Religious Freedom Report Flags Five New Concerning Countries
Loading the Audio Player... The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued a Wednesday report recommending that five new countries be flagged as countries of partic...
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Richard Wilke, UMC Bishop Who Created Disciple Bible Study Series, Dies at 94
Richard Wilke, a bishop of The United Methodist Church who along with his wife helped to develop the popular Disciple Bible Study series, has died at the age of 94
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Send Network Training Map focuses on fostering church planters | Baptist Press
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Church planting is not a one-size-fits-all process — neither is training church planters. Each church planter has a unique calling that must be fostered by established ministry leaders who are properly equipped to guide them in their ministry context. To help facilitate and encourage this process, 10…
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FIRST-PERSON: Keep the waters full | Baptist Press
When I heard the words “spontaneous baptism” on December 15, 2020, I was caught off guard. For the previous 10 months, my nightly routine had been to sit silently for one to two hours on my porch alone in the presence of God. Before that moment, I hadn’t heard anything…
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Georgia AME Churches to Install Solar Microgrids to Benefit Communities
A regional body of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is partnering with groups to install solar power microgrids at various congregations to help provide energy to communities in need
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‘The Fire Made Us Fearless’: New York Middle Church’s Material Resurrection
After years of scrambling to preserve the community and the church’s mission during renovations, the church now wants to get back to its social justice work.
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Atlanta Dream Center, Assemblies of God Accused of Trafficking Young Missionary Hopefuls in Lawsuit
The Assemblies of God, along with the Atlanta Dream Center and multiple related organizations whose mission includes fighting human trafficking, have been accused in a federal lawsuit of trafficking
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Black Churches Back Embattled Smithsonian African American History Museum after Trump’s Order
In a March 27 executive order, Trump alleged that Smithsonian exhibits had disparaged the nation's history via a ‘divisive, race-centered ideology.’
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Fill the Tank: Baptism Sunday puts spotlight on new life, obedience | Baptist Press
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) — North Shelby Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., celebrated six baptisms last year on Baptism Sunday, the annual Southern Baptist emphasis that urges churches to “fill the tank” and stir the waters, marking new life in Christ.
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Interview with deaf ministry leader: strengthening the roots before paving the way
Due to differences in communication methods and cultural backgrounds, only a small number of the approximately 28 million deaf individuals in China have been reached by the gospel and come to faith in Christ.
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DOJ files statement of interest in The Summit Church’s zoning lawsuit | Baptist Press
DURHAM, N.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest in support of a lawsuit brought by The Summit Church against the Chatham County Board of Commissioners which alleges that the county denied the church’s rezoning request to build a new worship facility for religious reasons.
