“Walter Kim is president of the National Association of Evangelicals….Glenn Hoburg serves as lead pastor of Grace Downtown Church, senior pastor of the Grace D.C. Network….Joel Woodruff is president of the C.S. Lewis Institute” - Juicy Ecumenism
“The online ‘Racial Justice Assessment tool,’ posted on the organization’s website… is designed to provide users with suggestions of books, videos, articles and online courses to consider based on their answers to a brief survey about racism and equality.” - RNS
“This year, when churches follow the Bless Your Pastor Easy as 1-2-3 program, the NAE will send their senior pastor access to free and discounted retreat and vacation opportunities across the country” - NAE
“The National Association of Evangelicals has hired a director of its new Racial Justice & Reconciliation Collaborative, an initiative aimed at providing resources and training for churches in its 40 member denominations.” - RNS
“The NAE’s national research has shown that pastors face very real personal and financial challenges” - RNS
“The NAE poll, which was conducted among its board of directors, referred to 1 Corinthians 6:1-8, where Paul gives commands on conflict resolution to the church in Corinth.” - CPost
Walter Kim at his March 4 inauguration: “This movement is confronting an identity crisis and it’s not just the mild sort of growing pains….The challenges are real and they have to be confronted with honesty…but not with fear.” - RNS
“Anderson and others have tried to keep the movement’s name from being hijacked as merely a political marker….Now Kim takes on these challenges, which have intensified during Donald Trump’s presidency. Christians are increasingly and explicitly asking what it means to be an evangelical today, with recent releases like Who Is an Evangelical?
“…the 45,000-church association launched the initiative to help congregations and church boards “show and share God’s love” for their pastors in different ways beyond the church budget. Data shows that about half of pastors in the U.S. make less than $50,000 per year while serving their churches over 50 hours per week.” - Christian Post
“NAE is an association of over 40 evangelical denominations, and 45,000 churches, schools and organizations worldwide.” - CPost
