Faith

(ChurchLeaders) Lecrae is a Grammy award-winning hip hop artist, entrepreneur, activist, and New York Times best-selling author, but above all, he is a devoted follower of Jesus. He is internationally respected for his socially responsible advocacy work, from mental health awareness and suicide prevention to racial justice and police brutality awareness. His newest book, … [Read more...] about Lecrae Discusses What He Has Learned About Jesus Through Facing Racism in the Church

(The Christian Post) The coronavirus pandemic could accelerate a loss of faith among the next generation unless churches find ways to better disciple young churchgoers and keep them connected, senior researchers at the Barna Group say. David Kinnaman, president of the California-based evangelical Christian polling firm and Mark Matlock, director of … [Read more...] about Pandemic Could Result in Loss of Faith in Next Generation, Barna Researchers Say

by Yonat Shimron (RNS) LifeWay Christian Resources, the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, announced late Tuesday (Oct. 6) that it had reached an out-of-court agreement with former President and CEO Thom Rainer. The agreement requires Rainer to keep the terms of his noncompete contract he had signed after leaving his position in 2018. In practical … [Read more...] about LifeWay Inks Out-of-Court Agreement With Former CEO Thom Rainer

by Ryan Burge (RNS) One of the difficulties of gauging religion through opinion surveys is that for most people, matters of faith can often be amorphous concepts that are nearly impossible to boil down to specific questions. For instance, some surveys show that there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people who claim that they are spiritual, but not religious. … [Read more...] about Are Democrats ‘Spiritual’ and Republicans ‘Religious’? It’s Not That Simple.

(Faithit) Back in May of this year, Jon Steingard, the lead guitarist for Christian pop-punk band, Hawk Nelson, made a lengthy public announcement on Instagram, explaining that he no longer believes in God. “I’ve been terrified to post this for a while – but it feels like it’s time for me to be honest,” wrote Steingard in opening the message he’d been afraid to share for … [Read more...] about Ex-Christian Singer Reveals a “Surprising Number” of Christians Secretly Told Him They Also Don’t Believe in God