A New Study Reveals the States With the Most Megachurches – RELEVANT
Megachurches aren’t exactly a niche American phenomenon anymore. According to the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, the U.S. had more than 1,800
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Gay blessings are a ‘lose-lose position for everyone in the Church of England’
The Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) says it is "deeply saddened and profoundly grieved" by the General Synod's decision to back blessings for same-sex couples.
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Super Bowl win couldn’t mend SBC chaplain Darius Holland, but Jesus did | Baptist Press
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (BP) – You would think Jan. 26, 1997, would be the best day of Darius Holland’s life. As a member of the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, he had joined a select fraternity. Holland had just become a world champion.
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NAMB staffer Jerry Daniel dies | Baptist Press
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – Longtime North American Mission Board employee Jerry Daniel died Thursday (Feb. 9). Daniel served as pastor relations resource specialist for NAMB, where he had worked since October 2012. He was 70.
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FIRST-PERSON: Rebuilding a small church post-COVID | Baptist Press
KELLY, N.C. (BP) – Post-COVID church attendance studies indicate a positive trend in many congregations as members and guests alike return. Still, U.S. Protestant churches report current attendance at 85 percent of their typical worship service levels prior to COVID. These statistics may concern church leaders, seeing pandemic wounds heal…
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Church of England backs plans to bless gay couples, considering gender-neutral pronouns for God
The Church of England voted Thursday to officially endorse plans for priests to offer prayers of blessing for same-sex couples, even as one church body is set to launch a project that could rethink ...
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The Church of England Is Considering Using Gender-Neutral Language to Reference God – RELEVANT
The Church of England is set to embark on a new project "on gendered language" regarding references to God in church services later this year. The plans
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Baptist Convention of Maryland & Delaware Leader Resigns over ‘marital indiscretions’
The executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland and Delaware has resigned after the organization became aware of marital indiscretions, also leading to his termination as a vice ...
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Global South Anglicans ‘deeply regret’ CofE Vote on Gay Blessings
The Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches also questioned the Archbishop of Canterbury's "fitness to lead" the Anglican Communion over his support for the plans.
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Church of England Moves Forward with Plans to Bless Same-Sex Couples
The Church of England's parliament has backed proposals to permit blessings for same-sex couples.
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Church of England to Consider ‘gendered language’ for God
A commission is to be launched by the Church of England in the spring to explore the gender terms used for God in its authorised liturgy.
