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  Sharp rise in mental health struggles among young women

  Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows 57 percent of young women said they felt “persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness” during 2021.

  03/23/2023 - By Timothy Cockes / Baptist Press

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  Wright elected executive director search committee chair

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board elected Wendell Wright as chair of the executive director search committee.

  03/21/2023 - By Texas Baptists Communications

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  Former Russian Baptist leader prays for Ukrainian resolve

  A former Russian Baptist union leader, speaking from Moscow, voiced an apology for his countrymen who are “participants in this crime against Ukraine.”

  03/21/2023 - By Art Toalston / Baptist Press

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  Barna: Pastors’ satisfaction and certainty of call in decline

  Protestant pastors are less satisfied with their jobs and church assignments and less confident in their spiritual callings, Barna Group research said in its latest study on pastoral resilience.

  03/21/2023 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Fewer churches face small cash reserves, survey says

  After enduring difficult economic seasons recently, churches are better prepared for financial rainy days than they were prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  03/21/2023 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

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  Buckner Family Pathways boasts record-high success rate

  More than nine out of 10 single parents enrolled in Buckner Family Pathways complete the program—an achievement that not only improves their lives but also helps break the cycle of generational poverty.

  03/21/2023 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Russian religious persecution grows during war on Ukraine

  Russia has amplified its persecution of Christians, Muslims and Jews in its war on Ukraine, participants in a U.S. government hearing said March 15.

  03/20/2023 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Johnny Hunt sues Southern Baptist Convention

  A disgraced former Southern Baptist president is suing the denomination he once led, saying he was defamed by allegations he assaulted another pastor’s wife.

  03/20/2023 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Preemptive Love and Search for Common Ground merge

  A year after ousting its founders, the Preemptive Love Coalition announced March 16 that it has merged with the international peace-building nonprofit Search for Common Ground.

  03/20/2023 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

• Explore the Bible: Remain In Me 

  The Explore the Bible lesson for April 2 focuses on John 15:1-17.

  03/20/2023 - By Jordan Davis

• Connect360: The Way Through the Flood

  Lesson 1 in the Connect360 unit “How Great Is Our God: Passing the Faith Along” focuses on Genesis 6:5-22.

  03/20/2023 - By GC2 Press Staff

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  USCIRF: India’s anti-conversion laws violate human rights

  India’s anti-conversion laws violate international human rights standards and worsen already-poor religious freedom conditions in India, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom stated.

  03/14/2023 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor