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The Reconstructing Evangelicalism conference, which drew about 400 pastors and other church leaders to Calvary Memorial Church in the Chicago suburbs, was inspired by a recent trend among evangelicals and other Protestants to “deconstruct” the faith they grew up with — examining core beliefs and often rejecting the conservative politics, sexism, and racial divides evangelicalism has come to be known for.
Andy Wood outlined his grand vision to build on Warren’s legacy and take Saddleback to the biggest cities in the U.S. and the world. He said he’ll encourage men and women to preach — an approach at odds with the male-leadership policies of the Southern Baptist Convention.
The Presbyterian Church USA has decided that they will be adding a nonbinary genderqueer category to their annual statistics reports, among other changes to the format of their reporting
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – When NOBTS evangelism professor Jeff Farmer discovered he could stay in the homes of other bike enthusiasts during his 16,400 mile “motorcycle sabbatical,” it was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up.
JACKSON, Miss. (BP) – A fellow I know wrote of the secrets his family was harboring as they struggled to deal with an addictive, out-of-control relative.
Saddleback Church identifies the wife of its new lead pastor as a teaching pastor, even though the influential megachurch s denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, restricts the office of ...
Saddleback Church identifies the wife of its new lead pastor as a pastor, even though the influential megachurch s denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, prohibits female ordination
NASHVILLE (BP) – Forty years ago, the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) was a lonely place to be a Southern Baptist professor.
A California Superior Court Judge ruled Friday that Tastries Bakery owner Cathy Miller did not have to make a custom cake for a same-sex couple’s wedding. Based on her Christian beliefs, Miller had ...
Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth, a longtime Missouri Republican politician and Episcopal priest, urged those attending a Methodist church in Kansas to not make an idol out of politics. Danforth also warned of the dangers of “holy war” politics as he spoke virtually on Sunday at the Church of the Resurrection, a large United Methodist congregation that has multiple locations in the Kansas City metro area.
