Stan Hastey on BJC history, religious liberty and speaking up

 Stan Hastey’s storied career includes 15 years in the BJC communications department and another 20 as executive director of the Alliance of Baptists. Hastey is also a student of Baptist history and wrote his doctoral dissertation on the Baptist Joint...

Developing knowledge and reaching out to share with others

By Ashton Wells2016 BJC FellowI feel very privileged to be a part of the Baptist Joint Committee Fellows Program. The week we spent in Colonial Williamsburg was informative, inspiring, and encouraging. Each element of the program helped form my understanding of...

Continuing the Baptist tradition of speaking from the margins

By Jo Bair Springer2016 BJC FellowI am proud to be a Baptist. That is not something I’ve said often, but that is changing due to my time as a 2016 Fellow with the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC). As a BJC Fellow, I spent four days in Colonial...

The God-given and government-protected gift of religious liberty

By John Weber2016 BJC FellowThe Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty’s Fellows Program prides itself on its advocacy in litigation, legislation, and education. These are obviously all intertwined with aspects of theology and spirituality. This perfectly...