China Ordains 18th Bishop under Vatican Agreement
Archbishop Andrew Ding Yang’s episcopal ordination is the eighth held during Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, though not all eight bishops were appointed by him.
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Mission extends beyond walls, says Dallas pastor | Baptist Press
“I think the days of ‘if we build it, they will come,’ is over,” said Chris Simmons, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Dallas. After 30 years leading the congregation, Simmons believes the church’s mission extends beyond its walls and into the surrounding South Dallas community, where Cornerstone Baptist Church…
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Latin Evangelical Alliance president urges churches to embrace greater maturity amid historic growth
The president of the Latin Evangelical Alliance (AEL), Juan Cruz Cellamare, spoke at a pastoral breakfast organized by the Evangelical Alliance of El Salvador, where he shared an assessment of the evangelical church across Latin America and encouraged leaders to prepare for a new phase marked by greater responsibility and new challenges.
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Progressive National Baptist Young People See Signs of Welcome but Seek Less Judgment
‘I feel like also seasoned adults complain about what we're wearing,’ said one teen about her historically Black denomination.
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‘As long as we have blood, we have something to give’: African mission leader calls Arise Asia to the joy of perseverance
When Joshua Bogunjoko stepped onto the stage at the Arise Asia 2026 Congress in Manila on the morning of July 30, he opened with a question about how people perceive Africa: "When you hear the word Africa," he asked the participants, "what comes to your mind first?"
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‘Even if You’re silent, I still love You’: American missionary’s testimony to Arise Asia about two years of prison in Turkey
Andrew Brunson spent 23 years planting churches in Turkey. When he was arrested on charges of espionage and terrorism and locked in a Turkish prison for two years, he expected to find God close. What he found instead was silence — and what he did with that silence, he told thousands of delegates at the Arise Asia 2026 Congress in Manila, became the most important test of his life.
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Where do we turn when politics dissapoints?
An election takes place. A new leader emerges. Promises are made. Expectations rise. Supporters celebrate. Critics complain. Commentators speculate. And for a brief moment, it appears that a new chapter has begun. Then reality arrives.
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Michigan hospital settles with employee fired for beliefs
Loading the Audio Player... A Michigan hospital will implement a new religious accommodation policy after settling with an employee fired for her beliefs about gender. University ...
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Churches dissociate from criminally charged Virginia pastor
Loading the Audio Player... A Virginia Baptist pastor and church conference speaker was removed from several ministry roles this week as he faces more than a dozen criminal charge...
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FIRST-PERSON: Security in uncertain times | Baptist Press
When you live like God is supreme, showing Him the honor and regard He deserves, you experience security.
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Rebel militia abduct pastor and family members in Sudan
Members of a break-away group from the rebel Sudan’s People Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) abducted a pastor and others in North Kordofan state, Sudan on July 23, his brother said.
