Church & Ministry

A U.S. pastor, who was imprisoned in China for 18 years on trumped-up charges after helping build a church in Beijing, was freed over the weekend. David Lin, 68, was detained by ...

Being a church planter was about the last thing Brandon Beals wanted to do. “I had friends who had planted churches, and they hadn’t gone well,” he says.  “Most of them not ...

Search for Jesus, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association‘s online evangelism initiative, has reached a significant milestone, with 20 million decisions for Christ since its launch in 2011. The global ministry, now active ...

If Not For Grace Ministries, a local organization providing post-abortion support, has started a new chapter and will now be known as Found & Woven: Hope After Abortion. The organization says the ...

Christians get an emotional lift from attending church – but not if they go only a few times a year, a new study reveals. Researchers found that regular weekend church attendance leads ...

Abdu Murray, as a Muslim in the Detroit area in the 1980s, had a favorite target – cultural Christians. “Cultural Christians were abundant,” he said in a recent interview. “They were low-hanging ...

There is always hope for hostages being held in Gaza and elsewhere. A missionary who was held captive by Al-Qaeda for years said God was with him the entire time. Dr Ken ...

Faithful churchgoers have stepped up their giving to make up for attendance declines since the pandemic, a new study from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research found. In “Finances and Faith: A ...

Evangelical opinions about artificial intelligence run the gamut from a powerful new ministry tool to a sign of the end times. The reality is that, much like the internet or social media, ...

The pandemic was especially challenging for Orthodox churches, whose liturgy involves processions, incense, kissing icons and crosses, and receiving Communion from a shared spoon and chalice. A new study reveals that Orthodox ...

Near one of the world’s largest red-light districts in Antwerp, Belgium, the Oasis Center offers a message of hope and redemption. The Oasis Center is a physical hub of Breaking Chains Network, a human trafficking-prevention ...

Most baby boomers remember the Beatles’ hit, “Strawberry Fields Forever.” The Salvation Army is using nostalgia for the song to spread the gospel and address poverty. The original Strawberry Field was a ...

The term “sign language” can be misleading, because there are not just one but at least 380 sign languages in use globally. This is one reason why only 2 percent of an ...

A Dallas-area man recently drowned in a lake just minutes after being baptized. Lincer Lopez, 21, was at Lake Waxahachie with a church group when he jumped into the water to save ...

Thousands of people have traveled to Gower, Mo., in the past year to view the remains of a nun whose body has not decayed since she died in 2019. Last week, a ...

More than 100,000 churches nationwide could be affected by mandatory salary requirements put in place by the Biden administration. The move will likely put a squeeze on many budgets and a new ...

Spencer Tracy brought the story of Father Edward J. Flanagan to life in the 1938 Oscar-winning movie “Boys Town.” A new documentary, “Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story,” will take ...

The Global Church Network has an ambitious goal to fulfill the Great Commission by 2030. As part of that objective, it will host the FINISH East Africa Summit late this week in ...

The American Civil Liberties Union is alleging that a Kansas school district allowed Gideons International to distribute those little multi-colored New Testaments to students, violating the First Amendment. However, previous court rulings ...

Many congregations are extending their reach by planting new churches. Three upcoming Sending Labs, sponsored by the Missouri Baptist Convention and the North American Mission Board, will share practical advice for accomplishing ...

More than 250 people each week are learning to break free from various addictions through Re:generation, a national discipleship program with a chapter at Abundant Life Church in Lee’s Summit. It’s a ...

Refuge Widowers, a ministry dedicated to guiding widowers through a gospel-centered community, is teaming up with the ministry Send Relief to provide support for widowers across the nation.             Founded by a ...

Families and individuals from around the world are legally immigrating to the United States, and many churches are stepping up to help meet their practical needs. “There are pockets of these communities ...

Author and Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in Southern California earlier this week provided an update on his health after undergoing heart surgery last month. “One of the things you ...

Members of Rolling Hills Community Church in Franklin, Tenn., were surprised last Sunday when country music star Carrie Underwood helped lead worship. She joined the worship team as they sang “Goodness of ...