Church

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  Evangelical Leaders Are Speaking up about Race — But Will This New Focus Last? According to a recent survey, when asked if the United States has historically been oppressive for racial minorities, 82 percent of white evangelicals and 60 percent of white practicing Christians did not... Adelle M. Banks Jul 02, 2020
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  Keeping Safe While Serving, Church Groups Tackle Pandemic and Protests Through the pandemic and civil unrest, church leaders across the country have been trying to navigate how to meet people’s needs while keeping their volunteers safe. Joshua Eaton Jul 01, 2020
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  The Future of Pastoral Leadership: Mission over Message As churches begin to open up, here are several things to keep in mind in order to combat staff fatigue while maintaining a fruitful environment for church congregants. William Vanderbloemen Jun 30, 2020
• Church Members Hospitalized as 200 Officials Destroy Church in China Church members in China were hospitalized after around 200 communist officials raided and attempted to destroy their church. Milton Quintanilla Jun 29, 2020
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Distributes Handbook on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has recently distributed a handbook aimed at helping people of "all sexual orientations and gender identities" feel welcomed in the church. Amanda Casanova Jun 29, 2020
• In a Summer of Pandemic, Vacation Bible School Programs Go Online and Outside Amid the coronavirus pandemic, churches are finding creative ways to host Vacation Bible School for kids. Emily McFarlan Miller Jun 29, 2020
• Judge: N.Y. Can't Restrict Churches while Permitting Protests during Pandemic On Friday, a U.S. federal judge issued an injunction against New York officials, saying it’s likely unconstitutional to restrict gatherings at houses of worship while allowing mass gatherings at protests and... Michael Foust Jun 29, 2020
• You Can't Single Out Houses of Worship for Lockdown A federal judge on Friday, issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting New York's governor and New York City's Mayor from enforcing “gathering limitations” on houses of worship that aren’t also imposed on... John Stonestreet & David Carlson Jun 29, 2020
• Due to COVID-19, Small Black Churches Are Concerned about Long-Term Stability While over nine in 10 Black Church churchgoers agree that their church responded well to the pandemic, many small Black Churches are worried about their ability to thrive long-term. David Kinnaman Jun 25, 2020
• 'A Moral Issue': Mississippi Baptist Convention Urges Removal of Confederate Emblem from State Flag On Tuesday, the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board urged the state legislature to change the state's flag. The flag contains confederate flag imagery. Michael Foust Jun 24, 2020
• Survey: Most Americans Aren't Comfortable Going Back to Religious Services According to a new survey, most Americans are still not comfortable returning to in-person church services. Yonat Shimron Jun 24, 2020
• Ed Stetzer Calls Out Misogyny in the Church after Degrading Comments from Church Leaders Surface Degrading comments made by complementarian leaders about Christian author and speaker Amiee Byrd have reignited the complementarian versus egalitarian debate. Amanda Casanova Jun 22, 2020