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Gather25, a 25-hour worship worldwide event, planned 2025

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Organizers already are gearing up for Gather25, a 25-hour worship event planned for next March. Jennie Allen, a Bible teacher and author who is the founder and leader of the initiative, says ...

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Baptist seminary president expresses regret over two staffers implicated in investigation

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Two former staff members of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth who now are serving as pastors were charged or implicated in the Justice Department’s investigation. It alleges that Southern Baptist ...

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1991 – 2024: Swapping Christ for a Holy Russian Empire

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The world was changing in wonderful and confusing ways. The Berlin Wall, that concrete block demarcation between the free West and the Iron Curtain of communism, fell to the ground two years ...

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As Boy Scouts shed name, Christian alternatives surge

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After decades of declining membership, the Boy Scouts of America hopes dropping “Boy” from its name will attract more children to the program. However, some evidence suggests this latest move may be pushing more families to ...

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Young missionary couple from Missouri murdered in Haiti

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Friends and family of murdered missionaries from Missouri and Oklahoma are grieving as they await the return of their bodies. Three people, a Haitian man and two Americans who all worked for ...

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Second Chance month helps prisoners rebuild lives after incarceration

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The Christian faith is all about second chances, and no one needs a fresh start more than men and women in prison. “If we believe in the message of grace, if we ...

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Ministry financial watchdog developing ministry ‘standard’ for leadership care

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The ongoing scandal at International House of Prayer KC is just one of many allegations of misconduct that continue to roil the church. The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability is responding by ...

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IHOPKC-affiliated Forerunner Church closes

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Kansas City’s Forerunner Church, the local church “founded to be a local church expression of the International House of Prayer of Kansas City (IHOPKC),” held its final worship service on Sunday, May ...

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Knights of Columbus denied permit to hold Memorial Day service in National Park

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  [UPDATE:] The National Park service has reversed its decision and will now allow the Knights of Columbus to hold a service at a cemetery. Original story below. The Knights of Columbus, ...

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As attendance drops, Jimmy Carter’s church hires female pastor

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Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia, was accustomed to having a lot of visitors when former President Jimmy Carter taught a Sunday School class. But now that Carter is in hospice, the ...

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Church service features all Taylor Swift music

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More than 1,200 people recently attended worship services featuring the music of Taylor Swift at a centuries-old church in Germany. The Church of the Holy Spirit, a famous church in Heidelberg that ...

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Will a 15-minute church service increase attendance?

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Is 15 minutes enough for a church service? It’s the question arousing interest within the U.K.’s Protestant community following the decision by a Welsh minister to offer 15-minute services on Monday evenings. ...

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How Christian donors may be worsening Haiti’s orphan crisis

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As the security crisis in Haiti continues, the humanitarian aid group Haiti Family Care Network is urging U.S. Christian donors to refrain from worsening the situation by donating to orphanages and to redirect their ...

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Churches encouraged to participate in Pray For & Stand With Israel Day on May 19

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The Family Research Council, along with a coalition of other organizations, is encouraging churches nationwide to Pray For & Stand With Israel. The event is a call for the Christian community to unite ...

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Controversial televangelist Benny Hinn shares his two biggest regrets

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Televangelist Benny Hinn acknowledges he brought on some of his own problems during his controversial career. “The two things I regret most in ministry: I was not too wise a number of ...

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Winter Jam claims 34,000 got saved

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More than 34,000 attendees made decisions for Christ during this year’s Winter Jam Christian concert tour, claims Zane Black, who served as pastor for the tour. “They are inundated with the counterfeit ...

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Former prominent atheist shares journey to Christian faith

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a former atheist and leader in the New Atheism movement, has retracted her past assertions that all religions, including Christianity, were equally damaging. “I do regret doing that,” she ...

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Joplin church produces movie on impact of pornography

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One surefire way to promote a quality movie for Christians is to make it yourself. This is just what Journey Church, a Southern Baptist congregation in Joplin, is doing. The church’s Light ...

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Gospel for Asia founder dies after being struck by car

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Gospel for Asia founder Kadapilaril Punnoose “K.P.” Yohannan, has died after being struck by a car while taking his morning walk. The vehicle struck Yohannan Wednesday morning as he was walking near ...

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How Bibles are secretly distributed by Voice of the Martyrs

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Since its founding by Richard Wurmbrand, Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) has used “creative means to get Bibles into restricted nations.” In a recent fundraising email, VOM asked potential donors to join ...

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Local church searches for stolen missions trip bus

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Leaders of the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in South Kansas City are asking for help in finding their charter bus, which was stolen last weekend. “Our bus was taken,” Assistant Pastor ...

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Controversy leads to re-evaluation of men’s, women’s conferences

The controversy surrounding the recent Stronger Men’s Conference in Springfield has led to a larger conversation about Christian conferences in general. A promo for the men’s conference began with images of a roaring motorcycle, ...

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‘Deconstruction’ of Christian faith can have dangerous consequences, author says

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“Deconstruction” of one’s faith has become a popular – and concerning – trend in the church, author Alisa Childers said. “I do think it’s a fad, although a lot of people would ...

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World’s longest-serving pastor dies at 94 in Texas

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The Rev. Doris Nathaniel Benford Sr., who set a Guinness world record by pastoring a Texas church for 72 years, has met his reward. “It is with saddened hearts that we announce ...

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United Methodists vote to remove all bans on LGBTQ clergy, weddings

The United Methodist Church today voted overwhelmingly to allow “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” to be ordained and serve as ministers of the church. The vote, 692-51, was made at their General Conference and ...

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