Church

• California Church Leaders Arrested for Targeting Homeless People in Labor-Trafficking Scheme A dozen leaders of a Southern California church, including the former pastor, were arrested Tuesday for targeting homeless people in a labor-trafficking scheme in which victims were held against their will and forced to... Sep 11, 2019

  

  California Church Leaders Arrested for Targeting Homeless People in Labor-Trafficking Scheme
• Over 100 Attacks Have Occurred on Syrian Churches Since Its Civil War Began According to a new report, more than 120 attacks have targeted Christian churches in Syria since the beginning of the country’s eight-year civil war with President Bashar al-Assad responsible for about 60 of those attacks,... Sep 10, 2019

  

  Over 100 Attacks Have Occurred on Syrian Churches Since Its Civil War Began
• 5 Questions Every Church Should Be Asking A recent article in the Atlantic cited 17 questions every college should be asking. The point was that “we need a serious conversation about the future of America’s universities.” They're right. We do. And there are questions... Sep 09, 2019

  

  5 Questions Every Church Should Be Asking
• Nearly 70 Percent of Churches Use Hymnals, 52 Percent Have Praise Teams, Poll Finds Nearly 70 percent of churches still sing songs from hymnals and about half feature a praise team, according to a new poll that also showed the so-called “worship wars” are not as prominent as they once were. Sep 04, 2019

  Nearly 70 Percent of Churches Use Hymnals, 52 Percent Have Praise Teams, Poll Finds
• After Christians in Algeria Prevented Church Closure, Authorities Seal it Shut After Christians fended off an attempt to close a church building in Algeria on Aug. 26, gendarmes arrived early Monday morning (Sept. 2) and sealed it shut, sources said. Sep 04, 2019

  After Christians in Algeria Prevented Church Closure, Authorities Seal it Shut
• Dinner Church Movement Sets the Table for Food, Faith and Friendships On a near-perfect late summer evening, about a dozen people gathered on a picnic blanket in Chicago’s Palmer Square Park, spread between kids playing on playground equipment and young adults throwing a Frisbee disc on the lawn. Aug 30, 2019

  Dinner Church Movement Sets the Table for Food, Faith and Friendships
• America’s Microwave Christianity—The Heart of the Present-Day Church Must Change As we all know, America is in a spiritual decline with no recovery in sight. Many churches have a form of “microwave” Christianity: service times last just over an hour, prayer is glanced over, and worship is designed to... Aug 30, 2019

  America’s Microwave Christianity—The Heart of the Present-Day Church Must Change
• Most Churches Aren’t Engaged in a Worship War over Music A new study by LifeWay Research reveals that most churches no longer bicker over music. Aug 29, 2019

  Most Churches Aren’t Engaged in a Worship War over Music
• Church in Algeria Fends off Authorities' Attempt to Close It A brigade of gendarmerie showed up at an evangelical worship site in Algeria on Monday (Aug. 26) to execute the latest of several church closure orders from provincial authorities, but Christian leaders thwarted the attempt. Aug 28, 2019

  Church in Algeria Fends off Authorities' Attempt to Close It
• Disciples of Christ on Track to Lose Half of Membership The Disciples of Christ is on track to lose about half their membership within a decade, according to a report from the Institute on Religion and Democracy. Aug 27, 2019

  Disciples of Christ on Track to Lose Half of Membership