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  Fuller Theological Seminary names first Black president

  Fuller Theological Seminary, the nation’s largest interdenominational seminary, has chosen a Baptist as its new president—David Emmanuel Goatley, the first Black person to hold the office.

  09/14/2022 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

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  Fewer than half of Americans may be Christian by 2070

  If current trends continue, Christians could make up less than half of the population—and perhaps as little as a third—in 50 years.

  09/14/2022 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Former Baylor President Ken Starr dies at 76

  Ken Starr, the former independent counsel in the Clinton administration Whitewater investigation who later became president and chancellor of Baylor University, died Sept. 13 at age 76.

  09/13/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Woodson wants to help abuse survivors receive therapy

  For years, Jules Woodson has advocated for reform in the Southern Baptist Convention, hoping to assist survivors of sexual abuse and hold abusers to account. Now she’s joined a nonprofit effort to connect abuse survivors with mental health services and counseling.

  09/13/2022 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Court blocks recognition of LGBTQ club at Jewish school

  The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a court order that would have forced Yeshiva University to recognize an LGBTQ group as an official campus club.

  09/13/2022 - By Kathryn Post / Religion News Service

• Explore the Bible: Hope in God

  The Explore the Bible lesson for Sept. 25 focuses on Amos 9:5-15.

  09/12/2022 - By Maddie Rarick

• Connect360: Hope That Lives

  Lesson 1 in the Connect 360 unit “Hunger for Holiness: Living Pure in an Impure World” focuses on 1 Peter 1:1-9.

  09/12/2022 - By GC2 Press Staff

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  How Samaritan’s Purse became a global relief powerhouse

  Each week, in a hulking warehouse in a small town in North Carolina, Samaritan’s Purse employees load semi trailers full of supplies for the people of Ukraine: medicines, food, tarps, blankets, hygiene kits and school bags for kids.

  09/12/2022 - By Yonat Shimron and Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Queen Elizabeth II spoke openly of her Christian faith

  Elizabeth II of England, Britain’s longest-serving monarch and official head of the Church of England, died Sept. 8 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at age 96.

  09/09/2022 - By Catherine Pepinster / Religion News Service

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  Gen Z leads in desire to share their faith

  Gen Z—adults 25 and younger—lead all ages in their openness to spiritual conversations, the Bible society said Sept. 8 in releasing its latest chapter of the 2022 State of the Bible.

  09/09/2022 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  New church construction reflects changing needs

  Churches are getting a new look with architects and ministry leaders focused on the needs of today.

  09/09/2022 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  Ukrainian Baptists sow ‘seeds of hope’ in war zone

  Six months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Baptists inside the embattled nation and in neighboring countries continue ministry in a war zone and begin preparation for what could be a hard winter.

  09/08/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor