A decade after a small gathering in 2016 first sought to name and address the distinct ways religious persecution affects women, the Marcham+10 conference began on Friday (April 17), highlighting both progress and persistent challenges in confronting what is now widely termed “gender-specific religious persecution.”
(RNS) — Leaders of a prominent Washington, D.C.-area congregation hope to end an ongoing conflict by redoing a contested church election.
RIO PIEDRAS, Puerto Rico (BP) – Students at Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR) have not only a space to study, but also a safe place to ask spiritual questions, thanks to a Send Network church plant.
While Presbyterian Church in Taiwan has historic ties to the push for independence, most Chinese congregations in the US avoid highlighting the ongoing political polarization.
Patrick Patterson was working in the back room of the Tops Friendly Markets grocery store when the shooting began. The 65-year-old member of the Linwood Church Of Christ in Buffalo, N.Y., heard shots and first thought it was kids with starter pistols, but he soon recognized the terror was real. “After going to the door […]
Megachurch pastor Michael Todd warned his congregation that, all too often, Christians cuff themselves to comfortable idols and in doing so, miss out on wonderful opportunities in life.
Pastor and bestselling author Francis Chan has criticized the popular pro-choice slogan “my body, my choice,” declaring at a Christian festival that “God says nothing is yours.”
In October of 2020, author Jemar Tisby spoke at Grove City College chapel about his book The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church's
How does a church handle a crisis? What is God up to in the middle of a minister transition? How can a church find healing after traumatic events? For 30-plus years, Don Hebbard, aka “Dr. Don,” has helped churches navigate these questions and more. A church consultant with the Siburt Institute for Church Ministry at […]
ABILENE, Texas — Lynn Anderson, beloved minister, mentor to three generations of ministers around the world and founder of HOPE Network Ministries, died May 12 at age 85. Memorial services are planned for 4 p.m. May 31 at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. Anderson was born Sept. 22, 1936, in Kincaid, Saskatchewan, Canada. After […]
Data suggests that more than six out of 10 pastors in the United States have a predominantly syncretistic worldview.
