This pastor Sunday (Nov 7), Nashville Light Mission Pentecostal Church’s pastor Ezekiel Ndikumana tackled a man who took the stage, pulled out a gun, and started pointing it at congregants during the pastor’s altar call. The gunman, who has been identified as 26-year-old Dezire Baganda, currently faces up to 15 charges of felony assault and will … [Read more...] about ‘We Had Faith’: TN Pastor Tackles Gunman During Church Service, Saving Many Lives
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United Methodist Group Urges Bishops to Allow UMC Churches to Exit Denomination
(ChurchLeaders) A group of United Methodists is urging bishops to allow congregations that want to do so to leave with property now — rather than wait for General Conference. “As the writer of Ecclesiastes notes, ‘For everything there is a season,’ and the season for waiting on General Conference legislative solutions as the only way forward has passed,” … [Read more...] about United Methodist Group Urges Bishops to Allow UMC Churches to Exit Denomination
UMC Members Urge Bishops To Let Churches Leave Now, Not Wait for LGBT Debate at General Conference
(The Christian Post) A group of United Methodist Church members have urged their bishops to approve a plan to allow congregations to leave the denomination now, rather than wait for legislation for separation to be passed at next year’s General Conference. The UMC has been embroiled in a divisive debate over its biblically-based stance that says homosexuality is … [Read more...] about UMC Members Urge Bishops To Let Churches Leave Now, Not Wait for LGBT Debate at General Conference
Oregon Church Continues to Offer Daily Meals for Homeless, Despite City Restrictions
(ChurchLeaders) Bernie Lindley, pastor of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Brookings, OR, has vowed to continue providing meals for the unhoused members of the community, despite a new city ordinance that restricts the practice. St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church has been offering meals to those in need six days a week in response to meal services being halted during … [Read more...] about Oregon Church Continues to Offer Daily Meals for Homeless, Despite City Restrictions
Beth Moore: What Galatians Tells Us About How to Confront Church Leaders
(ChurchLeaders) Challenging other church leaders, says author and Bible teacher Beth Moore, can be grief-inducing and painful, but Scripture shows us that there are times to do so. “I don’t like being at odds with people that I love so much, those that have been my peers, my co-laborers,” said Moore. “I hate that. I hate it. But there are times when leaders do have … [Read more...] about Beth Moore: What Galatians Tells Us About How to Confront Church Leaders