Baptist Pastors Released from Myanmar Jail
After spending more than 15 months in prison, two Baptist pastors in Myanmar were suddenly released on April 17. Langjaw Gam Seng, 36, and Dumdaw Nawng Latt,
Word&Way Wins Eight Awards
In April, Word&Way received eight awards — including one for top overall local/regional magazine — from three religious communication organizations honoring excellence in religious journalism in 2017.
U.S. Assemblies of God Elects First Woman Executive in More Than a Century
(RNS) — The top U.S. board of the Assemblies of God has unanimously elected its first woman general secretary in the Pentecostal denomination’s more than
Willow Creek Responds to New Allegations Against Former Pastor Hybels
SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. (RNS) — As the allegations against former Willow Creek Community Church senior pastor Bill Hybels mount, his congregation is trying to cope
Social Safety Nets Reduce Poverty, Income Inequality
Not only do social safety nets "play a pivotal role" in reducing poverty and lowering income inequality but they also have been demonstrated to be effective
Personal Touch Drives Churchgoer Giving, Study Shows
NASHVILLE (BP) -- When it comes to charity, a personal touch works 10 times better than Facebook -- at least for churchgoers, according to a study
Barbara Bush’s Old-Fashioned Religion
(RNS) — Barbara Bush, who died Tuesday (April 17) in Houston, always seemed a little old-fashioned to me. But it wasn’t until a few days
Jimmy Carter, 93, Talks About His New Book: ‘Faith’
(RNS) — In his 32nd book, titled simply “Faith,” Jimmy Carter looks at how belief in God and others has shaped his 93 years.
“To me,
Clergy Reject Missouri Bill on Concealed Guns in Churches
(RNS) — A group of religious leaders is condemning a Missouri bill to permit people to carry concealed firearms in church without permission from clergy,
What’s Auschwitz? 2/3 of Millennials Don’t Know It Was a Nazi Death Camp, Survey Reports
(RNS) — Despite the slaughter of nearly a million Jews — as well as hundreds of thousands of Poles, Roma, Soviet prisoners of war and others