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‘Something’s gotta change,’ prayed Pastor John Cope during BRN’s racial reconciliation effort

July 16, 2020
Shannon Baker
BRN
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John Cope, lead pastor for Keystone Fellowship in Souderton, Pa., is one of 12 Baptist Resource Network pastors, some African American and some Anglo, who have locked arms to seek racial unity and healing.

BRN attorney cautiously points churches back to yellow phase

July 16, 2020
Davis Younts
BRN
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Davis Younts, legal counsel for the Baptist Resource Network, points churches to COVID-19 guidelines for the yellow phase for direction on how churches should now gather.

You are invited to two important events

July 16, 2020
Barry Whitworth
BRN
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Baptist Resource Network Executive Director Barry Whitworth shared about about two upcoming events that are designed to help pastors, personally as church leaders and professionally as a church body. The first event is a set of regional roundtable discussions on the topic, “Understanding Stress Response Cycles and Compassion Fatigue,” led by Safe Place Ministry. The second event is the Spark Conference, a free, one-day, total church equipping online conference, which is hosted by the BRN's new partner, the Georgia Baptist Mission Board on Friday, August 28. To sign up for these two events, simply visit online at brnunited.org/events.

Pastors John Cope And Robert Fontell Dialog

Pastor Robert Fontell describes key moments along the racial reconciliation journey

July 9, 2020
Shannon Baker
BRN
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The Philadelphia-born pastor has seen 12 pastors, both African American and Anglo, grow from racial reconciliation talk to action. And that gives him hope.

Pa. directive to ‘wear masks in public’ examined by BRN attorney

July 9, 2020
Shannon Baker
BRN
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Davis Younts, legal counsel for the Baptist Resource Network, shares about the government of Pennsylvania’s new order regarding the wearing of masks.

Pre-COVID-19 revival fires still burn at First Baptist Church of Delaware

July 2, 2020
Shannon Baker
BRN
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A year ago, First Baptist Church of Delaware lost its pastor and a closure felt imminent. But then people started praying … "and not just praying, but really desperately crying out for God."

Coatesville pastor shares ‘eye-opening’ journey toward understanding racial reconciliation

July 2, 2020
Shannon Baker
BRN
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As a white man who grew up and now lives and ministers in predominately Black neighborhoods, where he is a minority, Josh Crans thought he had some understanding of the African American experience. But it was an eye-opening experience with a group of 12 pastors talking about race issues that he really began to understand.

July 1, 2020
Shannon Baker
BRN
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The COVID-19 survey examined how churches improvised during the lockdowns, how the pandemic has impacted their membership, and what their plans are for the future.

‘Something’s gotta change,’ prayed Pastor John Cope during BRN’s racial reconciliation effort

BRN attorney cautiously points churches back to yellow phase

You are invited to two important events

Pastor Robert Fontell describes key moments along the racial reconciliation journey

Pa. directive to ‘wear masks in public’ examined by BRN attorney

Pre-COVID-19 revival fires still burn at First Baptist Church of Delaware

Coatesville pastor shares ‘eye-opening’ journey toward understanding racial reconciliation

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