Members of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zurich vote Sept. 27 on whether to write environmental obligations into the Church Ordinance, the constitutional text of the cantonal church. The proposal sets a target of net-zero emissions from church properties by the end of 2035 and would require every parish to adopt an environmental management system known as the "Grüner Güggel."
Two of Kenya's leading Christian organizations have called on lawmakers to review and amend the Finance Bill 2026, warning that some of the proposed measures could deepen economic hardships for households and businesses and undermine efforts to stimulate economic growth.
Closing out the Asia Conference on Church & Mission on Thursday, a panel of evangelical leaders warned that one of the most serious failures in the global church is hiding in plain sight: the systematic displacement of parents as the primary disciplers of their own children.
The Southern Baptist Convention voted this week to advance a constitutional amendment that would bar women from preaching to assembled congregations in
Pastors in small churches in India and around the world may lack formal theological education but responsibility shapes them, failure shapes them, suffering shapes them, prayer shapes them. Sometimes persecution shapes them. Character formation while walking faithfully with Jesus, guided by the Bible and trustworthy mentors, cannot be replicated by a program, and does not result in a diploma, but it is highly valuable education nonetheless.
Most Americans remain wary of artificial intelligence when it comes to matters of faith, with new research showing the public is divided over pastors using AI to help prepare sermons and largely
Born in the 19th century, church leader Uchimura Kanzō critiqued his country’s growing militarism out of his love for Jesus and Japan.
Florida Pastor Willy Rice was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday, succeeding Pastor Clint Pressley as leader of the nation's largest Protestant denomination.
On the third and final day of the Asia Conference on Church & Mission, three church leaders from across Asia called evangelical congregations and denominational networks to stop measuring ministry success by attendance figures and program activity, arguing that the global church's failure to prioritize discipleship has produced a generation of spiritually shallow Christians — and that only a deliberate, relational, and intergenerational approach to disciple-making can reverse it.
The proposed ban on churches with women pastors or those that allow women to preach was approved by three-quarters of church messengers gathered in Orlando.
The reversal comes five years after the foster care and adoption agency first agreed to partner with LGBTQ couples.
