Thou Shalt Not … Amend the State Constitution?
This issue of A Public Witness takes you inside a hyperpartisan church for a taste of how the gospel of Jesus is being supplanted by an imperial lust for political power.
Church & Ministries
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Church Plants That Expect to ‘multiply’ Have Greater Chance of Growing More Rapidly: Survey
When it comes to church planting in the post-COVID era, having a vision of exponential growth could be a significant factor, according to a new survey
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More than a third of senior pastors believe ‘good people’ can earn their way to Heaven
At least a third of senior pastors in the United States believe one can earn a place in Heaven by simply being a good person, according to a nationwide survey.
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Over a third of Evangelical pastors believe ‘good people’ can earn their way to Heaven: survey
At least a third of senior pastors in the United States believe one can earn a place in Heaven by simply being a good person, according to a nationwide survey
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Over a third of senior pastors believe ‘good people’ can earn their way to Heaven: survey
At least a third of senior pastors in the United States believe one can earn a place in Heaven by simply being a good person, according to a nationwide survey
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#PandemicPastoring Report Documents a ‘New Era in Ministry’
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretched from that first spring into summer, researcher Eileen Campbell-Reed said, she realized its impact on ministry wasn’t going to be short-lived.
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Profaning Pulpits is a Bipartisan Affair
In this issue of A Public Witness, we take you to church to hear from Democratic gubernatorial nominees Charlie Crist in Florida, J.B. Pritzker in Illinois, and Stacey Abrams in Georgia. And then we consider the problems emerging from this campaign tactic.
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Sonny Tucker, ABSC executive director, announces retirement | Baptist Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (BP) – Citing a desire to “be a more present and participative father and grandfather” and the conviction that his vision for the role of the executive director is complete, J.D. “Sonny” Tucker announced his retirement to the Arkansas Baptist State Convention (ABSC) Executive Board and state…
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Wedding photographer wins injunction against City of Louisville | Baptist Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) – A federal district court ruled Aug. 30 in favor of a wedding photographer, who had sued the City of Louisville, claiming its Fairness Ordinance violated her free speech rights.
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Ten-Hut! Military Congregation Trains Christians for Service around the World – The Christian Chronicle
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — Fifty years after preaching his first sermon, Ron Edwards jokes that he knows the secret to ministry. Change churches every three years. Actually, Edwards — who is retiring from full-time preaching — spent the past 37 years serving the Roosevelt Drive Church of Christ in this military community about 120 miles southeast […]
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Brian Houston Returns to Pulpit, Says ‘there is so much more in me’
Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston insisted in what appeared to be his first pulpit appearance since his resignation in March that God doesn t write people off as men do and that he still has so ...
