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  James Dunn, robust advocate for religious liberty, dies July 4

  James M. Dunn, one of Baptists’ most well-known advocates for religious liberty and separation of church and state, died July 4 a few weeks after his 83rd birthday in Winston-Salem, N.C.

  07/05/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  NAMB establishes fund to assist burned black churches

  Southern Baptists’ North American Mission Board has established a fund to help African-American churches damaged or destroyed by fire in recent weeks.

  07/03/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: Baptist colleges lose Obamacare challenge

  A federal appeals court ruled June 22 the religious exercise of two Texas Baptist colleges isn’t substantially burdened by a requirement they opt out of contraceptive coverage required under Obamacare.

  06/26/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Churches urged to consider Millennials’ environmental views

  Churches wanting to reach Millennials need to pay as much attention to environmental issues as they do to worship styles, according to many observers.

  06/26/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptists urge action on behalf of persecuted Christians

  Two Baptists with connections to the United Nations and a member of the Baptist World Alliance Commission on Religious Freedom urged Baptists to take action on behalf of victimized Christians globally.

  06/26/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Love stronger than hate, Charleston victim’s son says

  Less than 24 hours after his mother was shot and killed during a church prayer meeting, Charleston Southern University sophomore Chris Singleton stood before television cameras and declared, “Love is always stronger than hate.”

  06/26/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Rise of young Hispanics calls for cooperation, Rincones says

  Parallel forces both help and hinder Baptist churches that try to reach young Hispanic adults, a Texas Baptist leader told workshop participants at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship general assembly.

  06/23/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Will Southern Baptists support call to remove Confederate flag?

  “The cross and the Confederate flag cannot co-exist without one setting the other on fire,” Russell Moore wrote in a widely noted blog post June 19. But some observers wonder if his declaration will have any lasting effect.

  06/23/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  CBF participants want more than talk about racial reconciliation

  The time for merely praying about racial injustice is past, a roomful of participants at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship general assembly agreed. They called for action.

  06/22/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Pastor friends agree to disagree on homosexuality

  Two pastors of Cooperative Baptist Fellowship churches say it’s possible to disagree—even disagree strongly—about homosexuality and remain friends.

  06/22/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Ezell presents ‘NAMB Phase II’ vision

  Kevin Ezell, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board, presented highlights of a year of ministry expansion and introduced what he called “NAMB Phase II” at the SBC annual meeting.

  06/22/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Platt envisions limitless missionary pathways

  Southern Baptist Convention messengers affirmed a report from the International Mission Board’s president—including recently policy changes that lifted some prohibitions on missionary appointment.

  06/22/2015 - By John Rutledge