Speakers at a recent forum in Washington examining religion and ideology in North Korea argued that the country’s ruling Kim family adopted elements of Pyongyang’s historic Christian culture and reshaped them into a political system centered on loyalty to the regime.
The shape-note tradition emerged from New England’s 18th-century singing school movement that aimed to improve Protestant church music and expanded into a social activity.
Christian leaders stress that the council and its anniversary still have relevance in the modern day, despite theological divides.
NASHVILLE (BP) – A major renovation project is forcing the SBC Annual Meeting to move from Salt Lake City in 2027, according to the SBC Executive Committee. Messengers to the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting will be asked to allow the meeting to move to Indianapolis, the 2024 host city.
For the first time in its history, the United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting addressing the human rights situation in North Korea. The meeting took place on May 20 (local time) at the U.N. Headquarters in New York and was convened by the president of the 79th U.N. General Assembly. It was based on a resolution on North Korean human rights adopted in December 2023. This marks the first occasion the U.N.’s primary deliberative body has addressed the issue in a high-level format
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Greg Laurie, a prominent evangelist and pastor whose ministry has seen over one million commitments to Christ, shared insights on the calling and character of an evangelist in an exclusive interview ahead of addressing the European Congress on Evangelism in Berlin. Drawing from his decades-long friendship with Billy Graham and his own journey, Laurie urged fellow evangelists to stay rooted in the gospel, preach with clarity, a
Franklin Graham revealed he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to pray for peace amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, urging delegates at the European Congress on Evangelism in Germany
The Southern Baptist Convention will appeal a defamation ruling in favor of a former worship pastor accused of abuse before the Tennessee Supreme Court
COLUMBUS, Ga. (BP) – The waters are always stirring. Since 2015, Cascade Hills Church has seen at least one person baptized daily. No, that doesn’t mean a large number of baptisms in 10 years that average to one a day. It’s daily.
Presbyterian Church USA , the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States, may dip below 1 million members by the end of the current year, according to a recent report
In a surprise announcement at the European Congress on Evangelism Tuesday evening, evangelist Franklin Graham revealed he had met earlier that day with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to pray for peace amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, urging delegates to join him in interceding for an end to the conflict.
