Church

• New Data Shows Christianity Has Grown by about 1 Percent in Indonesia The research shows that Indonesia, which is a Muslim-majority nation, now has 20.4 million Protestants and 8.42 million Catholics. In total, both groups make up nearly 11 percent of the total population. Oct 07, 2021

  

  New Data Shows Christianity Has Grown by about 1 Percent in Indonesia
• American Christianity Needs a Reality Check and a Backbone According to Barna, nearly 72 percent of churches don’t look to the Bible as their final source of authority and direction. No wonder America is crumbling from within; the foundation is deteriorating. The reality is that there... Oct 07, 2021

  

  American Christianity Needs a Reality Check and a Backbone
• Pastor Requests Prayer for Arsonist who Set Church on Fire: ‘I Believe’ God ‘Can Save’ Them The arsonist set multiple fires in the building of First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala., last week. But the leaders and congregation were undeterred, and still held the Sunday church service in a covered parking garage. Oct 07, 2021

  

  Pastor Requests Prayer for Arsonist who Set Church on Fire: ‘I Believe’ God ‘Can Save’ Them
• Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Waives Attorney-Client Privilege Amid Sex Abuse Inquiry The Executive Committee has voted to waive attorney-client privilege amid a sexual abuse investigation within the denomination. SBC president Ed Litton prayed that the approved decision would not "divide and separate brothers... Oct 06, 2021

  Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Waives Attorney-Client Privilege Amid Sex Abuse Inquiry
• SBC Executive Committee Delays Decision on Waiving Attorney-Client Privilege in Sex Abuse Investigation The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee has delayed a decision to waive attorney-client privilege in an investigation into alleged sexual abuse within the denomonation. Sep 30, 2021

  SBC Executive Committee Delays Decision on Waiving Attorney-Client Privilege in Sex Abuse Investigation
• Survey: 44 Percent of PC(USA) Ministers Are Unequipped to Handle Mental Health Issues in Their Church According to a new mental health survey, a substantial minority of Presbyterian Church (USA) pastors are unequipped to handle mental health issues in their church. Sep 29, 2021

  Survey: 44 Percent of PC(USA) Ministers Are Unequipped to Handle Mental Health Issues in Their Church
• Former Pastor Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for $33 Million Investment Scam A former pastor has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of overseeing a church-based investment scam amounting to around $33 million. Sep 29, 2021

  Former Pastor Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for $33 Million Investment Scam
• Why Christians Must Be as Passionately Devoted to Spiritual Dependence as to Public Excellence This week we’re focusing on ways to help people turn to God who do not believe they need to turn to God. We have discussed the importance of demonstrating personally the transformation we then invite others to experience and of... Sep 29, 2021

  Why Christians Must Be as Passionately Devoted to Spiritual Dependence as to Public Excellence
• Religious Groups, Churches That Hosted Boy Scouts Troops May Be Liable in Sex Abuse Suits After the Boy Scouts of America proposed an $850 million deal this summer to settle lawsuits by men who alleged Scout leaders had molested them as children, churches that hosted BSA troops are concerned that they could be... Sep 27, 2021

  Religious Groups, Churches That Hosted Boy Scouts Troops May Be Liable in Sex Abuse Suits
• German Cardinal Takes a Break after Report Details Failures in Handling Sex Abuse Cases Pope Francis has accepted a request from German Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki for a six-month break from his duties as archbishop of the Diocese of Cologne in order to deal with his “grave mistakes” in handling the sexual abuse... Sep 27, 2021

  German Cardinal Takes a Break after Report Details Failures in Handling Sex Abuse Cases