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Civil Rights Leader Rev. William Barber Retires from Ministry

The Rev. William J. Barber II, a well-known progressive Christian and Civil Rights leader, has announced his retirement from ministry.

Civil Rights Leader Rev. William Barber Retires from Ministry

4 Black Churches Receive Historic Preservation Grants

Four Black churches are among 40 recipients of a historic preservation grant that will help restore the facilities.

4 Black Churches Receive Historic Preservation Grants

SBC 23: The Castle and the Wall

The annual gathering of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) concluded last week having dealt with much on their plate: the election of a...

SBC 23: The Castle and the Wall

Southern Baptists Urge States to Ban Gender Transition Procedures on Children

Messengers to this week’s Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in New Orleans passed a resolution labeling gender transition a “direct...

Southern Baptists Urge States to Ban Gender Transition Procedures on Children

Most Americans Prefer Going to Church, but Online Services Remain Popular

Attending religious services in person is the preference among US adults, but a quarter of Americans still enjoy regularly watching online services...

Most Americans Prefer Going to Church, but Online Services Remain Popular

SBC Messengers Vote to Approve Constitutional Amendment Banning All Women Pastors

The Southern Baptist Convention voted this week overwhelmingly in support of pushing through an amendment that would prevent women from serving as...

SBC Messengers Vote to Approve Constitutional Amendment Banning All Women Pastors

Bart Barber Is Reelected as SBC President

Bart Barber has been reelected as president of the Southern Baptist Convention after messengers at the SBC Annual Meeting in New Orleans,...

Bart Barber Is Reelected as SBC President

Southern Baptists Disfellowship Rick Warren's Church over Issue of Female Pastors

Southern Baptist Convention messengers on Tuesday agreed to disfellowship Saddleback Church and another congregation for hiring female pastors,...

Southern Baptists Disfellowship Rick Warren's Church over Issue of Female Pastors

Messengers to Vote on SBC Constitutional Amendment Banning Women from Serving as 'Any Kind' of Pastor

The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee said this week that members will vote on a measure that would forbid women from serving as a...

Hybrid Church Is Definitely Here to Stay

The digital revolution is nothing new. This revolution was put into cultural play in 2007 through the launch of the iPhone and then radically...

Hybrid Church Is Definitely Here to Stay

Study: Absent Fathers, Collapsed Marriages Are Contributing to the Decline of Christianity in the US

According to Communio's Nationwide Study on Faith and Relationships, absent fathers and collapsed marriages are two major reasons Christianity is...

Study: Absent Fathers, Collapsed Marriages Are Contributing to the Decline of Christianity in the US

Senior, Assistant Pastors Are Suspended from Mike Pilavachi's Church

A senior pastor and an assistant pastor have been suspended from leadership at Soul Survivor Watford in England in the wake of an ongoing...

Senior, Assistant Pastors Are Suspended from Mike Pilavachi's Church

Missionaries Report Seeing Muslims Come to Christ after Dreaming about Jesus

Two Assembly of God missionaries say they have heard reports of Muslims coming to Christ after dreaming of Jesus.

Missionaries Report Seeing Muslims Come to Christ after Dreaming about Jesus

Kentucky UMC Conference Approves Disaffiliation of 286 Churches

The Kentucky Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church has voted to approve the disaffiliation of 286 congregations amid a debate on LGBT...

Kentucky UMC Conference Approves Disaffiliation of 286 Churches

Jesus and Church Strategy

It’s very common to hear people critique various strategies, and simultaneously advance others, based on their observations of the ministry...

Jesus and Church Strategy