Church

• Hope City Church Founder Issues First Statement after Resigning following Adultery Confession The founder of Houston's Hope City Church, who resigned as senior pastor last year after confessing to adultery, said this week that he is "at peace" and has remarried. Mar 22, 2023

  

  Hope City Church Founder Issues First Statement after Resigning following Adultery Confession
• Hillsong Church Operated Honorarium Scheme that Earmarked $1 Million for Celebrity Pastors A new report says that Hillsong Church operated an honorarium scheme that earmarked about $1 million in additional income annually for its celebrity preachers. Mar 17, 2023

  

  Hillsong Church Operated Honorarium Scheme that Earmarked $1 Million for Celebrity Pastors
• 52 Percent of Pastors Are ‘Very Satisfied’ with Their Jobs, Barna Survey Shows The recent study by the Barna Group also found a decrease in pastoral confidence in their calling, including their sense of well-being.   Mar 16, 2023

  

  52 Percent of Pastors Are ‘Very Satisfied’ with Their Jobs, Barna Survey Shows
• Saddleback Lead Pastor Andy Wood Explains Why Church Leaders Believe Women Can Be Pastors Saddleback Church lead pastor Andy Wood has released a promised video explaining why the church believes women can hold pastoral roles. Mar 15, 2023

  Saddleback Lead Pastor Andy Wood Explains Why Church Leaders Believe Women Can Be Pastors
• Does the Church Still Matter Today? Why That's the Wrong Question for Us to Ask One of the primary ways that the early church proved its value and worth was by being a blessing to the people they met. However, blessing others was never their focus. Rather, it was a natural byproduct of a life dedicated to... Mar 15, 2023

  Does the Church Still Matter Today? Why That's the Wrong Question for Us to Ask
• Muslims Block Christians' Construction in Indonesia Muslims in a village in northeastern Indonesia’s portion of Borneo Island prohibited a church from constructing a worship building, sources said. Mar 14, 2023

  Muslims Block Christians' Construction in Indonesia
• Calif. County Tracked Church Members during COVID with Cell Phone Data: Court Documents A California county government used the location data on church members’ cell phones in 2020 and 2021 in order to determine if a high-profile congregation, Calvary Chapel, was violating pandemic health restrictions, according... Mar 14, 2023

  Calif. County Tracked Church Members during COVID with Cell Phone Data: Court Documents
• Small Group Attendance Is Declining in Protestant Churches: Lifeway Poll Small groups are a key component to relationship growth in the modern church, yet they have seen their popularity slide in recent years, according to a new Lifeway Research survey. The poll found that an average of 44... Mar 10, 2023

  Small Group Attendance Is Declining in Protestant Churches: Lifeway Poll
• Alabama Megachurch Votes to Leave the UMC A 2,600-member Alabama megachurch has voted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church over the mainline denomination’s theological direction. Mar 10, 2023

  Alabama Megachurch Votes to Leave the UMC
• Historic Black Church in TX Is Set on Fire Fire Department officials have launched an investigation into a fire that caused approximately $200,000 worth of damage at a historic black church in Austin, Texas. Mar 09, 2023

  Historic Black Church in TX Is Set on Fire