By Brent Walker, Executive Director
A pastor friend recently asked me to write a short piece on the importance to Baptists of church planting. I agreed to do it, but only in the context of a larger discussion about the relationship between freedom and evangelism.
From the January 2014 Report from the Capital
By BJC Executive Director J. Brent Walker
At the Baptist Joint Committee, the year’s end marks the end of our fiscal year. Projects need to be finished and year-end gifts secured.
From the November/December Report from the Capital
By J. Brent Walker, Executive Director
Executive Director J. Brent Walker reflects on the passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and its journey over the past 20 years.
From the October 2013 Report from the Capital.
By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
When that self-described “bootleg preacher,” Will Campbell, died June 3, heaven became richer and the earth poorer.
From the July/August 2013 Report from the Capital
By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
Endowed by Our Creator: The Birth of Religious Freedom in America by Michael I. Meyerson is a new and wonderful book that responsibly engages the contentious debate about how the framers understood religion and religious liberty in the formation of our national government.
From the June 2013 Report from the Capital
By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
A more mature understanding of Islam must be accompanied by a better relationship with Muslims. Here, it seems to me, Baptists are making major strides.
From the May 2013 Report from the Capital
Faith.
Freedom.
For All.
The targeting of religious minorities.
The rise of Christian nationalism.
The politicization of houses of worship.
BJC brings people together to tackle today’s serious threats to religious liberty.
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Faith.
Freedom.
For All.
The targeting of religious minorities.
The rise of Christian nationalism.
The politicization of houses of worship.
BJC brings people together to tackle today’s serious threats to religious liberty.