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Church of the Highlands’s expulsion in Birmingham has some pastors worried about growing scrutiny.

Survey finds many still worry discussing race is “too political.”

Most evangelical churches and ministries tightened budgets yet saw steady donations this spring.

With a disproportionate number of the majority-Buddhist nation's outbreaks linked to church gatherings, is it religious persecution to punish leaders of the minority faith?

Russell Moore’s earliest appointees helped define a new era for the Southern Baptist Convention’s public policy arm.

Tens of thousands have clicked to pray for salvation since the outbreak. Is the increase temporary or a harbinger of greater gospel witness online?

Without the typical influx of volunteers, ministries revise their plans and experts fear a COVID-19 kink in the missionary pipeline.

The International Mission Board launches new efforts to address historic shortage.

But victim advocates say the denomination hasn’t gone far enough.

Attention turns to a committee that could identify offending churches, a new measure put in place following the landmark Houston Chronicle series.

With advocates as well as the SBC president speaking out, #MeToo is changing expectations for who gets a platform in Southern Baptist churches.

The historic designation comes as the government shuts down fellow Christian congregations in the province, leaving advocates to wonder whether it represents propaganda or progress.

Though far fewer Americans are writing off charitable donations, most ministries reported stable giving last year. Denominations saw the biggest decline.

Kristina Arriaga’s surprising resignation from the USCIRF reveals some broader disagreement about who has a voice in US efforts to address persecution abroad.

Some evangelical supporters consider the shift away from Christian charities a betrayal.

First Baptist Church of Naples, Florida, continues to investigate whether Marcus Hayes’s rejection was the result of racial prejudice or preexisting turmoil following its previous pastor’s departure.

Bryan Nerren “always knew the danger” of missions in South Asia but longed to see revival in Nepal.

The new Southern Baptist seminary president works to repair relationships—and maintain donors—in his predecessor’s wake.

A fired French instructor says the school board’s policy didn’t allow for compromise.