Boko Haram has waged a religious ideological war for the past two decades, aiming to crush Western influences and create an Islamic caliphate. The murder of a Nigerian pastor is only the latest in a surge of attacks in the West African nation.
It's rarely put as bluntly as a small Minnesota congregation where some members recently claimed “age discrimination” over a service being canceled. But there are many churches sending a similar message: “If you are an older adult, we don’t want you here.”
Beyond average Sunday attendance, there are other ways to measure the role of churches in the community. Things like footprint, partners, impact, and calling also tell a story.
MinistryWatch called attention to several major evangelical organizations that have in recent years moved to a new strategy: shifting from a nonprofit status to a “church” status with the IRS, allowing them to keep private exactly how their money is being spent and the salaries
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, a case involving a state constitutional ban on government funding of religion.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's conservative majority appeared ready Wednesday to reinvigorate a Montana scholarship program and make it easier to use public money to pay for religious schooling in many states.
As Christians, we tend to view our sin as personal, to be eliminated as much as possible throughout our lifetime so that we may walk closer with God. Our Sunday School teacher, Nat Burns, used to remind us years ago: “Keep your sin list short
As the U.S. Supreme Court today (Jan. 22) hears arguments in a critical church-state case, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, one problematic phrase the justices will likely hear a lot is “Blaine amendments." The problem? The phrase tells an inaccurate story.
KELLER, Texas (RNS) — For four hours at a megachurch outside of Dallas, pastors of color shared their personal stories of leading a multiethnic church.
WASHINGTON (BP) -- "Walking worship" is what the pastor calls it. After the Chinese government destroyed his underground church in Beijing, the congregation resorted to a new thing.