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THREAT OF DIVORCE HARD TO SPOT AMONG CHURCHGOING COUPLES

October 30, 2015

By Lisa Cannon Green LifeWay News NASHVILLE – Before a divorce, churchgoers in troubled marriages look a lot like their happily married counterparts at church—participating, serving, and leading at similar rates. After a divorce, the differences can be stark. Twenty percent have dropped out of church entirely. In many cases, their children have stopped attending too. […]

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FALL FESTIVAL SAFETY TIPS FOR CHURCHES

October 28, 2015

Baptist Press JASPER, Ala. (BP) — Fall festivals can be fun but broken bones, food poisoning and burns are not. That’s why churches should take steps to protect themselves and their guests from unnecessary risks during special outreach events, experts say. Before hosting any special event, a church should first make sure its insurance policy […]

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KEEP HALLOWEEN IN PERSPECTIVE

October 28, 2015

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector As it has been for centuries, Halloween will be observed on Oct. 31. According to a study by LifeWay Research, nearly a third of Americans avoid the celebration of Halloween or at least its pagan elements. I agree wholeheartedly with avoiding the pagan elements, but I’m not completely sold […]

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MOST AMERICANS CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN: LIFEWAY RESEARCH

October 28, 2015

By Carol Pipes LifeWay News Office NASHVILLE — When it comes to Halloween, most Americans don¹t have a problem celebrating the spooky holiday. Yet, one-third say they avoid Halloween or its pagan elements. Although three in five Americans told LifeWay Research Halloween is “all in good fun,” 21 percent avoid the holiday completely and another […]

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EVEN NON-RELIGIOUS SEE EVIDENCE OF CREATOR

October 21, 2015

By Lisa C. Green Lifeway News Office NASHVILLE — Life didn’t just happen, most Americans say — and a surprising number of nonreligious people agree. More than 4 in 10 of the nonreligious believe physics and humanity point to a creator, LifeWay Research finds. A third say human morality indicates a creator who defines right […]

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Actions really do have consequences

October 16, 2015

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector WTVF (Channel 5 in Nashville) reported on Oct. 15 that Greater Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg has been “kicked out” of the Lawrence County Association of Baptists. While that sounds good on a newscast and immediately draws the attention of viewers, “kicked out” is not the proper […]

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Church’s decision to call woman pastor leads to action by Lawrence County Baptists

October 16, 2015

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector LEOMA – The Lawrence County Association of Baptists voted during its annual meeting Oct. 12 to withdraw fellowship from Greater Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg. The African-American congregation, which was a church plant of Faith Baptist Church in Loretto in 1992, recently called a non-Baptist woman as […]

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Counseling homosexuals involves ‘speaking truth in love,’ leaders say

October 16, 2015

By Andrew J.W. Smith SBTS News Office LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Christian counselors should be able to speak lovingly and winsomely to people struggling with homosexual attraction, said evangelical leaders at the Oct. 5-7 homosexuality conference at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The conference, titled “Homosexuality: Compassion, Care, and Counseling for Struggling People,” was sponsored by the […]

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Billy Graham marks 97th year with new film

October 14, 2015

By Baptist Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (BP) — The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) will release Oct. 15 a new film in its global “My Hope” outreach and is encouraging pastors to use the free resource in conjunction with Graham’s 97th birthday celebration Nov. 7. “Value of a Soul” showcases the testimonies of three born-again believers, […]

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Survey reveals views on animal welfare

October 14, 2015

By LifeWay news office   NASHVILLE — Protestant pastors overwhelmingly agree humanity has a God-given duty to care for animals. They just don’t mention it much from the pulpit. In a survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors, sponsored by Every Living Thing, a national campaign for the Evangelical Statement on Responsible Care for Animals, LifeWay Research […]

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Conference on transgenderism responds to challenges

October 12, 2015

By Baptist Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) — The transgender movement presents an unprecedented theological and cultural crisis for the church, said Southern Baptist scholars at an Oct. 5 pre-conference event, “Transgender: Transgender confusion and transformational Christianity,” at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The preconference preceded the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) annual conference, which is […]

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Millennials and Pastor Appreciation Month

October 10, 2015

By David Evans TBC Evangelism Specialist Steve Parr and Tom Crites surveyed around 1,200 Millennials to find out why they continue to attend church. Out of the 15 factors that they identified, one was viewing their pastor in a loving manner. They found that the children/youth that viewed with affection their pastor were 70 percent […]

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