(Baptist News) Several Southern Baptist leaders, missionaries and pastors are voicing a unified response to the continuing decline of baptisms across the Southern Baptist Convention: "It's on me." In the face of a steady, 20-year decline, a new video released by the North American Mission Board (NAMB) emphasizes the need for Southern Baptists to take both responsibility … [Read more...] about SBC Leaders and Pastors Say of Baptism Decline
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From Riots to Revival: George Floyd Ave Turns Into Outdoor Church
(ChurchLeaders) The street corner of Chicago and 38th in Minneapolis where George Floyd died a few weeks ago has gone from a place of tragedy and unrest to a place of revival. Not only has the atmosphere of the area shifted, it’s also gotten a new name. Chicago Ave has been renamed George Floyd Ave. Dr. Charles Karuku and his wife, Lindsey, are leading believers from … [Read more...] about From Riots to Revival: George Floyd Ave Turns Into Outdoor Church
Calif. City Bans Church From Meeting at Its Own Property, Says It Doesn’t Fit in Downtown
(The Christian Post) A California evangelical church is being forced to sell its property due to a city ordinance that prohibits houses of worship from occupying the first floor of downtown buildings. A federal court in the San Francisco Bay Area recently sided with the city of Salinas, ruling that churches generate limited interest, do not draw tourists, and therefore … [Read more...] about Calif. City Bans Church From Meeting at Its Own Property, Says It Doesn’t Fit in Downtown
Rural Church Accounts for 200+ Oregon Coronavirus Cases
(ChurchLeaders) Coronavirus infections are spiking in Oregon, where health officials announced this week that 236 new cases of the disease are linked to a single church in the town of La Grande, Oregon. That’s now the largest outbreak in the state, which has temporarily put all applications for reopening on hold. Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in rural northeastern Union … [Read more...] about Rural Church Accounts for 200+ Oregon Coronavirus Cases
Tony Evans: ‘Failure of the Church’ Has Led to America’s Current Racial Problem
(Christian Headlines) Texas pastor Tony Evans says churches have an obligation to help fix the current divide in America because churches stood on the wrong side of multiple issues of race during the past 200 years. Evans made the comments this month to Scripps National News and to the Don Kroah Show on WAVA in Washington, D.C. “The only reason this problem has existed … [Read more...] about Tony Evans: ‘Failure of the Church’ Has Led to America’s Current Racial Problem