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SBC’s NAMB Clarifies ‘Only Qualified Men’ Can Preach at Their Church Plants
The Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board released a statement last Thursday, October 14, 2021, clarifying their stance on women in church leadership at NAMB endorsed church plants.
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Daughter of Ravi Zacharias Leaves Her Father’s Ministry to Start Her Own
Sarah Davis has stepped down as CEO of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries to launch another apologetics ministry. Observers and critics are speculating whether the new organization will simply be a reboot of the former.
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Missions in Haiti More Precarious After Kidnapping of Americans
The escalating violence, including the weekend kidnapping of 17 Christian missionaries, threatens to end David Vanderpool’s work in Haiti as the cofounder of LiveBeyond, a Christian medical and humanitarian group that has worked in Haiti since 2013.
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Pope Francis Emphasizes Social Justice in a String of Tweets
Pope Francis has generally tweeted once to three times a day. This past weekend, he posted 17 tweets, 13 on Saturday alone. The emphasis of his weekend tweets were social justice.
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Calvin University to Add School of Health With $15 Million Gift
Funded by an anonymous alumni donor whose gift was the second largest in the school's history, Calvin University will establish a school of health.
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Christian Writer Danté Stewart on Expanding ‘Theological Imagination’ to Include the Black Experience
In an interview with Religion News Service, Christian writer Danté Stewart discusses his experiences with white evangelicalism, learning to embrace the Black church tradition of his upbringing, and expanding his "theological imagination" to include the Black experience.
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Kamala Harris’ Sunday Morning Address Draws Comparisons to Mike Pence’s SBC Speech
A video of Vice President Kamala Harris promoting Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe will be broadcast in more than 300 Black churches from Oct. 17 to Nov. 2.
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Legislators Seek to Repeal Parental Notification Law for Abortions in Illinois
Alarmed and at the same time energized by a Texas law that bans most abortions, Democrats in the Illinois are pushing to repeal a law requiring parental notification at least 48 hours before a minor 17 or younger seeks an abortion.