Jones is stepping down as president of Union Theological Seminary after 18 years. Her tenure has been defined by difficult, sometimes unpopular decisions that helped stabilize the institution even as mainline Protestantism declines.
In this edition of A Public Witness, we go deeper than our feet could ever wander into the scandal-plagued events surrounding Hillsong. Then we stand with our arms high and hearts abandoned to consider the role worship plays in Christian formation.
A 125-year-old letter written by a choir boy who was orphaned after his father died was discovered stuffed down the side of one of the pews at Sunderland Parish Church.
FARMERSVILLE, Texas (BP) – Texas pastor Bart Barber announced Wednesday (Mar. 30) he will nominate Nathan Finn, current provost at North Greenville University, for the position of SBC recording secretary at the upcoming 2022 SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif.
The people of God should delight in the different colors that make up the human race. Each shade is a reflection of the Creator’s beauty and creativity.
Australia-based Hillsong Church lost nine of its 16 American campuses in the last two weeks, The New York Times reported, as pastors severed ties with the organization. Hillsong Atlanta lead pastor S...
The Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has sued one of their pastors for signing a contract to sell a $2 million Manhattan cooperative apartment he was given to use as a parsonage more than 30 years ago.
Former Hillsong pastors Zhenya and Vera Kasevich allege that Hillsong founder Brian Houston was always aware of Carl Lentz’s immoral behavior, yet refused to address his actions due to his popularity.
Village Church Pastor Matt Chandler told his congregation that, for Christians, “suffering is normal” and stressed that only Christianity — not the secular world or other religions — handles suffering, trials and pain “honestly.”
A Southern Baptist relief organization recently hosted several aid efforts in Mississippi, including one at a church that helped to oversee a free dental care event.