by Lee Spitzer | Feb 8, 2018 | Opinion
We all would acknowledge that recently our country has experienced a great deal of turmoil, pain and stress. What are we witnessing? A lack of civility in both discourse and behavior cuts across all strata of our society and extends even to the presidency itself....
by Lee Spitzer | Nov 29, 2017 | Opinion
Anti-Semitism. Racial prejudice and violence. Welcoming refugees from a minority religious background. The relationship between church and state. These societal problems dominate the headlines, and thoughtful Christians are wondering how their faith can inform their...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jun 16, 2017 | News
Missions work. Millennials’ spiritual hunger. Diversity of congregations. These are some of the denomination’s bright lights for Lee B. Spitzer, the new general secretary of American Baptist Churches USA. Spitzer, former executive minister for American...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 27, 2015 | News
Lee Spitzer is the executive minister and senior regional pastor of the American Baptist Churches of New Jersey. Lee’s articles that have appeared on EthicsDaily.com are available here. 1. Where did you grow up? Although I was born in Brooklyn, New York, the...
by Lee B. Spitzer | Mar 12, 2014 | Opinion
One of the great joys of serving the American Baptist Churches of New Jersey (ABCNJ), a fellowship of 280 churches and 320 active clergy, is that each week I can observe the ongoing evolution of church life and ministry. Five trends have emerged from my observations....
