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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
Three years before the death of George Floyd opened up long-awaited conversations about race and the plight of Black people in the United States, twelve pastors from the Baptist Resource Network of Pennsylvania/South Jersey, six African American and six Anglo, sat at a table to listen and learn from each other.
The Nazarene Baptist Church pastor shares words of encouragement and scriptures for those feeling overwhelmed by the COVID-19 season.
When Great Commission Church in Philadelphia started getting low on funds to buy food for families in need, they looked to God. And God answered beautifully!
