Church

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  Southern Baptist Executive Committee Agrees to a Resolution with Jennifer Lyell Southern Baptist leaders announced Tuesday (Feb. 22) that they had reached a resolution with a sexual abuse survivor whose story was mishandled when she came forward in 2019. Bob Smietana Feb 23, 2022
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  What to Expect at this Week’s Southern Baptist Executive Committee Meeting After four months of relative peace and quiet, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee will meet this week, their first in-person gathering since a series of contentious meetings led to the... Bob Smietana Feb 22, 2022
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  Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed Docuseries to Air on Discovery Plus March 24 Michael Foust Feb 18, 2022
• ARC Church Planting Group Faces Backlash after Contracts Challenge Claim That Payments from Churches Are Voluntary The Association of Related Churches (ARC) is facing criticism for claiming that payments to ARC from its member churches are voluntary. Amanda Casanova Feb 17, 2022
• The Church in the Metaverse A church without doctrine is a mere social club or an arbitrary special interest group, but a “church” that remains doctrinally correct but only connects online is a mere chat room. A disembodied online... John Stonestreet and Timothy D Padgett Feb 17, 2022
• Pastors Say Racism Is a Bigger Threat Than CRT in Churches: Lifeway Poll According to a new Lifeway Research poll, American Protestant pastors believe racism is a much bigger threat to churches than is critical race theory. Michael Foust Feb 15, 2022
• Minnesota Pastor Resigns amid Allegations of Abuse, Concealing Abuses Committed by Family Members A Minnesota pastor and his wife have resigned following allegations of abuse and concealing abuses committed by family members on the church staff. Milton Quintanilla Feb 15, 2022
• Study: Clergy Feel Ill-Equipped to Help Black and Latino Congregants with Mental Health According to a new study, clergy feel ill-equipped to help Black and Latino congregants struggling with their mental health. Alejandra Molina Feb 15, 2022
• In Two Years, This Mainline Denomination Has Paid off $100 Million in Medical Debt The United Church of Christ has now paid off more than $100 million in medical debt for people across the United States. Emily McFarlan Miller Feb 15, 2022
• 80-Year-Old Nun Who Stole $835 from School Is Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison An 80-year-old Catholic nun who stole around $835,000 from the school where she worked as the principal and used the money for gambling has been sentenced to one year in federal prison. Amanda Casanova Feb 14, 2022
• Online Crackdown Threatens Christians in China Unregistered house churches that have relied on online gatherings and teaching to survive the COVID-19 pandemic and persecution will have that option taken away under draconian measures taking effect on... Morning Star News Feb 14, 2022
• Dating Apps or the Church What if the church has a role to play in creating contexts for relational connections, even romantic ones? What if the current relationship dearth being filled by apps could be filled by Christian... John Stonestreet and Wayne Stender Feb 14, 2022