Church

• MLK’s Last Sunday Sermon is as Relevant Today as it Was in 1968 Every preacher I’ve ever known has found themselves in the same situation at one point in their ministry: With the calendar racing toward Sunday, we turn to old sermons to see how someone else approached a tough topic or a... Mar 29, 2018

  

  MLK’s Last Sunday Sermon is as Relevant Today as it Was in 1968
• 6 Special Features of the MLK50 Christian Racial Unity Event Racial unity is a gospel issue and all the more urgent 50 years after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death. The anniversary of King’s tragic death marks an opportunity for Christians to reflect on the state of racial unity in the... Mar 28, 2018

  

  6 Special Features of the MLK50 Christian Racial Unity Event
• Johnson Amendment Remains Intact in Latest Omnibus Spending Bill The part of tax law that prohibits houses of worship from engaging in explicit political activity will remain intact for now, despite concerns that Republican lawmakers would try to repeal it in the latest massive federal... Mar 26, 2018

  

  Johnson Amendment Remains Intact in Latest Omnibus Spending Bill
• Willow Creek Pastor Bill Hybels Accused of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct After years of inquiries, mega-church pastor Bill Hybels denies all allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct as former Willow Creek leaders push for an independent investigation. Mar 23, 2018

  Willow Creek Pastor Bill Hybels Accused of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct
• Archbishop of Canterbury: Church Has Failed to Protect Children from Abuse Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby told a national commission investigating child sex abuse that his church has not done enough to root out the problem. Mar 22, 2018

  Archbishop of Canterbury: Church Has Failed to Protect Children from Abuse
• Survey: Protestant Church Diversity ‘Heading in the Right Direction’ More than 4 in 5 Protestant pastors say their congregations are predominantly made up of one racial or ethnic group. Mar 22, 2018

  Survey: Protestant Church Diversity ‘Heading in the Right Direction’
• Megachurch Pastor Andy Savage Officially Resigns Andy Savage officially resigned from his role as teaching pastor at Highpoint Church in Memphis on Tuesday, March 20. “Apologies are important, but more is required,” Andy Savage said in his resignation announcement letter.... Mar 21, 2018

  Megachurch Pastor Andy Savage Officially Resigns
• Former NFL Player Launches Church in Minnesota Former NFL player, Kurt Ploeger, has launched a church in Minnesota called NorthLight Community Church. Mar 20, 2018

  Former NFL Player Launches Church in Minnesota
• Lightning Kills 15 Worshippers in Rwanda, as Government Cracks Down on Unsafe Churches As the Rwandan government continues to shut down houses of worship it deems unsafe and dissenters charge it with trampling on religious rights, lightning struck and killed 15 worshippers in the country’s south. Mar 16, 2018

  Lightning Kills 15 Worshippers in Rwanda, as Government Cracks Down on Unsafe Churches
• Church Told They Can't Print Word 'Jesus' on Signs at Public Shopping Center An Australian church was told that they could not use the word “Jesus” in their advertisements for their Easter church events. Mar 16, 2018

  Church Told They Can't Print Word 'Jesus' on Signs at Public Shopping Center