Podcasts about new baptist covenant

President Jimmy Carter introduced millions of people to what it means to be a Baptist. In this episode, Amanda and Holly reflect on what he meant to our country and to both of them, as fellow Baptists, as well as his impact on faith freedom for all. They share how he is a shining example of the diversity of Baptists in our country as well as what it looks like to live out one's faith freely and fully without forcing it on others.   SHOW NOTES Segment 1 (starting at 00:38): A look back at the life of Jimmy Carter and his funeral service The New York Times has an extensive obituary on President Jimmy Carter, which you can read online: Jimmy Carter, Peacemaking President Amid Crises, Is Dead at 100 You can watch a recording of President Carter's funeral on the YouTube channel of the Washington National Cathedral: In Celebration of and in Thanksgiving for the Life of President James Carter – 1.9.25 Holly mentioned an article from The Washington Post titled “One chance to get this right, a look behind the prep for Carter's funeral.” It is available online under the title “How do you create a funeral fit for a president? A look behind Carter's.” Holly mentioned speaking with Paul Baxley, the executive coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, who attended the service. CBF is the denominational home of President Carter's church, Maranatha Baptist Church.   Segment 2 (starting at 12:41): Carter as a Baptist: Commitment, divisions, and the New Baptist Covenant Amanda's piece honoring President Carter in TIME magazine is available online: Jimmy Carter's Commitment to Religious Liberty Should Guide Us All Amanda read comments from President Carter in 1979, saying he thought the government should “stay out of the prayer business.” You can read the archived article on the website of The New York Times: President Is Opposed To School‐Prayer Bill Amanda was quoted during a conversation on Jimmy Carter's faith between Jason DeRose and Ailsa Chang on NPR's All Things Considered, which also included a quote from the Rev. Dr. Martin Marty in 1976: Jimmy Carter's complicated relationship to the church For more on the history of the New Baptist Covenant, read this 2022 story by Mark Wingfield for Baptist News Global: New Baptist Covenant shifts gears to convene, connect and communicate Amanda mentioned this story in The Washington Post about First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C., which is the church where both she and President Carter were once members: Jimmy Carter attended this D.C. church. Now, it honors his legacy.   Segment 3 (starting 24:26): Carter's legacy and example for where we are today Amanda read President Carter's comments from a 1977 press conference on the separation of church and state. You can read the transcript on the website of The New York Times: Transcript of the President's News Conference With U.S. and Polish Journalists You can see the never-before-released video of Amanda and BJC Executive Director Emeritus Brent Walker honoring Jimmy Carter at this link. Respecting Religion is made possible by BJC's generous donors. Your gift to BJC is tax-deductible, and you can support these conversations with a gift to BJC.

Are you misinterpreting the word of Christ as it pertains to LGBTQ inclusion? In this episode of Breaking Protocol Dr. George Mason of Wilshire Baptist Church walks us through equality of all human beings and why his church opens its doors to everyone! Dr. Mason is a Christian Theologian and Baptist Pastor in Dallas. He is a nationally recognized leader among Baptists, serving the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, New Baptist Covenant, Duke Divinity School, along with other local and global ecumenical and interfaith endeavors. He is a frequent op-ed contributor to The Dallas Morning News on subjects of public interest that intersect religion, such as public education, race relations and predatory lending. He writes a monthly column on public theology for the Lakewood/East Dallas and Lake Highlands editions of the community news magazine The Advocate. His sermons have been the highest rated program on the Sunday morning worship line up on WRR radio in Dallas for many years. George earned a bachelor of business administration degree in 1978 from the University of Miami (Florida), where he was a quarterback on the football team. He also holds both the master of divinity (1982) and doctor of philosophy (1987) degrees.

George A. Mason has been senior pastor at Wilshire since August 1989. His three decades as pastor follows the pattern of his predecessor, Bruce McIver, who was pastor at Wilshire 30 vibrant years. George is a nationally recognized faith leader, rooted in congregational life. He combines the prophetic and pastoral voices within and beyond the church. He has served in leadership roles with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Fellowship Southwest, New Baptist Covenant, Duke Divinity School, Perkins School of Theology, Faith Forward Dallas at Thanks-Giving Square and other local and global ecumenical and interfaith endeavors. He is the founder and president of Faith Commons, a multi-faith, multiethnic nonprofit organization committed to promoting the common good from a faith perspective. George is the host of the Good God project, a weekly audio and video conversation sponsored by Faith Commons. He is a frequent op-ed contributor to the Dallas Morning News on subjects of public interest that intersect religion, such as public education, race relations and predatory lending. He writes a monthly column on public theology for the Lakewood/East Dallas and Lake Highlands editions of the community news magazine The Advocate. At Wilshire, George birthed and directs a pastoral residency program that has become a model for other congregations nationwide since 2002. His book, Preparing the Pastors We Need: Reclaiming the Congregation's Role in Training Clergy, was published in 2012 by Alban Press. One of his passions is encouraging those whom God has called into vocational ministry. George earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1978 from the University of Miami (Florida), where he was a quarterback on the football team. He holds both the Master of Divinity (1982) and Doctor of Philosophy (1987) degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. His doctoral field of study was systematic theology, with a minor in philosophy of religion. His dissertation was God's Freedom as Faithfulness: A Critique of Juergen Moltmann's Social Trinitarianism. A native of New York City, George has been married to his wife, Kim, since 1979. They have three children and five grandchildren. He enjoys all sports, including politics, but especially golf.

Hannah McMahan King, co-executive director of the New Baptist Covenant, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the work of the NBC in bringing churches together across racial and denominational lines. She also discusses the problem of white churches not dealing with injustices of the past and her research into the impact of Christianity on the lynching culture.  (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

In this episode, Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor interviews Aidsand Wright-Riggins, former executive director of American Baptist Home Mission Societies, co-director of the New Baptist Covenant, and mayor of Collegeville, Penn. Wright-Riggins talks about religious liberty, racism, and ministry. This interview was recorded as he visited the Kansas City area to give the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty's Shurden Lectures on the campuses of William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo., and Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Shawnee, Kan. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

Today on Good God, George sits down with Tim Wise at a New Baptist Covenant gathering to talk about racial justice activism as white people. How are good intentioned white people complicit in a culture of racism and white supremacy? How can they do something about it?

Meet Hannah McMahan, Executive Director of New Baptist Covenant. She's from all over the South, lives in DC, and likes woodworking, farming, and history. Ten years ago, she helped bring a vision of President Jimmy Carter's to life. New Baptist Covenant brings black and white Baptist churches in America together to unite in worship and service. Listen to her conversation with George Mason to hear about NBC and particularly how it has helped effect change in Dallas.

This podcast episode is brought to you by The School of Divinity at Gardner-Webb University (http://gardner-webb.edu/academic-programs-and-resources/colleges-and-schools/divinity/index), Campbell University Divinity School (http://divinity.campbell.edu/), and David Correll of Universal Creative Concepts (http://www.uccpromos.com/david-correll.htm). Visit www.cbf.net for more info about the CBF. Music by Nicolai Heidlas from HookSounds.com.

Sermon by Jack Glasgow, Senior Pastor, Zebulon Baptist Church, Zebulon, NC

Sermon by Jack Glasgow, Senior Pastor, Zebulon Baptist Church, Zebulon, NC

Sermon by Jack Glasgow, Senior Pastor, Zebulon Baptist Church, Zebulon, NC