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  Jesus—not therapy—can change LGBT lives, evangelical leaders say

  Evangelical leaders spoke out against reparative mental-health therapy for lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender people but still called on them to change, saying only through faith in Jesus can they find “wholeness and holiness.”

  10/08/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Joint Committee’s Brent Walker sets retirement

  Brent Walker, longtime executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, a Washington, D.C.-based organization committed to upholding the historic Baptist principle of religious liberty for all people, will retire at the end of 2016.

  10/05/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptists from varied perspectives gather to defend religious liberty

  Suzii Paynter of CBF, Brent Walker of the BJC and the SBC’s Russell Moore, among other Baptist leaders, gathered at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary to discuss religious liberty issues around the nation and world.

  10/02/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Pope inspired Baptists who work with marginalized

  Pope Francis’ historic visit to the United States energized immigration activists in a speech to Congress and gave hope to prison inmates in Philadelphia. But even before arriving on U.S. soil, the pontiff also inspired those who work in urban and church ministries.

  10/01/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptists globally continue assistance to refugees

  Baptist World Aid distributed more than $65,000 in emergency refugee support as Baptists in Serbia and Croatia joined Baptists in Germany, Hungary, Sweden and other European nations in providing aid.

  10/01/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Pope Francis improves Protestant pastors’ views of Catholic Church

  Pope Francis is boosting the reputation of the Roman Catholic Church among Protestant pastors in the United States according to a recent LifeWay survey.

  09/30/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: Flagpole prayer event marks anniversary

  Sept. 23 marked the 25th annual See You At The Pole, a student-initiated, student-led event that started with 10 students in Texas in 1990 who wanted to pray for their school.

  09/25/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Churches can aid veterans affected by troop reduction

  Churches have the potential to assist U.S. Army veterans who may find themselves retired prematurely within two years.

  09/25/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Young ministers learn demands of pastorate in residency programs

  Teaching young leaders how to engage ministry without getting “chewed up” is the aim of a growing number of congregations.

  09/24/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  European Baptist Missionaries evacuated in Cameroon after bombings

  German-based Baptist mission agency EBM International—formerly European Baptist Mission—evacuated all its missionaries and volunteers from the Far North province in Cameroon following a series of bombings by Boko Haram.

  09/24/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptists join other faith leaders in pledge to fight hunger

  Baptist leaders joined about 100 top officials from all major faith groups calling for a shift in national priorities to end hunger and poverty.

  09/24/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Paige Patterson details missiological ‘battle’ at IMB

  Four months before the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board announced plans to eliminate between 600 and 800 jobs, a seminary president said about 750 missionaries need to be removed because they are ineffective or doctrinally unsound.

  09/17/2015 - By John Rutledge