Church

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  Church of Scotland's Membership Dropped by Half Since 2000 The Church of Scotland’s membership has fallen to half its numbers since 2000, a new report from the Assembly Trustees says. Amanda Casanova May 24, 2023
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  The Church Desperately Needs a 'Revival' of the Mind, Prominent Bible Scholar Says One of the nation’s top biblical scholars says he hopes a new, groundbreaking documentary series about the Bible helps spark a “revival” of the mind among Christians, leading them to want to learn more. Michael Foust May 24, 2023
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  193 Churches to Leave the UMC over Same-Sex Issues A Georgia-based regional body of The United Methodist Church approved the disaffiliation of 193 churches from the mainline denomination last week due to a longstanding debate over issues related to same-sex... Milton Quintanilla May 24, 2023
• Hillsong Docuseries Debuts on Hulu: 'I Failed,' Carl Lentz Says of Affair A documentary spotlighting the rise and fall of former Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz debuted on Hulu Friday, alleging a “cultural problem” within the popular congregation and featuring the first interview with... Michael Foust May 22, 2023
• Pope Francis Declares 21 Coptic Martyrs Killed by ISIS Saints Pope Francis recently declared 21 Coptic Christians martyred by Islamic State terrorists on a Libyan beach in 2015 saints and added them to the Roman Catholic Church’s calendar. Milton Quintanilla May 22, 2023
• Honey, We Shrunk the Church As Yonat Shimron led off her report: “For American religion, the story of decline just won’t let up.” She was referring to the recent findings in a new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)... Dr. James Emery White May 22, 2023
• 141 Pennsylvania Churches Leave the UMC More than 100 congregations in Pennsylvania have officially left the United Methodist Church over the ongoing debate over sexual ethics in the mainline Protestant denomination. Amanda Casanova May 19, 2023
• Nashville Pastor Indefinitely Suspended by Regional Body for Creating a Toxic Work Culture A Nashville pastor has been indefinitely suspended by the Nashville Presbytery, a regional governing body for the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) due to creating a toxic work culture. Milton Quintanilla May 18, 2023
• Mike Stone Says He Would Introduce a 'More Biblical' Sex Abuse Task Force if Elected SBC President Southern Baptist Convention presidential candidate Mike Stone says “one of the first things” he would do if elected SBC president is appoint a new sex abuse task force.According to ChurchLeader.com, Stone... Amanda Casanova May 18, 2023
• The SBC Loses Nearly Half a Million More Members I get absolutely no pleasure in relaying that the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), America’s largest Protestant denomination, lost nearly half a million more people in 2022, adding to the three million... Dr. James Emery White May 18, 2023
• Rick Warren Says Saddleback Is Appealing SBC Ouster over Female Pastors Pastor Rick Warren says the church he founded will appeal its disfellowshipping by the Southern Baptist Convention over the issue of female pastors. Michael Foust May 17, 2023
• Faith Communities Have an Opportunity to Lead Discussions on the Safe Immigration of Youth Collectively we can do better. Nearly every week, we read a new tragic headline and story of unaccompanied children and youth from Central America meeting some horrific end while attempting to immigrate to... Mark Haywood May 15, 2023