The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), led by Chairman Rev. Dr Elias Otieno Agola, outlined pressing issues the government must address: healthcare, education, and the soaring cost of living. "Kenyans are a devastated people," the council, which represents 32 churches and 18 Christian organisations, declared in its Dec. 4, 2025 statement.
The steeple of Asbury First United Methodist Church, Aug. 22, 2023, in Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press / Photo by David Goldman The Church in Wales, a branch o...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BP) – A recent memo by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) further expands religious liberty protections for federal employees.
The mayor mentioned the decline in attendance and membership in local churches as one reason why he wanted the city to take over the Christ Church property, saying the Episcopal diocese has more church buildings than it needs.
India’s Catholic bishops this week strongly condemned law enforcement for failing to prosecute a state legislator who publicly offered up to $12,663 USD (1.1 million rupees) for violent attacks on Christian leaders.
The global dimension of this task is clear: Jesus is calling His followers to reach “all nations.” The ultimate form of obedience to your King is to go and make other disciples.
At a time when churches around the world are grappling with declining youth engagement, a diverse group of Christian leaders at the Arise Leadership Summit 2025 made a compelling case for rethinking how the Church engages with Generation Z—today’s most digitally connected and spiritually seeking demographic.
St. Peter’s Square in Rome is expected to host roughly 100,000 young Catholics on Tuesday evening to kick off a week of festivities, dubbed the Youth Jubilee. The square will welcome pilgrims from a...
I first learned about the military chaplaincy 65 years ago during a Sunday service at my home church in Rome, Georgia. Up to that point, I’d never met a chaplain. The only thing I had heard from others was that a pastor who couldn’t preach often left the ministry to…
NASHVILLE (BP) – Social media buzzed with reaction when Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary theology professor Matthew Barrett announced his departure from the SBC to become an Anglican. He cited the “beauty of Anglicanism” and claimed its practices better align with “how Christians have worshipped across history.”
As much as we’d love to think so, longevity in ministry doesn’t just happen. I’m not sure anyone really sets out to quit when they begin youth ministry, but the list of those who exit somewhere along the way is long and painful. The challenges and difficulties that await us…
