News Archives

EXPLAINER: What is the Equality Act?

February 25, 2021
Guest Writer
SBC
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The act seeks to expand the definition of “sex” to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” and would revise every title of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to add these categories as new protected classes in the federal code.

Church planter describes ‘ebb and flow’ of life after car accident

February 23, 2021
Guest Writer
BRN
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Please pray for church planters, Travis and Grace Ross, as they continue to navigate health issues related to a car accident over a year ago.

BRN welcomes Pastor Chuck Fricker to the BRN family

February 18, 2021
Shannon Baker
BRN
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The Baptist Resource Network welcomes Chuck Fricker to the BRN family as the new pastor of Harvest House Community Church in Hornbrook, Pennsylvania, effective June 1, 2021.

50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: An Ode to God

February 18, 2021
Macala Mays
BRN
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Music and ministry strike a chord for third generation pastor, Reverend Paul James of Careview Community Church in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.

3 ways to tell if physically absent church members are still spiritually engaged

February 17, 2021
Guest Writer
SBC
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Not everyone who has not physically returned yet to church is in danger of drifting away. Here are a few ways to tell who’s still connected and who needs to be reengaged.

Barry Whitworth: Cooperative Program solved dilemma of competing and overlapping funding appeals

February 17, 2021
Barry Whitworth
BRN
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When the Southern Baptist Convention was founded, all its related entities sought financial support, often resulting in competing and overlapping appeals to churches. But then... the idea for cooperative ministry was born.

Pastor Josh Crans Addressing Youth At A Coatesville Community Center

Pastor Josh Crans elected to Coatesville school board

February 11, 2021
LaVeta Jones
BRN
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What do Moses, David, Abraham and the disciples have in common? They were all going about their normal routines from tending sheep to fishing to sitting on the front step at home on a hot day when they were invited to join God on mission.

50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Seeking more than a degree

February 11, 2021
Macala Mays
BRN
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Campus minister Kayla Smith knows her mission field -- Penn State University -- because she was once a part of it! Hear her transformation story and how God is using her to reach students today.

BRN welcomes Tony Durnell as senior pastor of West Hills Baptist Church

February 11, 2021
Shannon Baker
BRN
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The Baptist Resource Network congratulates Anthony (Tony) Durnell on his new role as senior pastor of West Hills Baptist Church in Moon, Pennsylvania. Since 2017, Durnell has served at the church, first as a deacon and then as a youth pastor before stepping into the post vacated by retiring Pastor Larry Walker on January 1, 2021.

BRN Executive Director gives update on BRN’s vision and strategy reframing

February 11, 2021
Barry Whitworth
BRN
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Executive Director Barry Whitworth shares how, even in the pandemic, the Baptist Resource Network team has managed to stay focused on its next steps so they can better serve churches for their next steps.