Researchers from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research said the median congregation grew from 65 in 2020 to about 70 today. That is not enough to erase earlier declines, but it is noteworthy.
A total of 72,055 people formally left the Church in Austria in 2021.
The leader of the men’s ministry organization Promise Keepers recently denounced the usage of pornography, stating that “God didn’t create you to be that way.”
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) – God called me into full-time Christian service on a mission trip in 1977. Our church in Forest Park, Ga., had commissioned a team to travel to Sells, Ariz., in partnership with our Home Mission Board (HMB), now the North American Mission Board (NAMB), to do…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (BP) – More than 1,000 leaders from SBC churches in the Midwest are registered for a leadership gathering in Illinois next week. The Midwest Leadership Summit convenes in Springfield Jan. 18-20, bringing together representatives from 12 states and nine Baptist state conventions.
Fewer than 10% of evangelical Protestants want to have shorter sermons during worship, while nearly a third want more in-depth teaching, according to recently released survey data.
The Presbyterian Church (USA) has added an observance called “Per Capita Sunday” to its calendar in the hopes of helping to foster among congregations a better understanding of its system of funding.
The Pope has warned against cancel culture and attempts to deny or re-write history through a modern lens.
Andy Stanley, the pastor of North Point Ministries, urged Christians to stop making excuses, explaining that many professing believers construct a paper wall— often fueled by fear or insecurity — that holds them back from living a God-glorifying life.
The Reformed Presbyterian Church has placed an Indiana pastor on leave as it investigates accusations of covering up sexual abuse involving minors in his congregation.
The move follows the RCA General Synod's October decision to adopt measures for "grace-filled separation" with departing churches and to appoint a team to develop a restructuring plan for those that remain.
