Heads of SBC mission boards say they will not fund new abuse reform non-profit
Nashville, Tennessee, US RNS Leaders of two major Southern Baptist mission boards said they will not help fund a proposed independent non-profit meant to implement the denomination’s abuse reforms. Plans for the non-profit were announced on Monday night during a meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee. The headquarters of the Southern Baptist Convention is seen […]
Changing landscape: As churches shrink and pastors retire, creative workarounds are redefining ministry
As older clergy get set to retire in the US, there are few younger seminarians to replace them – and few churches that can afford to pay them. ELIZABETH E EVANS reports for Religion News Service…
Lutheran, Presbyterian schools moving to Chicago campus of Catholic Theological Union
Chicago, US RNS The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and McCormick Theological Seminary are moving into available space on the campus of Catholic Theological Union, creating a theological megacampus on the South Side of Chicago. The Lutheran School of Theology, a seminary belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, signed a lease on […]
Leadership training: Are today’s seminarians tomorrow’s corporate leaders?
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, report on how several American seminaries have stepped in to help companies…
Catholic Church: US clergy shortage eased by recruits from Africa
KWASI GYAMFI ASIEDU, of Associated Press, reports on how Catholic priests from Africa are finding vocations in the US…
A prison education: How US evangelical education institutions are creating pastors behind bars
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports on a fledgling US movement among evangelical seminaries, colleges and universities to rehabilitate prisoners through education…
In the US, Southern Baptist seminary heads join chorus of critics as leaders balk on abuse probe
RNS Pressure is building on members of the executive committee of the Southern Baptist Convention to allow a third-party firm full access to investigate how it has handled allegations of sexual abuse over the past 20 years. This week, all six Southern Baptist seminaries expressed their dismay at the executive committee’s unwillingness to act. Logos […]
Essay: The Catholic Church’s US seminaries need reform
Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, calls for change in the Catholic Church’s US seminaries…
US: Seminaries start Black Lives Matter courses
ADELLE M BANKS, in an article for Religion News Service, reports on moves to open classes on the Black Lives Matter movement in US seminaries…