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  Editorial: Critique of the American church from the global majority

  Global Christianity is sending a clear message to the American church. For those with ears to hear, will we listen? (Part 1 of 2)

  03/06/2019 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: An Episcopal-Baptist view of the Lord’s Supper

  A Baptist pastor from an Episcopal background reflects on the Lord’s Supper as a reminder that God’s covenant is still alive and active.

  03/06/2019 - By Jaci Garrett

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  Voices: When someone’s drowning, throw a lifeline

  You are at the rail of the ship with a lifesaver in your hand. That one who is drowning will grasp it if you throw it. His or her head is above water for only a brief moment.

  03/06/2019 - By Rich Mussler

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  Voices: The significance of the church outside the United States

  Jake Raabe poses incisive questions to the American church as it grapples with its place in the global body of Christ.

  03/06/2019 - By Jake Raabe

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  Eric Small: Camp ministry a story of God’s faithfulness & many relationships

  Eric Small, executive director of Pineywoods Baptist Encampment, shares his background and thoughts on camp ministry.

  03/06/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Commentary: How denominations split: Lessons for Methodists from Baptist battles of the ’80s

  Nancy Ammerman, a longtime analyst of Baptists and religious life in the United States, sees enduring lessons for the United Methodist Church today from the Southern Baptist Convention battles of the 1980s.

  03/05/2019 - By Nancy Ammerman / Religion News Service

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  Editorial: When sex tops the list of denominational issues, it’s past time to talk

  Sex, which historically has been hard to talk about in public, is front and center in denominational discussions. The current deliberations among Catholics and Baptists about sexual abuse and among Methodists about sexual orientation suggest intentional and productive talk about sex is overdue. How can we move forward?

  02/27/2019 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: How an obscure comic book superhero helps a multi-ethnic church pastor

  “I am supposed to lead [a multi-ethnic church] in matters spiritual and practical. I would be lying to you if I told you I don’t worry about … saying or doing something unintentionally offensive or that excludes or demeans people.” Patrick Adair shares how an obscure superhero helps him lead a multi-ethnic church.

  02/27/2019 - By Patrick Adair

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  Kathryn Freeman: Pursuing truth and justice in Jesus’ name

  In celebration of Black History Month, Kathryn Freeman, director of public policy for the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission, describes ministry from her vantage point.

  02/27/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: Learn to wait again: Lessons from Exodus

  There is no doubt there are huge benefits to technology, but maybe there is a detriment to our spiritual lives. Maybe our hearts are being formed no longer to wait and to seek the Lord in our waiting.

  02/27/2019 - By Zac Harrel

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  Voices: We’ve got holes in the souls of our shoes

  Gaynor Yancey urges us to address the holes in our souls, which lead to violent treatment of others, by reconsidering our created identity.

  02/27/2019 - By Gaynor Yancey

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  Voices: Christian, where is the media carrying you?

  When I was a child, adults in my life emphasized three dangers about the outside world: predators on the Internet, strangers in cars and the influence of media. The first two warnings have given way to ridesharing. What came of the third warning?

  02/27/2019 - By Geoff Davidson