Church

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  Bringing Sin to Light Is Not a Distraction from the Church's Mission Let us put this simply – when there is rampant sin in the Lord's house, it is not a distraction from the church's mission to deal with it. Sin hinders the mission. Women and children suffering sexual abuse... Scott Slayton May 24, 2022
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  Willow Creek Megachurch to Lay Off 30 Percent of Its Staff Willow Creek Community Church, a megachurch in Chicago, Illinois, will lay off 30 percent of its staff due to post-pandemic declines in attendance and tithing. Amanda Casanova May 24, 2022
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  Investigative Report Reveals SBC Leaders Responded to Sex Abuse Claims with 'Resistance, Stonewalling, and Outright Hostility' A third-party investigative report released Sunday found that over the years, many Southern Baptist leaders have worked to stop lawsuits against potentially abusive pastors. Amanda Casanova May 23, 2022
• 'This Is the Southern Baptist Apocalypse' Denison Ministries is nondenominational and thus not related to the Southern Baptist Convention. In addition, many of you are not Southern Baptists. As a result, I will not focus this morning on the specific... Jim Denison May 23, 2022
• Montana Church Stands Behind Pastor Arrested for Alleged DUI Hours after He Threatened to Disrupt the SBC Annual Meeting Fellowship Baptist Church in Sidney, Montana, said it stands behind its pastor, who was arrested on a driving under the influence charge, and will not accept his resignation. Amanda Casanova May 20, 2022
• McLean Bible Church to Redo Church Elders Election amid Lawsuit Mclean Bible Church, an evangelical multi-site megachurch in Washington D.C., is preparing to redo an election for church leaders after it was contested last summer. Milton Quintanilla May 20, 2022
• Watchdog Group Urges IRS to Investigate Sermon in which Pastor Greg Lock Said Christians Cannot Vote Democrat A church-state watchdog group is asking the IRS to investigate a sermon in which Pastor Greg Locke allegedly said Christians cannot vote Democrat. Amanda Casanova May 19, 2022
• Christians Accuse Policeman in India of Destroying Church Building According to sources, after months of appeals to officials in central India, Christians are still awaiting action against a police officer alleged to have burned down a church building and threatened them... Morning Star News India Correspondent May 19, 2022
• With New Anti-Abortion Laws Passing, Is the Church Prepared? The Church has remained mostly on the sidelines of the abortion issue in fear of being seen as “too political.” When they do decide to “get involved,” their involvement, ironically, is primarily political.... Roland Warren May 18, 2022
• 44 Percent of Pastors Say Members' Political Views Are Problematic, Challenging The political views of church members are a concern for more than one-third of America's Protestant pastors, who also say members too often have "strong opinions about nonessentials," according to a new... Michael Foust May 18, 2022
• SBC Baptisms Increase, Even as Membership Falls by 1 Million in 3 Years Southern Baptists experienced an increase in baptisms, churches and giving in 2021 but also saw their membership continue its long-term decline with a drop below 14 million members, according to new data... Michael Foust May 16, 2022
• 10 Things Everyone Should Know about Mennonites and Their Beliefs Sometimes mistaken for Amish, Mennonites are a group of Christians that formed during the Protestant Reformation.Their beginnings were marked by persecution, while the church itself has long been a proponent... Amanda Casanova May 16, 2022