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One of the first steps in the journey toward Beloved Community is to take our own experience of baptism seriously by following Jesus as he walks wet into the world. Each of the synoptic Gospel writers is clear in telling us that after Jesus’ own baptism, his first...

“Black Baptist Women in Ministry and the Principality of Patriarchy” As we march into Women’s History Month, I’ve been thinking about women in ministry, particularly Black Baptist women in ministry.   This area is especially near and dear to me as my wife, the...

By Alice Mitchell Cross and Dr. Aidsand F. Wright-Riggins “Pastor Donna,” as she is affectionately known by members of Tabernacle Community Baptist Church, is inspired by words God addressed to the Prophet Jeremiah: “Call out to me and I will answer you and will show...

The Adinkra symbol “Mpatapo” or “Knot of Reconciliation” represents the bond, or knot, that binds parties in a dispute or disagreement to a peaceful and harmonious reconciliation. It is a symbol of peacemaking following strife.  Because of this, New Baptist Covenant...

Can you tell me how being a Covenant of Action (COA) Partner has impacted your approach to pastoring? It's given me focus more on trying to build partnership and realizing that you can't do it all, but we can do it all together.  What program are you most proud of and...

Bless the Lord, O my soul,    and all that is within me,    bless his holy name.2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,    and do not forget all his benefits—3 who forgives all your iniquity,    who heals all your diseases,4 who redeems your life from the Pit,    who crowns you...

This year has been trying for all of us. From the global pandemic and the uptick in police violence to the increasing divide across political and racial divides, it has been an exhausting year. Now is not the time for us to sit back or stand idly by.  November 3 is...

A narcissistic Nietzscheanism has pervaded and perverted the national political landscape. For over a decade, our now 45th President of the United States seems to have used Friedrich Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy, On Genealogy of Morals, and The Will to Power as...

More than 200,000 souls have been lost to COVID-19. Raging fires continue to gobble up lives and livelihoods on the west coast of the country. White supremacy exposes its ugly face as a significant percentage of our citizens deny the humanity and validity of black...

“For 8 minutes and 46 seconds George Floyd struggled to breathe as the oppressive knee of domination and dehumanization pressed down on his neck,” said Rev. Dr. Aidsand Wright-Riggins, Acting Executive Director of New Baptist Covenant. Wright-Riggins, who is also...