Where are men with uncompromising power and authority in the pulpits today? Granted, there are some, and I appreciate their ministry, but as a whole, the church is lacking. In these immensely trying times, we need more leaders filled and clothed with power from on high. Those who do the most for God are always people of prayer.
On Sunday, a progressive church in Texas referred to God as female throughout its Mother’s Day service.
A majority of Christian pastors in the United States do not hold a biblical worldview, according to surprising new research from pollster George Barna, who says the data shows a spiritual awakening is “needed just as desperately in our pulpits as in the pews.”
The highest court of the United Methodist Church has ruled that annual conferences cannot legally disaffiliate from the denomination unless the General Conference first approves it.
Most pastors say the main “people dynamic” challenge they are facing in the church is people's apathy or lack of commitment to the church.
As our culture becomes increasingly reliant on stereotypes to define large swaths of the population, it can be easy for Christians to follow suit. It’s just simpler, in many ways, to assume that what a person believes politically, where they live, or what they look like is a window into their soul and represents the whole of who they actually are. And there are times when those assumptions may be pretty close to accurate—after all, stereotypes usually exist for a reason. We are called to a higher standard, though.
About 107 congregations in Florida have announced that they are leaving the United Methodist Church denomination for the newly launched Global Methodist Church (GMC), a theologically conservative alternative to the UMC.
A retired pastor of a Pittsburgh Presbyterian church has been accused of stealing $357,000 from his former congregation.
The lead pastors of the multi-campus Grace City Church in Lakeland, Florida, have announced their disaffiliation with Hillsong Church following the resignation of Hillsong founder Brian Houston over alleged misconduct with women.
Once a year on the first Thursday of May, Christians gather together to pray for our nation. It’s the National Day of Prayer, a day set aside for America to seek God in faith and unity. t’s easy to pray generically and ask God to bless America. From reading the Bible, we know and understand God loves the details of our lives. Our Heavenly Father wants us to live in a continual attitude of prayer. Here are ten prayer starters to spark your prayer life during the National Day of Prayer:
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