Theologian and former pastor addresses COVID-19 vaccine questions, misconceptions common among evangelical Christians
ChristiansAndTheVaccine.com seeks to educate amid new Pew Research data
SAN JOSE, Calif. In light of a new Pew Research study showing White Evangelicals are the least likely demographic to get the COVID-19 vaccination followed by Black Protestants, Redeeming Babel created Christians and the Vaccine, a resource with trustworthy and reliable information to address the most common spiritual questions about the vaccines.
Developed by Redeeming Babel Founder Curtis Chang, a faculty member of the Duke Divinity School and Senior Fellow at Fuller Theological Seminary, the website contains short, informative videos and other resources to help answer questions and ease the concerns of believers. Ultimately, the goal is to empower Evangelical Church leaders and Christians with accurate information to make an informed decision to get vaccinated when able.
IFYC: Faith is critical factor in vaccination efforts
March 10 at 1 p.m. EST
On March 10, at 1 p.m. EST, Dr. Eboo Patel, Founder of IFYC will host a live discussion: “The Faith Factor In Covid-19 Vaccination” to highlight the role faith communities and sites can play in vaccine efforts as trusted spaces of access and information sharing.
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, President of Clal–The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership.
The Rev. Dr Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois.
Kameelah Rashad, Founder and President of Muslim Wellness Foundation (MWF) and founding co-Director of the National Black Muslim COVID Coalition.
Master storyteller, media guru and mentor will receive Special Wilbur Award
Religion Communicators Council honors Dennis C. Benson
From time to time, the board of governors of the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) confers a special Wilbur Award to a person or organization whose body of work makes a substantial and unique contribution to public discourse on religious faith and values or interfaith dialogue and understanding.
As a master storyteller who sees the image of God in every person, Dennis C. Benson has interviewed more than 15,000 people from Alice Cooper and Fred Rodgers to ordinary people for radio and TV – over a span of six decades. In the process, he inspires other people of faith to do the same.
Deep River Books renews with FrontGate Media for 3rd year to train authors
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. DEEP RIVER BOOKS has extended the agreement with FRONTGATE MEDIA, one of the world’s leading Faith and Family marketing agencies, to assist their authors with Coaching and Consulting for PR, Social and Digital Marketing.
Now in their 3rd year together, this year-long contract extension with FrontGate provides Deep River Books with two individual coaching sessions for each author and a quarterly group webinar to train authors how to market their books and build their career as an author. Deep River Books has signed a wide variety of writers, so these coaching sessions allow FrontGate to give exclusive and focused plans and input to meet each individual author’s needs and questions.
Institute for Bible Reading appoints next Executive Director
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. The Board of Directors of the Institute for Bible Reading (IFBR) is delighted to announce that it has selected Alex Goodwin to serve as its next executive director beginning July 1, 2021. He will replace Scott Bolinder who is retiring as the founding executive director.
Alex Goodwin is a co-founder of IFBR and currently serves as its senior director of marketing and communications. He previously served at Biblica following graduation from Virginia Tech where he earned a B.S. in marketing management.
Goodwin says, “I’m humbled by how God has used our organization to impact hundreds of thousands of lives in the five years since our founding. Bible reading is at the center of spiritual formation, yet it’s clear that many people are struggling to meaningfully engage with the Scriptures. We are grateful to see that the resources we’re providing are helping people connect with the Bible like they