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Attracting a new generation of leaders in ministry

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Lydia Hoyle — No Comments ↓

When I was growing up, Christian ministers were widely held in high esteem. Although a few Elmer Gantrys may have been in the mix, churches and communities generally received their ministers with respect and honor. As a result, many Christian…

Tagged with: Campbell University Divinity School, CBF, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Fund for Theological Education, George Mason, Georgetown College, leaders, Lilly Endowment, ministry, new generation, Smyth & Helwys, Wilshire Baptist Church
Posted in Generational Differences, Leadership, Ministry, Seminary Voices, Young Baptists

What if Jesus were gay?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Zachary Bailes — 39 Comments ↓

Wendell Berry has effectively stirred the pot. In my homestate, Kentucky, at my alma mater, Georgetown College, Berry spoke about gay marriage. He spoke to the cultural palpitations revealing a diseased spirit. It’s a spirit steeped in hate, and maligned…

Tagged with: Bayard Rustin, Dorothy Day, gay, gay marriage, Georgetown College, Hegel, homosexual, Howard Thurman, Jesus, Jesus and the Disinherited, LGBTQ, Native Americans, oppression, poor, race, Roger Williams, Wendell Berry, Williams James
Posted in Marriage, Public Policy, Racial Reconciliation, Religion, Social Issues, Young Baptists

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In West, helpers become the helped
Accustomed to helping others, members of First Baptist Church and their neighbors in West, Texas, adjust to being the receivers of kindness. […]
Texas mission worker dead at 32
Mission Waco/Mission World director Seth Dorrell died unexpectedly of natural causes while on a mission trip to Mexico. […]
Internet video scrubbing alleged
A blogger who three years ago revealed discrepancies in the testimony of a speaker popular in SBC circles says a lawyer is now trying to erase evidence of past lies from the Internet. […]
Moderates among Baptists 'Loving West'
Congregations from across Texas are helping rebuild a city devastated by an April fertilizer plant explosion. […]

Don’t worry, gay Scouts, Southern Baptists still ‘love’ you
A recent decision to drop its ban on gay members has, overnight apparently, turned the Boy Scouts of America into a mission field. […]
A recipe for blended worship
Oil and water, obviously, will never mix. I have come to the same conclusion in these recent years of music ministry: that contemporary and traditional worship never mix -- well. […]
The illogical politics of abortion
Poor women are collateral damage in a war that anti-abortion activists launched against Planned Parenthood. […]

What happens when a church goes from a traditional worship service to a contemporary service overnight? #abpblog http://t.co/aBN9ZbM58r, 6 hours ago
Victims of the West, TX disaster used to help the homeless. Now they are the homeless. #HeartwarmingStoriesOfHope http://t.co/YAJkT5qeIU, 8 hours ago
"There are only two ways to raise your children: you either shut them down or you open them up." #abpblog http://t.co/9MslueECvB, 16 hours ago
"Like oil & water, contemporary and traditional worship never mix...well." #abpcommentaries http://t.co/hb0tCROUXj, 20 hours ago
Blogger who questioned upbringing of popular evangelist Ergun Caner now claims lawyer trying to scrub online videos http://t.co/9au3cYLfJc, Jun 19

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