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BRN Executive Director Barry Whitworth gives update on ’10/5 Challenge’

January 21, 2021
Barry Whitworth
BRN
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Baptist Resource Network Executive Director Barry Whitworth gives update on the "10/5 Challenge," which urges 50 BRN churches to become involved in five areas--compassion ministry, church planting, church revitalization, collegiate ministry, and international missions.

World Watch List 2021: Extremists, governments leverage COVID-19 limitations to ramp religious persecution

January 21, 2021
Guest Writer
SBC
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Persecutors are leveraging COVID-19 to withhold food and other aid from Christians and religious minorities, to force conversions and to justify increased surveillance and censorship.

More than 3 million Uyghurs detained in forced labor camps in China

January 21, 2021
Guest Writer
SBC
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Anybody who vowed never again after World War II should take action with their conscience and prayer to advocate on behalf of the Uyghur people.

50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Healthy outreach, amidst a pandemic

January 14, 2021
Macala Mays
BRN
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Today's frontlines are dotted with health care professions, working amidst an unpredictable virus and global pandemic. In Cherry Hill, New Jersey, many of these frontline, medical heroes belong to the Church of the Good Shepherd, a church led by Pastor Darius Nable and affiliated with the Baptist Resource Network of Pennsylvania/South Jersey.

Celebrate the sanctity of life through service, says BRN’s Barry Whitworth

January 14, 2021
Barry Whitworth
BRN
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Barry Whitworth, executive director of the Baptist Resource Network, points to two important days coming up next week: Sanctity of Life Sunday and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He urges BRN churches to celebrate the value of all life on both of these days, celebrating that all of humanity is created in God's image and for His glory.

Pastors more hesitant to preach on race

January 14, 2021
Guest Writer
SBC
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Pastors seem more reluctant to address issues of race in their congregations today than four years ago.

Moore addresses ‘chaos’ in D.C., calls for leadership, healing

January 14, 2021
Guest Writer
SBC
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Russell Moore, the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), recently spoke during an ERLC-sponsored webinar in the wake of the violence and chaos at the U.S. Capitol.

CP: Voicing the Good News in Japan

January 11, 2021
Guest Writer
SBC
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Your support through the Cooperative Program allows the Walkers the opportunity to voice the Good News of the Gospel in a culture that struggles with layers of duty, obligation, responsibility, and pressure to conform.

January 2021 Top Five

January 7, 2021
Elizabeth Benge
BRN
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Baptist Resource Network's Elizabeth Benge shares BRN's Top Five resources and opportunities for January 2021.

Religious Freedom Landscape: ADF looks at how the election could impact churches and ministries across America

January 7, 2021
Guest Writer
Curated
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Since election day , ADF attorneys hosted a webinar discussing what may be on the horizon for religious liberty over the next four years and provided ways churches and ministries can be better prepared.