For many student-athletes, summer means attending Fellowship of Christian Athletes camps. This significant experience will become a gamechanger, both athletically and spiritually, according to the Kansas City-based ministry In addition to the ...
Read More »10 years after the Islamic Invasion targeted Yazidis in Iraq
Ten years ago this week the Islamic State (IS) overran Christian and Yazidi towns in northwestern Iraq, the climax to its brutal wave of terror in the country. Thousands of Yazidis were ...
Read More »Missouri church launches eyeglass ministry in Dominican Republic
Gene Smith has a vision for the people of the Dominican Republic – literally as well as figuratively. “We started looking at different opportunities, and we looked at Vision 3:16,” administrative pastor ...
Read More »Baptist missions team sharing gospel during Paris Olympics
Despite some being upset with the imagery in the Olympics’ opening ceremonies, other Christians are actually making a difference in the lives of the athletes, including the Baptist International Mission Board which ...
Read More »Multiple St. Louis lawsuits accuse Catholic priests, nuns of abuse
Sixty people have filed lawsuits in St. Louis and surrounding counties alleging they were abused as children by dozens of Catholic priests, nuns and others, the Catholic News Agency and Associated Press ...
Read More »Evangelical support for Israel, Jewish people remains steady
Evangelical Christians remain firmly behind Israel in its war against Hamas, in part because of the belief that “God’s covenant with the Jewish people remains intact today,” according to a survey. Motti ...
Read More »IHOPKC prayer room disassociates with church, board decides
The prayer room at the International House of Prayer Kansas City no longer operates under the umbrella of any church, the organization’s board decided. This decision follows the closing of other parts ...
Read More »Six warning signs of potential crises in Christian organizations
The recent news has been filled with stories about the moral failings of prominent Christian leaders, both locally and nationally. Media consultant Phil Cooke identified six types of risky behavior that can ...
Read More »Plane crash kills members of The Nelons family gospel group
A plane crash has taken the lives of three members of the four-person gospel singing group The Nelons. Their plane went down Friday afternoon in northeast Wyoming on its way to meet ...
Read More »5,000 accept Christ at California Harvest Crusade
Counselors continue to follow up with people who made decisions for Christ at a crusade in Southern California. Last weekend’s outreach, led by Pastor Greg Laurie’s Harvest Crusade, attracted 50,000 people to ...
Read More »After firing head of Baptist ERLC over Biden comment, board chairman resigns
The Chairman of the Board of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has resigned just 24 hours after forcing the removal of ERLC president Brent Leatherwood. Smith’s resignation comes on ...
Read More »Healing House KC will open 15th facility helping those in addiction recovery
Officials at Healing House KC in Kansas City announced today that it has acquired a 15th house in Kansas City’s Old Northeast to serve men that are in the organization’s advanced addiction recovery program. ...
Read More »Christians continue to grapple with proper role of artificial intelligence
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has led to interesting questions about the future roles of humans and AI. The Barna Group and the technology platform Gloo recently asked both Christians and ...
Read More »Epic Church reported being sold following pastor’s underage sex scandal
The embattled Epic Church in Independence soon may have new ownership. The church announced on its social media channels that another church is interested in buying it, Fox 4 News reported. Its ...
Read More »Historic Dallas First Baptist burns overnight
A fire overnight engulfed the historic First Baptist Dallas, which is pastored by Dr. Robert Jeffress. The 4-alarm blaze initially began Friday evening around 6pm, according to the Dallas Fire and Rescue. ...
Read More »Majority of congregations are in excellent or good financial health
More than six in 10 religious leaders report that their congregation is in excellent or good financial health, according to the Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations research project released this week ...
Read More »Let’s talk about Christian antisemitism
A Christian social media influencer with a large platform recently texted me after reading my 2021 book Christian Antisemitism: Confronting the Lies in Today’s Church. He was burdened and grieved by the ...
Read More »Missouri priest pleads guilty to stealing $300,000
A Missouri Catholic priest this week pleaded guilty to stealing $300,000 from a church at which he was pastor for nearly a decade. Father Ignazio Medina admitted transporting stolen property across state ...
Read More »Redemption Ministries of Kansas City recovering from burglary
A local church is still grappling with the effects of a break-in. Security cameras captured the moments two men broke into and vandalized Redemption Ministries of Kansas City late last week. A ...
Read More »Data mining company Gloo acquires publications from Christianity Today
Gloo, a technology company that helps churches, ministries and events mine personal data on members and visitors, has acquired two sister news sites from Christianity Today: Church Law & Tax and ChurchSalary. ...
Read More »Daystar network drops Robert Morris after abuse allegations
The Christian network Daystar has dropped Pastor Robert Morris of Gateway Church from its programming following allegations that he sexually abused her in the 1980s starting when she was 12 years old. ...
Read More »Christian relief agencies helping Hurricane Beryl victims
Hurricane Beryl, now a storm moving into the Canadian Atlantic, left a path of destruction across the Caribbean, Mexico, and flooding in Texas. Christian relief agencies were quick to move in to ...
Read More »Andy Stanley criticizes Southern Baptist Convention for ousting Rick Warren’s church
Andy Stanley, pastor of North Point Community Church in Georgia and son of Charles Stanley, is upset with the Southern Baptist Convention. He says the SBC shouldn’t have removed Saddleback Church after ...
Read More »St. Louis church not forming a militia
A Catholic church in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield has apologized after its bulletin advertised for men aged 18 to 29 to join a militia. The group’s aim was to protect ...
Read More »California pastor asks Christians to join with Tennessee in praying for nation this month
Pastor Jack Hibbs of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills is asking Christians to pray for the nation this month. He asked his own congregation to join with Tennessee, where Republican Gov. Bill Lee ...
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