Researchers from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research said the median congregation grew from 65 in 2020 to about 70 today. That is not enough to erase earlier declines, but it is noteworthy.
Meeting on a possible forced closure of the world’s oldest continuously active Christian monastery, Greek and Egyptian officials last week stated the monastery and its monks would be protected but provided no clear legal guarantees on how that would be achieved.
ROCKWALL, Texas (BP) – The Gospel is potent in pointing out our inadequacies and failures, Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley said to members and visitors at First Baptist Church on June 8. But it ultimately reminds us that we are never out of a fight.
DALLAS (BP) – SBC Pastors’ Conference President DJ Horton will occupy a spot on a special committee alongside former Send Relief President Bryant Wright and Ted Traylor, longtime pastor of Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, Fla., to study the future of the event that precedes the Southern Baptist Convention Annual…
NASHVILLE (BP) – A key figure in the Southern Baptist Convention’s investigation into the alleged mishandling of sexual abuse has died. Sources confirm to Baptist Press that Jennifer Lyell died late Saturday after a significant stroke.
A member of a church working to ensure Afghan Christian refugees who attend the place of worship can remain in the country is lamenting the Trump administration s doubling down in ensuring the
Messengers representing Southern Baptist churches across the world traveled to Dallas for the annual Southern Baptist Convention starting Sunday. The denomination’s annual meeting will kick off on T...
If you have any interest in the well being of the World Christian movement, then it's hard not to care about the 600 million-strong Pentecostal-Charismatic movement. Not only does it constitute a quarter of global Christianity, but in the Global South in particular, mainstream evangelicalism is increasingly adopting a Pentecostal flavor—taking on its practices and ministry ethos. Pentecostals are not simply a part of the story; they are shaping the direction of much of it.
The Presbyterian Church in America’s administrative committee on Thursday met to discuss the controversy involving a Post-it note and the denomination’s chief representative, the committee’s off...