Faith

(ChurchLeaders) The shooting of Ahmaud Arbery shocked the nation, and church leaders of different ethnicities widely condemned the killing. But what can believers and pastors—particularly those of us who are white—learn from that incident in order to move toward racial healing in its aftermath? Glenn Packiam, who is an Associate Senior Pastor at New Life Church in Colorado … [Read more...] about Glenn Packiam: Racial Healing Is Not a Sidebar to the Gospel

(The Christian Post) YouTube restored access to Reformed theologian John Piper’s audiobook Coronavirus and Christ on his Desiring God channel Monday after taking it down last week for "violating" the platform's community standards. The audiobook was uploaded to YouTube and DesiringGod.org on April 8 but was subsequently taken down from the video-sharing website on … [Read more...] about YouTube Restores John Piper’s ‘Coronavirus and Christ’ Audiobook After ‘Violation’ Ban

(ChurchLeaders) Residents of Shelbyville, Tennessee, held a car parade today to celebrate the homecoming of Bryan Nerren, a local pastor and missionary who’d been detained in India since last October. The seven-month ordeal, sparked by an airport customs dispute, ended when India dropped all charges against Nerren and returned his passport. … [Read more...] about Pastor Detained 7 Months in India Now Home and Undeterred

(ChurchLeaders) Costi Hinn made a big theological shift in recent years—casting aside the prosperity gospel made famous by preachers like his uncle, Pastor Benny Hinn. With that shift in theology came a shift in lifestyle, too. Hinn grew up in the same circles as today’s so-called “celebrity pastors” like Rich Wilkerson, Jr. and Judah Smith. While he thinks they operate … [Read more...] about This Is What Costi Hinn Wishes Celebrity Pastors Knew