Bill Jones to End ‘Weekly Baptist Roundup’

Bill Jones to End ‘Weekly Baptist Roundup’

It’s the end of an era for Bill Jones and the “Weekly Baptist Roundup” he has faithfully compiled over the past decade. Jones announced last week that Dec. 18, 2021, would be the 500th, and final, edition of the Roundup in which he compiled links to resources relevant...
People of Good Faith: Bruce Salmon

People of Good Faith: Bruce Salmon

Bruce Salmon served for 33 years as pastor of Village Baptist Church in Bowie, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. After he retired, he began to write books, four of which (thus far) have been published by Nurturing Faith Books, Good Faith Media’s publishing...
Listening Tops Gen Z List for Effective Evangelism

Listening Tops Gen Z List for Effective Evangelism

Gen Z sees listening without judgment as the leading criterion for effective evangelism, according to a Barna Group report published in early November. U.S. teens between ages 13 and 18 were asked to select all applicable answers from a list of 14 options in response...
Slight U.S. Majority Supports Death Penalty

Slight U.S. Majority Supports Death Penalty

A slight majority (54%) of U.S. adults support the death penalty, according to a Gallup report published Nov. 19. This rate is essentially unchanged in recent years – declining two points since 2018 – and it is the lowest level of support since 1972 when 50% affirmed...
U.S. Protestant Congregations See Finances Stabilizing

U.S. Protestant Congregations See Finances Stabilizing

Protestant churches in the U.S. are seeing their finances stabilize after a volatile 2020, according to data published on Nov. 16 by LifeWay Research. Comparing financial support in 2020 to that of 2021, only 22% of pastors reported that giving levels had declined....