Churches wrestle with drop in donations
The number of churches that reported a drop in giving due to the sour economy rose nearly 10 percent last year, according to new survey.
The number of churches that reported a drop in giving due to the sour economy rose nearly 10 percent last year, according to new survey.
Status in society can influence how people read and interpret the Bible—and often how they will act on it, according to some Christian leaders.
Christians in the developing nations read Scripture differently than their brothers and sister in the affluent West, according to missiologist Caleb Oladipo.
ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) -- A prominent African-American Baptist pastor says the Southern Baptist Convention has not kept a promise made in 1995 to "eradicate racism in all its forms from Southern Baptist life and ministry."
FRANKLIN, Ind. (ABP) -- A former Southern Baptist pastor in central Indiana has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for molesting a 15-year-old church member in a relationship that began with him counseling the girl because she was not getting along with her mother.
HONG KONG (RNS/ENI) -- The Chinese government’s new head of religious affairs has downplayed the role of house churches during his first official visit to Hong Kong, saying they must be registered with the government for their own protection.
A tax program the benefits both the Missouri Baptist Children's Home and those who contribute funds to keep the not-for-profit's ministries alive could be scrapped or deeply cut in the current legislative session.
Missouri legislators are scrutinizing every department and program as
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- A leader in what organizers say is a growing movement of American Christians supporting arms control praised new restrictions on U.S. use of nuclear weapons unveiled by President Obama April 6.
RICHMOND, Va. -- Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond will suspend operations of its School of Christian Ministry in July, a move the seminary’s president says will benefit both BTSR and its six-year-old continuing education component.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) -- During his installation March 18 as president of the Center for Congregational Health, Bill Wilson said churches and ministers are "in crisis." That's a breath-sucking observation from the head of an organization that has dealt with struggling congregations for nearly 20