To Keep Churches Safe, Government Gets Involved
TAUNTON, Mass. (RNS) — Two months after the deadliest church shooting in American history, federal authorities are spearheading new efforts to help equip local faith
Freak Show or Spiritual Test? Book Explores World of Snake Handlers
(RNS) — When Andrew Hamblin walks into church to preach on a Sunday morning, he brings along death in a box.
Virginia Senate Passes Bill to Allow Guns in Churches
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate has passed legislation aimed at allowing guns in church in response to a deadly church shooting
Flu Outbreak Prompts Churches to Take Precautions
DALLAS, Ga. (BP) -- Johnny Nix of Pickett's Mill Baptist Church has asked volunteers to consider staying away.
Like so many other churches, Nix and the Dallas,
Hark! Skipping Christmas Carol Verses Discouraged
NASHVILLE (BP) -- As worship pastor Andrew Lucius selects songs for Christmas worship, he is considering specific needs in the Georgia congregation he serves. Among his conclusions: singing only the
Center for Congregational Song Launches as Antidote to ‘Worship Wars’
(RNS) — Praise team leaders, organists, gospel choir members and other lovers of church music will gather in Dallas this weekend to launch the Center for
Commuting to Nairobi, the Train Becomes a Church
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – This commuter train takes its passengers to work, but the preacher aboard hopes it will also take them to God.
Starting
Nashville Church Shooting: What Happens When Violence Invades Sacred Spaces
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (USA Today Network) — The deadly shooting at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ is just the latest instance of a place of
Congregational Singing Alive and Well at ‘Sing!’ Conference
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) -- The first time Keith Getty sat down to write the melody for a new hymn, he penned the now-classic tune for "In
Evensong Sees a Surge Even as British Church Attendance Declines
LONDON (RNS) — The line of locals and tourists stretches about 400 people long, and one might think they are waiting to get into a