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(The Christian Post) Since their former Pastor Darren Paulson resigned last September as the COVID-19 pandemic raged into its second year, congregants of Atonement Lutheran Church in Billing Heights, Montana, have been waiting patiently for their local synod to replace him. With a national shortage of “at least 600” pastors in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America under … [Read more...] about Evangelical Lutheran Church Short ‘at Least 600’ Pastors as Many Step Away From Ministry Amid Pandemic

By Timothy Cockes DURHAM, N.C. (BP) – With the official commissioning of its 501st and 502nd church plants, The Summit Church in North Carolina has passed the halfway mark of its goal of planting 1,000 churches in a generation. Two new South Carolina church plants, Redeemer City Church in Greenville and Harbor City Church in Charleston were commissioned and prayed over by … [Read more...] about The Summit Church Halfway to Goal of Planting 1,000 Churches

(The Christian Post) A senior associate pastor at the Bellevue Christian Center in Nebraska, who had been waiting for months to find a donor on the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s kidney transplant list, cried tears of joy before his congregation as he revealed their lead pastor was found to be a perfect match. And come Aug. 2, Walter Hooker, a father of three and a … [Read more...] about Leader of Nebraska Church To Donate Life-saving Kidney to Associate Pastor

By Brandon Porter NASHVILLE (BP) – The SBC Sex Abuse Task Force issued the fifth update on its work with Guidepost Solutions in the investigation of the SBC Executive Committee’s (EC) alleged mishandling of sex abuse claims. The group said it would be its last update before Guidepost’s full report is made public in mid-May. “Pursuant to the Messenger’s Motion, Guidepost … [Read more...] about SBC Sexual Abuse Task Force Releases Final Update Before Report