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After United Methodist Split, Some Conservatives Remain
Study: 24 percent of clergy in North Carolina are still opposed to same-sex marriage.
Died: Sandra Crouch, Gospel Artist Who Broke with Church to Get Ordained
She won a Grammy for “We Sing Praises,” collaborated with her brother Andraé on “Jesus Is the Answer,” and worked with everyone from Billy Graham to Michael Jackson.
YWAM Rallies After 11 Missionaries Killed, 8 Wounded in Tanzania Bus Accident
Darlene Cunningham: “We have not seen a tragedy of this magnitude in all of [our] history … [leaders’] deaths create a massive vacuum” for Youth With a Mission.”
IHOPKC Cuts Ties with Mike Bickle over ‘Inappropriate Behavior’
Founder of International House of Prayer admitted to “past misconduct” earlier this month.
Ukraine Passes Law to Ban Russia-Linked Orthodox Church
Threatened amid accusations of collaboration with an enemy state, implementation awaits more votes, presidential signature, and judicial review. UOC leader calls it “a struggle against God.”
Orthodox Debate Ethnocentric Churches Amid Russia-Ukraine War
“Nicaea-sized” questions discussed at conference of 400 theologians from 44 countries include the “heresy” of ethno-phyletism.
Rick Warren Reveals Successor, Retirement Date as Saddleback Church Pastor
Echo Church’s Andy Wood will take over for the well-known pastor and author on September 12.
SBC Task Force Asks for ‘Ministry Check’ Website, Other Reforms to Stop Sexual Abuse
Churches and state conventions would not be required to use resources.
Eritrean Patriarch Abune Antonios Dies After 16 Years in Detention
Former Orthodox leader was long confined for resisting government requests to excommunicate thousands of members.
Brian Houston Steps Aside as Hillsong Global Senior Pastor
Founder takes leave of absence for 2022 in order to prepare for trial on charges that he concealed alleged child abuse by his father.
Reformed Church in America Splits as Conservatives Form New Denomination
As Alliance of Reformed Churches begins, some who remain in the RCA are concerned for the small, nearly 400-year-old denomination’s survival.
Mark Lowry, Did You Know Your Mary Song Would Be Controversial?
The success of “Mary Did You Know?” is a miracle to the songwriter, three decades later.
Orthodox Christians Yearn for Famous Seminary 50 Years After Turkey Closed It
The Halki Seminary, whose graduates include two saints, seven patriarchs, seven archbishops, and six metropolitans, has become an international bargaining chip.
No Singing Christian Carols on December 25, Orders Patriarch of Jerusalem
Orthodox edict puts holiday unity in the Holy Land—where Christians in Jordan and Israel have long agreed to observe Western Christmas and Eastern Easter dates—in doubt.
Nigeria Removed, Russia Added to US State Department’s Religious Persecution List
USCIRF “appalled” at “unexplainable” Nigeria decision, “welcomes” Russia and Taliban inclusion, and wishes India, Syria, and Vietnam were also named and shamed.
Most Kenyan Churches Ban Politicians from Pulpits, Except for Methodists
Evangelicals join Anglicans, Catholics, and Presbyterians in restricting campaigning during worship services.
Josh McDowell Steps Back from Ministry After Race Remarks
“I made comments about race, the Black family, and minorities that were wrong and hurt many people.”
Fate of Lalibela Rock Churches Raises Concerns Among US Ethiopians
TPLF forces have taken control of one of Christianity’s oldest heritage sites.
TikTok in Tongues? Charismatics Disagree.
Spirit-filled content creators test theological limits on social media.
Biden Names First Muslim Religious Freedom Ambassador
(UPDATED) 12 Christian IRF advocates praise Rashad Hussain, Obama’s OIC envoy, for his credentials and credibility. Two USCIRF commissioners and antisemitism envoy also named.
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