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By Scott Barkley SUMMERVILLE, Ga. (BP) – The videos cover a lot of ground. In one, Sean Wegener goes over the basics of reading the Bible. In another, he explains the background of the Cooperative Program. In yet one more, he’s running alongside Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi on the lava planet Mustafar in a heated lightsaber duel. All can be found in the Two Minute … [Read more...] about Pastor’s ‘Two Minute Doctrine’ Video Series Reflects a Lifetime of Discipleship

By Diana Chandler RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – African American churches are more important to the Southern Baptist Convention than ever before, Jamie Dew told Baptist Press Monday (July 18) at the Black Church Leadership and Family Conference at Ridgecrest Conference Center. Dew, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, said he’s primarily focused on building … [Read more...] about Black Churches More Important to SBC Than Ever Before

After spending nearly two weeks in the hospital for a saddle pulmonary embolism, Relentless Church pastor John Gray announced on Tuesday via Instagram that he was going home. On July 10, Gray’s wife, Aventer, shared that the Gray family needed a miracle, because the Saddle pulmonary embolism’s position could shift and end John’s … [Read more...] about ‘The Devil Wanted Me To Die in This Bed’: John Gray Shares Encouraging Health Update

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy was charged Tuesday with murder in the fatal shooting of a pastor and leader of the United Methodist Church during a carjacking in Memphis, Tennessee. The Rev. Autura Eason-Williams was shot Monday afternoon outside of her home, the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church said. She was found in her driveway … [Read more...] about Teens Charged After United Methodist Church Leader Is Killed