A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled unanimously March 15 that the long-standing clergy allowance does not violate the
Protecting children, youth and other vulnerable groups — as well as responding well to reports from victims of abuse in churches and ministry organizations —
An estimated 65-75 percent of Southern Baptist churches are not gaining in membership and in fact many are declining in number. Changing communities and a
The Alabama Preschool and Children’s Ministry Organization (APCMO) will have its annual retreat in Orange Beach, Alabama, Feb. 27–March 1, 2019. The theme is “Give
By Michael J. Brooks Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist George Bullard, associational missionary/director of missions for the Columbia-Metro Baptist Association in South Carolina, believes churches must
Thom S. Rainer says that when people are gathering for worship these days, they’re singing less and less. It’s a “clear reality” that congregational singing
By Neisha Roberts The Alabama Baptist By creating what Chad Boak calls “irresistible environments,” leaders at Vaughn Forest Baptist Church, Montgomery, hope to “utilize and
By Carrie Brown McWhorter Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist There may be more millennials than Baby Boomers alive today, but Americans 65 and older remain a