(Fox News) A Mississippi Baptist church has become the first Southern Baptist church to accept cryptocurrencies for donations and tithes. Back Bay Baptist Church in St. Martin announced at the end of September that it would accept digital currencies after COVID-19 made it difficult to collect traditional payments. "We stopped passing around an offering basket when COVID … [Read more...] about Mississippi Southern Baptist Church First To Accept Cryptocurrency Donations
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The Reformed Church in America Faces Rupture Over LGBTQ Gridlock
By Kathryn Post (RNS) This week, one of North America’s oldest denominations will confront its gridlock over LGBTQ ordination and same-sex marriage. Votes cast in Tucson, Arizona, at the Reformed Church in America’s General Synod — delayed 16 months due to the pandemic — will chart the course for the already-splintering denomination. In the past year, conservative … [Read more...] about The Reformed Church in America Faces Rupture Over LGBTQ Gridlock
Church of the Highlands Pastor Named Co-Defendant in Sexual Misconduct Allegations
(ChurchLeaders) Dino Rizzo, a member of the Senior Pastor Leadership Team at The Church of the Highlands in Alabama, is one of several defendants named in a recent lawsuit filed by Laura Ashley Eagan. Eagan claims that while she was an intern at Vibrant Church in Mississippi last year, she was subjected to sexual harassment, negligence, and deceit at the hands of senior pastor … [Read more...] about Church of the Highlands Pastor Named Co-Defendant in Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Al Mohler Responds to Presbyterian Minister Who Claims Abortion Is ‘Morally Good’
(ChurchLeaders) In a recent article in USA Today, professor of religious studies and ordained minister Rebecca Todd Peters argued that abortion can be a “morally good decision,” calling on Christians to trust women enough to make a decision themselves. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president Dr. Albert Mohler responded to Peters’ article on his podcast Tuesday, … [Read more...] about Al Mohler Responds to Presbyterian Minister Who Claims Abortion Is ‘Morally Good’
Pastor Dwight McKissic Would Like White Evangelicals to Learn From Jon Gruden
(ChurchLeaders) Dwight McKissic, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, praised the Las Vegas Raiders Monday for holding head coach Jon Gruden accountable for racist comments he made in the past. McKissic said this is a standard the white evangelical church has yet to meet with regard to John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, … [Read more...] about Pastor Dwight McKissic Would Like White Evangelicals to Learn From Jon Gruden