Eileen Campbell ReedGuest Blog: Listening and Support for Young Ministers by Richard Olson
Editor’s note: This week we welcome Dr. Richard Olson as our guest. Richard helps us pay attention…
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Eileen Campbell Reed Eileen Campbell ReedGuest Blog: Genuine Clergy Appreciation by Sarah Jackson Shelton
Editor’s note: This week we welcome Rev. Sarah Jackson Shelton as our guest. Sarah helps us think…
BJC OnlineIn brief to Supreme Court, BJC defends damages for prisoner forcibly shaved
A prisoner forcibly shaved in violation of his religious liberty rights is entitled to monetary…
BJC OnlineTexas Attorney General promotes the Lord’s Prayer and appeals Ten Commandments loss
Recent events targeting our long tradition of ensuring religious freedom for all in public schools –…
BJC OnlineCourts wrestle with religious accommodation disputes, including suit over preferred names
In a changing religious liberty landscape, even a half-dozen years may not be enough to resolve…
Eileen Campbell ReedGuest Blog: Back to School for Youth and College Students by Laura Edgar
Editor’s Note: This week we welcome Rev. Laura Edgar as our guest. Laura helps us think about…
Eileen Campbell ReedGuest Blog: Back to School Reboot by Amanda Smith
Editor’s Note: This week we welcome Rev. Amanda Smith as our guest. Pastor Amanda helps us think…
BJC OnlineBJC among organizations urging President Trump to end attacks on Johnson Amendment
The Johnson Amendment has protected nonprofits – including houses of worship – for more than 70…
Eileen Campbell ReedGuest Blog: Back to School Blessing by Melissa Collier Gepford
Editor’s Note: This week we welcome Rev. Melissa Collier Gepford as our guest to share her “Back to…
Eileen Campbell ReedRevising & Expanding the State of Clergy Report
NASHVILLE, TN – Dr. Eileen Campbell-Reed has won two grants to revise and expand “The State of Women…
BJC OnlineNew memo instructs federal agencies on religious accommodations allowing remote work
This latest guidance establishes religious accommodation as an important basis for allowing federal…
BJC OnlineNewly enacted national school voucher program undermines ‘public schools and religious freedom’
The national school voucher program in the new law is disguised as a tax credit scheme. It makes a…
BJC OnlineIRS announces new policy regarding houses of worship and endorsement of political candidates in settlement of lawsuit challenge
The IRS has refrained from enforcing the ban on church electioneering in recent years. This…
BJC OnlineSCOTUS says Constitution lets parents opt out of instruction that interferes with religious upbringing
In Mahmoud v. Taylor, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with parents seeking notice and the opportunity…
BJC OnlineFederal appeals court finds Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law unconstitutional as Texas enacts a similar measure
In Roake v. Brumley, Louisiana’s plan to mandate the posting of the Ten Commandments in every public…
Eileen Campbell Reed3MMM | Remembering Craig Dykstra
In early June three significant public figures in theological education died. Each one contributed…
BJC OnlineUnanimous Supreme Court decision focuses on definition of ‘religious purposes’ in giving exemption to Catholic Charities Bureau
In its unanimous decision, the Supreme Court said that Wisconsin’s denial of a religious exemption…
BJC OnlineBJC slams new Trump travel ban as a ‘moral failure and a constitutional affront’
One of the ugliest policies of the first Trump administration is back: President Donald Trump’s new…
Eileen Campbell ReedGuest Post | Remembering Dr. Toni Craven
Remembering a Storied Life: Dr. Toni Craven By Rev. Dr. Stephanie Wyatt Dr. Toni Craven, Emerita…
BJC OnlineU.S. Supreme Court declines Oak Flat petition, allows for federal transfer of sacred land to mining company
The fight to save sacred land in the southwest won’t happen at the U.S. Supreme Court – at least,…
BJC OnlineOn a 4-4 vote, SCOTUS retains ban on religious charter schools in Oklahoma
What was expected to be a major Supreme Court decision thankfully fizzled in a 1-page, unsigned…
BJC OnlineCall to action: Federal voucher scheme, other troubling provisions in budget bill worry faith leaders ahead of vote
Now is the time for members of Congress to hear from their constituents on a number of concerning…
Eileen Campbell Reed3MMM | Episode 260: Is it Too Late?
