Faith leaders release research on American Christians’ views on payday loans
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Faith leaders release research on American Christians’ views on payday loans

Christians Expect Both Government Regulations and Church Involvement to Address The Issue of Payday Lending WASHINGTON, D.C. — Faith for Just Lending (FJL), a diverse coalition of faith-based organizations, announced April 13 the results of new polling from Lifeway Research on payday lending, which details congregations’ and borrowers’ experiences with payday loans.  The Lifeway survey data of 1,000 Christians … Continue reading

CBF Tennessee Announces Annual Advocacy for Women in Ministry Recipient
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CBF Tennessee Announces Annual Advocacy for Women in Ministry Recipient

The Betty Galloway Advocacy for Women in Ministry Award, an annual recognition by CBF Tennessee, has been posthumously awarded to layperson June Holland McEwen of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mrs. McEwen is both the first layperson to receive the honor and the only person to receive it posthumously.   According to Mary Jayne Allen, retired minister of education … Continue reading

CBF Advocacy Announces the inaugural recipient of the Suzii Paynter March Advocacy Fellowship
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CBF Advocacy Announces the inaugural recipient of the Suzii Paynter March Advocacy Fellowship

CBF Advocacy is excited to announce Andrea Corso Johnson as the inaugural recipient of the Suzii Paynter March Advocacy Fellowship. Andrea is a former educator who is now a student in the Master of Divinity program, pursuing a concentration in Faith-Based Social Transformation, at the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University. Andrea also serves … Continue reading

Defensoría CBF anuncia al primer destinatario del Suzii Paynter March Advocacy Fellowship
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Defensoría CBF anuncia al primer destinatario del Suzii Paynter March Advocacy Fellowship

Defensoría CBF se complace en anunciar a Andrea Corso Johnson como la primera ganadora inaugural del Suzii Paynter March Fellowship. Andrea es una ex educadora que ahora es estudiante en el programa de Maestría en Divinidad, con concentración en Transformación Social Basada en la Fe, en la Escuela de Teología McAfee de la Universidad de … Continue reading

Such a Time as This
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Such a Time as This

By John Mark Boes In recent weeks, we have seen devastating flooding in eastern Kentucky, another mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, TX (not to mention mass shootings elsewhere), continued war in Ukraine and across the globe, the ever-increasing scourge of hunger, and migrants continue to arrive at our southern border. In the … Continue reading