What is Revival? - RELEVANT
Collin Hansen shares a brief history of revival and what our expectations should be for modern-day revival.
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Methodists End Anti-Gay Bans, Closing 50 Years of Battles Over Sexuality for Mainline Protestants
The nation’s largest Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, and Lutheran denominations have all now removed barriers to LGBTQ participation in the pulpit and at the altar.
Could Edith Stein be declared the next doctor of the Church?
Pope Francis received an official request from the superior general of the Discalced Carmelites, Father Miguel Márquez Calle, on April 18.
Churches Tied to Civil Rights Awarded National Park Service Preservation Funds
Other grantees will use the NPS funding to conduct historical surveys, including one in Detroit that will explore 'the role of religion in the struggle for equality.’
Episcopal Professor Hopes to ‘reorient’ How Churches Deal with Politics
An Episcopal pastor and professor is hoping to influence how congregations handle politics by showing that political action is integral to Christian belief and practice
Pressley thankful for ‘expansiveness’ of SBC’s reach | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – Clint Pressley feels indebted to the Southern Baptist Convention. The North Carolina pastor told Baptist Press he’s willing to be nominated to serve as SBC president because he wants to see the Convention healthy and strong as it moves forward doing the things Southern Baptists love to…
Hawkins’ biography introduces Criswell to new generations | Baptist Press
DALLAS (BP) – For 50 years, W.A. Criswell reigned as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Dallas. In a recently published biography, “Criswell: His Life and Times,” O.S. Hawkins aims to acquaint a new generation with this man, whom Hawkins held so dearly he regarded him as a father.…
Baptist communicators trek to mission board headquarters | Baptist Press
RICHMOND, Va. – Imagine, this is a story about a fairly nondescript building. Even so: “This is a holy place where missionaries around the world are supported and encouraged,” Sharon Mager said after being at the International Mission Board’s headquarters in Richmond for the Baptist Communicators Association annual workshop.
UMC says homosexuality does not conflict with Christianity; redefines marriage
International delegates at the United Methodist Church’s General Conference voted on Thursday to remove a church code section declaring the practice of homosexuality as incompatible with Christian t...
African Delegates Denounce UMC Votes to Allow LGBT Marriage, Ordination: ‘We are devastated’
A group of African delegates to The United Methodist Church General Conference have denounced the recent votes to allow for same-sex marriage and noncelibate LGBT clergy, accusing the UMC ...
