COVID-19
GBC annual meeting to be one-day event
…options are being considered in regard to annual meeting staples such as submitting resolutions and voting.
Churches cautiously holding services again
By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Churches are gathering again, but services and programs remain drastically different from the beginning of the year. At the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to previous surveys from Nashville-based LifeWay Research, Protestant churches across the U.S. stopped gathering in-person in a matter of weeks. The latest LifeWay Research […]
Mississippi state Baptist paper latest to go all-digital
“…the internet has brought tremendous change to the news industry…”
COVID outbreak of more than 40 cases tied to revival at rural Alabama church
“That was sort of a shocker to us.”
A desperate time for an essential service
“This case … is an example of disparate treatment and a violation of the religious liberty …”
Weary in waiting
“Respond to the delay, the waiting, by using it as an opportunity for growth – to know more of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
California churches ordered to cancel indoor worship in at least 30 counties
“We would have to say that we’re not happy about the decision.”
Some good news from Thomson
“A lot of people have solidified their connection to Christ during this time.”
8 characteristics of the best church leaders I’ve seen during the COVID crisis
“I watch leaders. I do that because I want to be a good leader…”
Arkansas Baptist churches decry ‘unfair and damaging’ report
A June 26 Arkansas Department of Health briefing unfairly portrayed two prominent Southern Baptist churches as having contributed to the spread of COVID-19, according to Arkansas Baptist State Convention Executive Director J.D. “Sonny” Tucker. Screen capture from YouTube By Tess Schoonhoven LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (BP) — Two prominent Southern Baptist churches were unfairly portrayed as […]
Cooperative Program giving highest in three months, down only 1.47% for year
April marked the lowest monthly national CP total since December 2016.