The challenges of being a pastor in an ever-changing world
Glenn Packiam, author of The Resilient Pastor, speaks to Christian Today about the pressures on today's pastors and how they can thrive in spite of them.
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Plane crash survivors return to church for the first time, give testimony: 'God saved my life'
A father and daughter who survived a plane crash last year have returned to their church for the first time since the accident, giving their testimony before the congregation and meeting first responders who rescued them.
HLGU Holds ‘Solemn Assembly’ Amid ‘Dire Financial Situation’
On Thursday, faculty, staff, and students at Hannibal-LaGrange University, a Baptist school in Hannibal, Missouri, gathered together to pray for a miracle amid financial woes threatening the school’s existence.
AME Church Suspends Payments to Retirees, Investigates Missing Pension Funds
One of the nation’s largest Black Protestant denominations has stopped making payments to retired ministers on its pension plan, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
SBC DIGEST: Crossover Anaheim preview; Carroll ‘still speaks,’ Hawkins says | Baptist Press
Crossover, Serve Tour provide opportunity for Gospel impact in Anaheim; B.H. Carroll ‘being dead still speaks’ to SBC issues, Hawkins says.
Some Christians won't be elevated to higher 'levels' in Heaven, Ed Young warns
Ed Young, the pastor of the multi-site Fellowship Church in Texas, said in a sermon Sunday there are levels of hierarchy in Heaven and warned Christians who do not use their spiritual gifts to serve God's kingdom will not be elevated to a higher position when they die.
John MacArthur warns church leaders against compromising with ‘the devil’s work’
Pastor and author John MacArthur warned thousands of church leaders this week against compromising with the world, suggesting that churches that compromise on biblical principles to be more popular in society “cross over into the devil’s work.”
HLGU Holds Time of ‘Repentance’ Amid Conflicting Reports
Hannibal-LaGrange University is holding a 10-hour “time of prayer, fasting, petition, and repentance” on Thursday (March 10). But the Missouri Baptist Convention with which the school is affiliated, put out different reasons for the event — and they raise questions about the financial state of HLGU.
UMC places outspoken liberal bishop on leave after 2 complaints are filed against her
A prominent United Methodist Church bishop known for her outspoken theologically progressive stances has been placed on leave after two complaints were filed against her.
FIRST-PERSON: We need not fear evangelism | Baptist Press
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP) – When someone says the word “evangelism,” followers of Christ tend to tighten up. Why?
