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LAS VEGAS (BP) – When Heiden Ratner started WALK Church in Las Vegas, he had an ideal model for reproduction in his sending church. Las Vegas’ Hope Church has started more than 60 churches since its 2001 founding.
TOPEKA, Kansas (BP) – When Georges Boujakly arrived in Canada on New Year’s Eve 1969, his homeland of Lebanon was at war, the 19-year-old knew little English, and he had $30 to his name.
NASHVILLE (BP) – “My grandfather probably won’t make it through the night,” said the text from a friend last week. The folks in our small group had been praying for his family for weeks. I was instantly reminded of the conversation we had this summer when our group worked through…
When taking into account religious affiliation, party affiliation, and social demographics, people who hear social justice-themed sermons in their places of worship are more likely than other Americans to engage in political activism, regardless of their race.
Arizona Convention changes name, increases national CP giving; Messengers approve new task force, elect officers; BGAV celebrates ‘Walking in the Light,’ learns of Upton retirement.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP) – Despite moving seven times to locations all around the city, Barry Townsend, pastor of Elevation Church, has not given up.
(RNS) — Eight in 10 U.S. churches now provide hybrid services, offering options for congregants to worship either in person or online during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research.
Dozens of pastors and faith leaders, mostly of black and white descent, discussed firsthand stories of racism and inequality at the Museum of the Bible.
A lot has been made in the past couple of years about deep problems in the American justice system, particularly when it comes to prisons. Endless reports
A lot has been made in the past couple of years about deep problems in the American justice system, particularly when it comes to prisons. Endless reports
