(RNS) — The Southern Baptist Convention’s credentials committee had a problem. It had been asked to determine whether or not to expel one of the denomination’s largest churches for violating the SBC’s ...

Words are wonderful. They are the foundation of conversations, books, newspapers, public speeches and sacred texts. Words are everywhere. Actions are important, too. Life isn't just the culmination of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This week in Indianapolis, 61% of Southern Baptist Churches voted to exclude women from serving in pastoral leadership. The vote ...

(RNS) — The issue of women staffers who have the title of pastor in SBC churches has been up for debate repeatedly in recent years. DALLAS (RNS) — For the second year in a row, a move to bar churches ...

For many Black women, spirituality and religion are anchors for their lives. Studies show they are some of the most devoutly religious folks in the U.S., and that is beneficial in unexpected ways. One ...

Women preachers among early Baptists As a researcher who studies Baptist women and was also ordained by Shalom Baptist Church in Louisville in 1993, I’m deeply familiar with this history. Only a few ...

This week in Indianapolis, 61% of Southern Baptist Churches voted to exclude women from serving in pastoral leadership. The vote required 66% to pass. The 39% that voted down the measure are by no ...