BRN welcomes Avery Sprey to the BRN family
The Baptist Resource Network welcomes Texas native, Avery Sprey, to the BRN family as the new pastor of Light of Life Community Church in Coatesville, Pennsylvania.
50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: A conversation with continuity
For the past 13 years, Jerome Coleman has served at First Baptist Church of Crestmont, where he has watched God transform the building, the people, and himself.
Pandemic challenges become BRN opportunities
Although the pandemic has presented society with many challenges, it has also simultaneously opened up doors of opportunity for BRN churches.
In wake of church fire, BRN sets up donation account for Vietnamese Baptist Church
Vietnamese Baptist Church, also known as New Life Baptist Church and Vietnamese International Baptist Church, recently set up an account through the Baptist Resource Network to raise funds to restore their church that was destroyed by fire on October 27.
The BRN welcomes Bux-Mont Baptist Church’s new pastor, Charles Blachford
BRN extends a welcome to Pastor Charles Blachford, the new pastor of Bux-Mont Baptist Church in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. Blachford, who is executive vice president at Missio Seminary in Philadelphia, previously served at Streamsong Church in Doylestown, a church plant out of Riverside Community Church in Horsham.
Philadelphia church plant seeks to help provide safe learning environments for children during the pandemic
When the Philadelphia Public School system committed to virtual learning through November 17, a problem was created that was too big for any governing body or administration to solve alone. Bedrock Fishtown, a new church plant in Philadelphia, began asking and praying for ways they could be part of the solution for the upcoming school year.
Disaster relief volunteers respond in aftermath of Hurricane Isaias
Hurricane Isaias brought massive rain and flooding to the eastern portion of Pennsylvania and parts of New Jersey. Disaster Relief put out a call for flood and downed tree cleanup teams, and several churches responded.
“Understanding Stress Response Cycles and Compassion Fatigue” Roundtable (Philadelphia Region)
What is compassion fatigue? A condition characterized by emotional and physical exhaustion leading to a diminished ability to empathize or feel compassion for others.
Pastor K. Marshall Williams says the ‘Great Commandment’ is as important as the ‘Great Commission’ in the racial reconciliation journey
Long-time Philadelphia pastor says our mission is “inextricably linked” to our love for God and how we treat others—including those of other ethnicities.