NRB / MANASSAS, Va. — The Board of Directors of the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Jerry A. Johnson as the association’s new President & CEO. Dr. Johnson was unanimously elected by the NRB Board of Directors on October 1 after being vetted by the Presidential Search Committee […]
Read More >WASHINGTON/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On the eve of a possible shutdown of the U.S. government, religious leaders denounced the political brinkmanship prevailing in Congress yesterday. “Shutting down the government will do real damage,” said the Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, speaking at a press conference on Mon., Sept. 30. “Risking our nation’s creditworthiness […]
Read More >If you don’t have an app for your church, you’re missing out on one of the key ways to communicate effectively with people today.
Read More >By Bob Allen ASSOCIATED BAPTIST PRESS — A new program designed to make it easier to buy health insurance for small businesses has potential to become a major source of medical coverage for church staff and employees, says Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Church Benefits Board President Gary Skeen. The Small Business Health Options Plan is part […]
Read More >The Rev. Lori Modesitt (Photo courtesy The Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming) Jeremiah Griffin (left) and Mark Marmon (right) in procession during Ordination on June 15. They are two of 13 people ordained to the diaconate at Christ Church Cathedral. Photo by Carol Barnwell, Episcopal Diocese of Texas. Mark […]
Read More >WASHINGTON /Christian Newswire/ — The only Ten Commandments monument visible on Capitol Hill has been toppled face-down to the ground by vandals. The 850-pound steel reinforced sculpture sits in the front garden of the Honorable William J. Ostrowksi House on Capitol Hill, the headquarters for Faith and Action, a Christian outreach ministry to top-level government […]
Read More >A controversial topic was reignited this summer when blogger and author Rachel Held Evans wrote a piece about why Millennials leave church.
Read More >For the past four months, we’ve discussed “story” and how it’s critical to our ministry facilities — in fact, any facility. Story happens, whether intentional or not, which means that our unintentional stories may be defining us in ways that can adversely impact our vision, mission and purpose. I’m also a fan and blossoming student […]
Read More >By Bob Allen ASSOCIATED BAPTIST PRESS — Lindsay Comstock, an ordained Baptist minister and former human-trafficking specialist for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, is new executive director of the National Farm Worker Ministry, a faith-based organization advocating justice and empowerment for an estimated 3 million migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the United States. Lindsay ComstockComstock — […]
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