Two Prominent Pastors Break With SBC After Critical Race Theory Statement| Why We Keep Asking about the Christmas Star: CT Connection

 

Two Prominent Pastors Break With SBC After Critical Race Theory Statement| Why We Keep Asking about the Christmas Star: CT Connection Caixa de entrada Christianity Today Connection Cancelar inscrição 13:13 (há 3 horas)  para mim inglês português     Traduzir mensagem Desativar para: inglês Hungary Amends Constitution with Traditional Definition of Family | View online GIVE NOW Advertisement HOME OUR LATEST SUBSCRIBE Wednesday, December 23, 2020   Two Prominent Pastors Break With SBC After Critical Race Theory Statement Dates and West responded to a controversial statement released by seminary presidents. Kate Shellnutt The leaders of two majority-black megachurches in major cities announced this week that they will no longer affiliate with the Southern Baptist Convention. In op-eds announcing their decisions to leave, Charlie Dates of Chicago’s Progressive Baptist Church and Ralph D. West of Houston’s The Church Without Walls both criticized SBC seminary presidents’ declaration that critical race theory was “incompatible” with the denomination’s statement of faith. The two pastors ... Continue Reading   A Single Story Can Change the World Give your year-end gift today to help CT elevate the best storytellers and sages of the global church. MORE INFO   SCIENCE Why We Keep Asking about the Christmas Star This week’s Jupiter-Saturn conjunction represents one of dozens of theories trying to explain the sign that pointed Magi to Jesus. Douglas Estes READ MORE   WIRE STORY Hungary Amends Constitution with Traditional Definition of Family The legal changes explicitly promote “Christian culture” while barring LGBT adoptions. Associated Press READ MORE   SPEAKING OUT How to Be Pro-Life in Our Real Lives The Christian call to care for the vulnerable starts with facing the heightened needs in our own communities. Gracy Olmstead READ MORE   SPEAKING OUT A Vaccine Could Save Prisoners’ Lives. Christians Can Help. Advocating for prisoner vaccinations is a political issue, but it doesn’t have to be a partisan one. Aaron Griffith READ MORE   NEWS $500K Medical Missions Award Goes to OB-GYN Nun in Uganda Her call to serve the “least of these” led her to maternal care at a rural hospital. Stefani McDade READ MORE   NEWS Christmas Unites a Divided Iraq Parliament’s unanimous vote to make Jesus’ birth an annual holiday succeeds where other national holidays have failed. Jayson Casper READ MORE   WIRE STORY After 330 Schoolboys Freed from Kidnappers, Advocates Ask About Leah Sharibu Good news from Katsina prompts questions about Nigerian Christians still held captive by jihadists. The Associated Press and CT READ MORE   QUICK TO LISTEN Does the Death Penalty Bring Justice for Victims and Their Families? The Trump administration is moving forward with executing a record 13 people. Will this accomplish what it hopes? Morgan Lee READ MORE   NEWS 117 Witnesses Detail North Korea’s Persecution of Christians New report describes methods and names names of those repressing secret Christian believers—and other faiths. Jayson Casper READ MORE VIEW ALL OF OUR LATEST Advertisement Inside the Ministry Why Each Issue of ‘Christianity Today’ Tells the Story of How Someone Met Christ Behind the scenes of the well-loved ‘Testimony’ section. Morgan Lee   Resolve of Place to Revolution of Beliefs John Jeter’s faith led him to seek longevity in his location, but this commitment took him on a journey that changed his views. Caitlin Edwards   Why Should We Read the Old Testament? Talking with CT’s Theology editor on the recently completed “First Testament” series and how the adjective “old” is a misnomer. Katie Bracy In the Magazine   For Expats and Missionaries, COVID-19 Was a Crossroads The first question for Christians living abroad was, “Go or stay?” After that, it got hard. How the ‘World’s Largest Family’ Survived a Global Pandemic Why I Claim the ‘Global Evangelical’ Label VIEW FULL ISSUE SUBSCRIBE NOW Related Newsletters Christianity Today Weekly CTWeekly delivers the best content from ChristianityToday.com to your inbox each week.   SIGN UP NOW CT Pastors Newsletter Each weekly CT Pastors issue equips you with the best wisdom and practical tools for church ministry.   SIGN UP NOW Advertisement   FOLLOW US: Get the inside story with this official newsletter of the global media ministry. CHRISTIANITY TODAY CONNECTION Delivered free via email to subscribers weekly. Subscribe to this newsletter. You are currently subscribed as marioalbertobenedetto@gmail.com. Subscribe to more newsletters like this. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe. Copyright ©2020 Christianity Today, 465 Gundersen Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188 All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Advertise | Subscribe to CT | Give Now Christianity Today is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. ResponderEncaminhar