Church

• Increasing Number of Protestants Want Their Churches to Be Politically Homogenous, Survey Finds An increasing number of Protestants want their church to be politically homogeneous, or in other words, have the same political views as the congregation, a new Lifeway Research study shows. Nov 07, 2022

  

  Increasing Number of Protestants Want Their Churches to Be Politically Homogenous, Survey Finds
• Church Fires Pastor after He Delivers Anti-Trump Sermon: ‘Don’t ‘Mix Religion and Politics’ A pastor who was fired for criticizing former President Donald Trump is speaking out, even as the church that dismissed him insists that the decision was correct. Nov 07, 2022

  

  Church Fires Pastor after He Delivers Anti-Trump Sermon: ‘Don’t ‘Mix Religion and Politics’
• Hillsong Founder Brian Houston Speaks Out Against Board’s Resignation Statements Hillsong founder Brian Houston recently pushed back on public statements by the church board concerning his resignation as global senior pastor earlier this year. Nov 07, 2022

  

  Hillsong Founder Brian Houston Speaks Out Against Board’s Resignation Statements
• Tennessee Church Votes to Disaffiliate from UMC over Homosexuality Debate A Tennessee congregation voted to leave the United Methodist Church on Sunday due to the denomination's longstanding schism on homosexuality. Nov 03, 2022

  Tennessee Church Votes to Disaffiliate from UMC over Homosexuality Debate
• Officials Join Opposition to Church Construction in Indonesia Two local officials in Indonesia joined Islamist organizations’ call to block construction of a Christian church, triggering objections nationwide the past two months, according to published reports. Nov 03, 2022

  Officials Join Opposition to Church Construction in Indonesia
• 700 Southern Baptist Pastors Call for Ban on Women Pastors 'of Any Kind' Some 700 Southern Baptist pastors have written an open letter to the Southern Baptist Convention asking for an amendment to the Convention’s constitution that would prohibit women from serving “as a pastor of any kind.” Nov 01, 2022

  700 Southern Baptist Pastors Call for Ban on Women Pastors 'of Any Kind'
• Mark Driscoll Faces Backlash for Posting Photo with Steven Furtick Trinity Church senior pastor Mark Driscoll is facing backlash after he posted a photo of himself with Elevation Church lead pastor Steven Furtick on Facebook. Oct 28, 2022

  Mark Driscoll Faces Backlash for Posting Photo with Steven Furtick
• Mark Driscoll Claims Mars Hill Leaders Nearly Accused Him of Adultery to Have Him Removed from the Pulpit During last Sunday's sermon, pastor Mark Driscoll claimed that leaders from his former church Mars Hill in Seattle, Washington, sought to accuse him of adultery so that he would be removed from the pulpit. Oct 28, 2022

  Mark Driscoll Claims Mars Hill Leaders Nearly Accused Him of Adultery to Have Him Removed from the Pulpit
• Pastor Matt Chandler Expected to Return to the Pulpit 'Soon' Pastor Matt Chandler said in a recent Instagram post that he will likely return to preaching "soon" after taking a leave of absence from The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas. Oct 28, 2022

  Pastor Matt Chandler Expected to Return to the Pulpit 'Soon'
• Presbyterian Church (USA) Adds 'Non-Binary' 3rd Gender Category for Members The Presbyterian Church (USA) says it will add a third gender option for “nonbinary/genderqueer” people when it collects data about its members in what is the latest example of the leftward drift of the mainstream denomination. Oct 27, 2022

  Presbyterian Church (USA) Adds 'Non-Binary' 3rd Gender Category for Members