When we think it’s too late I was flipping through the Christian Century that came this week while…
BJC OnlineApache Stronghold wins late reprieve as federal court halts transfer of sacred Oak Flat land to mining company pending Supreme Court review
The long-running legal dispute over the land known as Chí’chil Biłdagoteel — loosely translated in…
BJC OnlineBJC, other faith leaders and religious organizations tell Congress to reject a proposed school voucher tax scheme
Hundreds of faith leaders and dozens of faith organizations -- including BJC -- are raising their…
BJC OnlineSCOTUS hears arguments in pivotal religious liberty case involving the unprecedented creation of religious charter schools
Oklahoma v. Drummond is a critical case, testing whether longheld Establishment Clause principles in…
BJC OnlineIn oral argument, U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with the limits of public school parents’ opt-out rights
In oral argument in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor, the U.S. Supreme Court probed the issue of…
Eileen Campbell Reed3MMM | Episode 259: Blessing Our Callings
Welcome to the final episode of our series with Dr. Bonnie Miller-McLemore, and today we are talking…
BJC OnlineBJC urges U.S. Supreme Court to rule nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school unconstitutional
If the Court holds that states can or even must accept religious schools as charter schools, it…
Eileen Campbell ReedRemembering Kat Baker
Today I am remembering Kat Baker, my friend and fellow doctoral alum from Vanderbilt University. Her…
Eileen Campbell ReedGuest Post | Bivocational Ministry by Kris Bentley
We welcome Rev. Dr. Kris Bentley as our guest blogger this week to share what she learned writing…
BJC OnlineKentucky faith leaders urge Gov. Beshear to veto bill erecting Ten Commandments monument at state Capitol
In a letter to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, dozens of faith leaders – including Christian leaders –…
Eileen Campbell Reed3MMM | Episode 258: Changed Callings
This week we are exploring changed callings, times when our vocations have fractured or when new…
Eileen Campbell Reed3MMM | Episode 257: Conflicted Callings
What do you know firsthand about “conflicted callings”? Welcome to Part III of my conversation with…
Eileen Campbell Reed3MMM | Episode 256: Blocked Callings
In this week’s episode of Three Minute Ministry Mentor we are talking about “blocked callings.” We…
BJC OnlineFlurry of state legislature activity would promote religion in public schools
State legislatures across the country are back in session and are introducing troubling bills that,…
Eileen Campbell Reed3MMM | Episode 255: Five Lenten Practices
Five Lenten Practices for Responding to this Moment Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my…
Eileen Campbell Reed3MMM | Episode 254: Follow Your Bliss
Follow Your Bliss and Other Lies about Calling. Wow! What a provocative book title. In this episode…
BJC OnlineNew poll: 29% of Americans espouse Christian nationalism, unchanged from 2023
PRRI questioned 22,000 Americans in all 50 states, and it measured support for Christian nationalism…
BJC OnlineQuaker congregations file suit challenging new White House immigration policy
A lawsuit filed by several Quaker congregations challenges the Trump administration's new policy as…
BJC OnlineU.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear cases involving religious school funding, parent rights to opt out of grade school curriculum
In the last two weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a pair of religious liberty…
Eileen Campbell Reed3MMM | Episode 253: Writing Voice
How do we cultivate a clear speaking and writing voice? How do we come into sounding like ourselves,…
BJC OnlineBJC urges federal appeals court to reject Louisiana law requiring public school classrooms to post the Ten Commandments
H.B. 71 represents a dangerous step toward the entangling of our civic and religious institutions. …
Eileen Campbell Reed3MMM | Episode 252: Ancestors & Descendants
Today’s post falls on Epiphany, and that makes today a good day to call on our ancestors and…
BJC OnlineProtecting religious liberty in 2025 requires all of us to work together
As BJC Executive Director Amanda Tyler wrote, "The response we need in this moment of crisis for…
BJC OnlineWhite House announces strategy, action plan to counter Islamophobia
"Religious freedom must be for everyone, and this initiative encourages a deeper understanding of…
BJC OnlineInjunction halts New Jersey constitutional provision barring taxpayer funding for building or repairing houses of worship
“The ‘play in the joints’” historically afforded to states between the Establishment Clause and the…
Eileen Campbell Reed3MMM | Episode 251: Reconstructing Faith
Every generation must figure out how to work out their need for deconstructing and reconstructing…
Eileen Campbell Reed3MMM | Episode 250: Need for Silence
If I asked you today, what would you tell me about your need for silence? In this week’s episode, I…
Eileen Campbell ReedBeyond “American Thanksgiving”
This year I want to think beyond “American Thanksgiving” and its usual traditions. I want to share…