safe

An evangelical research center focused on disaster response has detailed key steps churchgoers might take as they contemplate attending reopened churches. Wheaton College's Humanitarian Disaster Institute ...

Created on 15 June 2020

4. Southern Baptist President: 'As a Gospel Issue, Black Lives Matter'

In a speech offered in lieu of his address at the denomination's canceled annual meeting, Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear called for members of the nation's largest Protestant denomination ...

Created on 10 June 2020

5. Jentezen Franklin: How the Coronavirus Is Bringing Us Back to 'Raw Gospel'

When Pastor Jentezen Franklin preached to the empty sanctuary of Free Chapel, an independent evangelical megachurch in Gainesville, Georgia, on Sunday (March 15), he knew President Donald Trump was watching ...

Created on 18 March 2020

6. Tony Evans: Why I Support Kirk Franklin's Boycott of the Dove Awards

Pastor Tony Evans has been a megachurch leader, a radio broadcaster and the author of dozens of books. Now he has a new title: the first African American to have both a study Bible and a full-Bible commentary ...

Created on 12 November 2019

7. Paula White Cain Named Head of White House's Faith and Opportunity Initiative

Paula White Cain, a Pentecostal preacher and longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, has been tapped to head the White House's Faith and Opportunity Initiative, a successor to previous administrations' ...

Created on 01 November 2019

8. Anne Graham Lotz a Year After Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Joy 'Never Left Me'

Anne Graham Lotz's journey has been a tough one lately: A year ago, three years after the death of her husband and six months after the funeral of her famous evangelist father, she was diagnosed with breast ...

Created on 24 September 2019

9. SBC to Disaffiliate With Churches That Fail to Properly Handle Abuse, Racism Reports

Southern Baptists, faced in recent months with hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse in its ranks, have overwhelmingly adopted changes to governing documents that will bring greater visibility to their ...

Created on 13 June 2019

10. Matt Chandler Responds to NYT Report That His Megachurch Mishandled Sexual Abuse Allegations

Matt Chandler, pastor of a Texas megachurch whose former youth minister has been charged with sexual molestation, addressed the scandal before a group of Southern Baptists and said his "imperfect church" ...

Created on 13 June 2019

11. Beth Moore Tells SBC: 'Our Family Is Sick'

Three women who experienced sexual abuse took center stage on Monday (June 10) to address how the nation's largest Protestant denomination should deal with the issue. And they didn't mince words. Susan ...

Created on 12 June 2019

12. Can Women Preach? Beth Moore's Ministry Reignites the Debate

In the world of Bible teachers, Beth Moore is a rock star. She packs sporting arenas and big-name churches. She has written dozens of best-selling books. She has an outsize social media following. But ...

Created on 06 June 2019

13. SBC Considering Removing Churches That Cover Up Abuse

Southern Baptists hope to take steps at their upcoming annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala., to address continuing reports of sexual abuse in their denomination. Leaders of the nation's largest — but declining ...

Created on 04 June 2019

14. 'Innumerable' Believers Experienced 'Manifold Suffering' in 2018

With its particular focus on China's oppression of religious and human rights, an independent watchdog group has decried in its annual report the state of religious freedom across the globe. The U.S. Commission ...

Created on 30 April 2019

15. How an AG Church Prayed a Dead Teen Back to Life

Everybody knows what it's like to suffer alongside a loved one in crisis. That includes Chrissy Metz. And, the "This Is Us" star said, that's what drew her to the role of Joyce Smith in the new movie "Breakthrough," ...

Created on 16 April 2019

16. Hollywood Producer DeVon Franklin Talks 'Breakthrough,' Sabbath, #MeToo

Christian movie producer DeVon Franklin is preparing for his third film to hit theaters just before Easter weekend. But "Breakthrough," a movie about a teen's recovery from spending 15 minutes under broken ...

Created on 02 April 2019

17. Megachurch Pastor's Kids Debut New Film Based on This Old Testament Prophet

Jimmy Jenkins and his brother, Joshua, stood in front of the crowd at a local AMC movie theater and admitted to being overwhelmed. After showing their new movie, Sinners Wanted, for free the previous weekend ...

Created on 28 March 2019

18. When Predators Strike: How Churches Help Members Recover From Abuse

A "Safe Churches and Ministers" video features a woman recalling how, from the first day she worked as an interim youth minister, the senior pastor of a prestigious Baptist church began making inappropriate ...

Created on 06 March 2019

19. Can Dementia Make You Forget About God?

Dementia is the overall term for memory loss and cognitive impairment that results from diseases such as Alzheimer's. It progresses as damage to the brain disrupts normal communication between brain cells ...

Created on 16 January 2019

20. Controversial Pastor Hired to Lead the Late Eddie Long's Congregation

An Atlanta-area black megachurch led by the late Bishop Eddie Long has announced it has chosen a new leader, plucked from another black megachurch, as its pastor. The Rev. Jamal-Harrison Bryant, pastor ...

Created on 21 November 2018