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  Voices: Americans are trusting pastors less. Is that a bad thing?

  Jake Raabe argues that a recent Gallup poll revealing that fewer people trust pastors these days is actually a good sign.

  01/17/2018 - By Jake Raabe

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  Commentary: Baby Jesus was a Dreamer in Egypt

  Christians, especially those who believe that Scripture should be the foundation of American law, should be leading the charge in support of Dreamers, refugees and other immigrants.

  01/17/2018 - By Thomas Reese / Religion News Service

• Commentary: Why repentant pastors should be forgiven but not restored to the pulpit

  When pastors suffer a moral failure, what ought to be the church’s reaction? (The Washington Post)

  01/17/2018 - By Jonathan Leeman / The Washington Post

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  Letters: Trump’s words

  Baptist Standard readers share their comments on recent events.

  01/17/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: Small church pastors: Your ministry matters!

  Small church pastor Zac Harrel encourages other pastors of small churches that God doesn’t look at numbers; he sees service.

  01/10/2018 - By Zac Harrel

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  Voices: Whatever happened to the Emerging Church?

  Craig Nash wonders what became of the emerging church movement, which was once thought to be a monumental shift in Christianity.

  01/10/2018 - By Craig Nash

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  Randall Babin: Associations help churches embrace their unique contribution to the Kingdom’s work

  Randall Babin, director of missions for the Soda Lake Baptist Association in Marshall, Texas, shares his background and thoughts on church and ministry.

  01/10/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Commentary: New year, new thinking

  Churches that do something “because it’s always been done that way” aren’t living from an abundance mindset.

  01/10/2018 - By Bill Owens

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  Commentary: How churches can combat the opioid crisis in 2018

  As the opioid crisis has devastated many parts of the country, Jonathan Davis offers suggestions on how churches can practically fight its consequences.

  01/10/2018 - By Jonathan Davis / Baptist News Global

• Commentary: The unlikely crackup of evangelicalism

  Based on his time leading Fuller Seminary, Richard Mouw disagrees with Ross Douthat’s assertion that an “evangelical crackup” looms on the horizon.

  01/10/2018 - By Richard Mouw

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  Letters: Applause for Steve Vernon

  Baptist Standard readers react to Steve Vernon’s recent “Deep in the Hearts of Texans” interview.

  01/10/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  New York: Tea and the gospel

  Student missions blog: To help new churches that are being planted, we surveyed residents to see how people felt about religion in general and new churches. One man said, ““I wouldn’t know what to expect from a new church, because I don’t know anything about religion at all.”

  01/09/2018 - By Katelyn Sanders