BREAKING: Ronnie Floyd Resigns as President of the SBC Executive Committee
Ronnie Floyd, the president and CEO of the Southern Baptists Convention Executive Committee, announced his resignation Thursday night in a letter sent to the Executive Committee and SBC members.
‘Amen Church’ in Dallas, Texas Doesn’t Pay Its Pastors, Casts Vision to Reach the Disenfranchised
Amen Church, a new church plant in Dallas, Texas is trying an unconventional church model. None of their pastors or leaders will take a salary, instead using weekly donations to fund charitable commun…
‘The Bible Belt Is Unbuckling’: Evangelical Pastor Weighs in on Christian Nationalism
(ChurchLeaders) Patriot Church and Life Church are located in the same city, but they could not be more different. Patriot Church advocates far-right politics, while Pastor Philip Nordstrom of Life Ch…
Report on Menlo Church Finds Missteps But No Evidence of Abuse
(ChurchLeaders) Menlo Church and its longtime former pastor, John Ortberg, had come under fire for not disclosing that a children’s ministry volunteer confessed to being sexually attracted to minors…
Young Life Accused of Ignoring or Covering Up Allegations of Sexual Misconduct
(The Roys Report) Young Life—one of the nation’s largest youth ministries, involving more than 400,000 youth and 55,000 staff and volunteers—is being accused of ignoring or covering up allegatio…
‘Glory Be to God!’: Father and Son Weep Over Birth of ‘Miracle Baby’ in Popular Video Clip
(Christian Headlines) A heartwarming clip of a father and son weeping joyfully over the birth of their newborn daughter and sister, respectively, has elicited thousands of responses on social media.
Bill Clinton Hospitalized With a Non-COVID-Related Infection
ORANGE, Calif. (Fox News) Former President Bill Clinton remained in a California hospital early Friday after being admitted earlier in the week for a non-COVID-19-related infection.
Artur Pawlowski: ‘I Have To Lie to the Public’ To Avoid Jail for Violating COVID-19 Restrictions
(The Christian Post) A prominent pastor who’s had several run-ins with Canadian authorities for violating ongoing coronavirus restrictions was ordered to pay crippling fines and give up his free speec…
National Council of Churches Elects All-female Officers, Approves NRSV Update
(RNS) The National Council of Churches has elected an all-female slate of officers for the first time in the ecumenical organization’s 71-year history.
China Crackdown on Apple Store Hits Bible Apps, Audible
(AP) Amazon’s audiobook service Audible and phone apps for reading the holy books of Islam and Christianity have disappeared from the Apple store in mainland China, in the latest examples of the count…
COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption Passes West Virginia House
(AP) A bill to limit West Virginia employers in their ability to require workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus passed the House of Delegates on Friday.
Study: Attendance Hemorrhaging at Small and Midsize U.S. Congregations
(RNS) A new survey of 15,278 religious congregations across the United States confirms trends sociologists have documented for several decades: Congregational life across the country is shrinking.
White Christian Progressives Can Be Nationalists Too, Ecumenical Panel Says
(RNS) While evangelicals are the group most often criticized for equating American identity with adherence to Christianity, white progressive Christians have work to do to address their own Christian …
Movies, Music Have a Bigger Impact on a Child’s Worldview Than School, George Barna Says
(Christian Headlines) Movies, television, music and other types of media have a larger impact on a child’s worldview than school does, researcher George Barna says.