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.
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…
MIAMI – Following news reports of a “personal dispute” between two crew members of Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas–resulting in the death of one crew member and injuries to the other crew member–the International Seafarers Ministry of Miami has stepped up to offer pastoral support, crisis care, and compassionate…
A bivocational pastor and Christian school teacher in Maryland has been arrested on numerous abuse charges; An Illinois pastor faces 11 counts of sexual abuse
Army chaplains and U.S. soldiers around the world this week celebrated the establishment of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps 250 years ago. After the Continental Congress established the Army on June 14, ...
A call for authenticity, empathy, and long-term investment in the next generation of Christian leaders took center stage at the Arise Leadership Summit 2025 in Indonesia, as Ashish Hirday, Director for Church Engagement at Arise Asia and leader of the World Evangelical Alliance’s Global Youth Commission, delivered a plenary address that blended humor, data, and personal testimony with a passionate plea for a reimagined model of discipleship.
The Arise Leadership Summit opened Monday with a keynote address from Rev. Dr. David Ro, co-founder and executive director of Arise Asia, who urged participants to cultivate both public leadership and private spiritual integrity as Asia increasingly shifts from a mission field to a mission force.
MIDDLETON, Mass. (BP) – It has become an annual event for Celebration Church, but represents a nationwide connection in supporting local schools and communities.
MONTROSE, Colo.(BP) – Celebration Church here has burst into bloom on the state’s Western Slope. Like the church, stunningly beautiful mountain meadow blooms cast their seeds as far as the wind takes them.
Lots of people get excited for lots of different reasons each year at the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. The policy wonks among us love diving deep into the reports and the data and the polity and all that nuance. Others come to connect, excitedly gathering with people from other…
Newly strained finances are just one reality that Latino immigrant churches are adjusting to as the Trump administration accelerates a promised mass deportation campaign and other aggressive changes to immigration policy.
