Al-Qaida Claims Responsibility for Christian Aid Worker Murder
Al-Qaida’s North Africa branch on Thursday said it killed an American aid worker in Mauritania this week for allegedly trying … Read More
Ralph Reed Launches New Group to Target ‘Values Voters’
Former Christian Coalition executive director Ralph Reed has launched a new political organization that will use the Internet to mobilize … Read More
Will This Church Trend Continue to Grow?
Leaders who defected from the Episcopal Church completed the formation of a conservative branch of Anglicanism in North America Monday … Read More
The Holiday Considered to Be a Second Independence Day
Two Christian ministers say a little-known holiday could serve as a catalyst to promote healing and racial reconciliation. Juneteenth, which … Read More
AG Reports Membership Gains
For the 19th consecutive year, the Assemblies of God (AG) saw an increase in membership, with the Pentecostal denomination claiming … Read More
Christians Still Hope for Freedom in Iran
As protests of Iran’s presidential election results went into their sixth day today, Christians in the nation remained hopeful that … Read More
PBS Bans New Religious Programming
The Public Broadcasting Service on Tuesday banned its affiliate stations from airing new religious programming, citing what it says is … Read More
Police in Vietnam Attack House Church, Jail Leaders
HANOI, Vietnam– Police invaded the Sunday service of the Agape Baptist congregation in Vietnam’s Hung Yen Province on June 7 and beat worshippers, including women, and arrested a pastor and an elder.
Christian sources said police put the two church leaders into separate cells, and each man was beaten by a gang of five policemen. Pastor Duong Van Tuan of the house church in Hamlet 3, Ong Dinh Commune, Khoai Chau district said that officers beat them in a way that did not leave marks: hard blows to the stomach.
Couple Calls ‘WWJD’ Offensive in Class-Action Suit
A Minnesota couple has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against a debt collection agency for putting the phrase “WWJD” on … Read More
Ron Kenoly’s Teenage Grandson Dies
The teenage grandson of worship leader Ron Kenoly died early Sunday morning after collapsing on a lawn in an Elk … Read More
Wiccan-Turned-Bible Teacher Eric Pryor Dies
Eric J. Pryor, a former Wiccan high priest who came to Christ after opposing a highly publicized spiritual warfare event … Read More
Christian Groups Continue to Fight Gay Marriage in D.C.
Traditional marriage supporters in the District of Columbia are challenging a Monday elections board decision that blocks a proposal to … Read More
Suffering From ‘Sunday School Syndrome’
With surveys showing that more American Christians are becoming biblically illiterate, many proponents of the Sunday school model have argued … Read More
Megachurch Trends
Wondering where all the young single adults in your church have gone? If you’re the pastor of a small- or medium-size congregation, you may want to check the nearest megachurch.
That’s because singles are three times as likely to attend a megachurch and make up one-third of those churches’ congregations, according to a study by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research that surveyed nearly 25,000 people at 12 megachurches throughout the country.
Idaho Church Launches Global ‘Reformation’
After years of advocating creation care, Vineyard Boise is broadening its focus to address seven areas of world crisis
A Vineyard church in Idaho is calling on local congregations to launch a reformation.
Through a ministry called RE:FORM, Vineyard Boise church is helping local congregations learn ways to address seven areas of “world crisis” which include environmental decline, world hunger, poor health and disease, corrupt leadership, and spiritual confusion.
Iran Election May Be Turning Point for Christians
For many Christians in the rapidly growing church in Iran, Friday’s presidential election could be life-altering. The underground Iranian church … Read More
Schuller Daughter to Lead Crystal Cathedral
Crystal Cathedral founder Robert H. Schuller is turning over the leadership of the 10,000-member megachurch to his oldest daughter.
Schuller, 82, announced on Sunday that Sheila Schuller Coleman, 58, will assume leadership of the entire ministry, effective immediately, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
Carrie Prejean Loses Miss California Title
Christian beauty queen Carrie Prejean said she is “looking forward to where God leads” her after losing her Miss California title on Wednesday.
“I know He has big plans for me,” she said in a statement Thursday. “I am proud to be the strong woman God has molded me to be. I will always stand for the truth, respectfully, and never back down.”
MIss California USA officials said Prejean was fired for a continued breach of contract. During a press conference last month, pageant executive director Keith Lewis and other officials said Prejean had been unavailable to attend Miss California USA events but was participating in unsanctioned events supporting traditional marriage.
Court Rules Ten Commandments Display Unconstitutional
A federal appeals court in Denver ruled Monday that a Ten Commandments monument outside an Oklahoma county courthouse is unconstitutional. … Read More
Pentecostal Musician Larry Dalton Remembered For Talent, Faith
A memorial service will be held Wednesday for Larry Dalton, a world- renowned pianist, conductor and composer who once served as music director for evangelist Oral Roberts’ television broadcasts. Dalton died in Tulsa, Okla., on May 30 of a heart attack. He was 63.
“I was shocked to bury Larry at 63,” said evangelist Terry Law, who formed Living Sound musical ministry with Dalton in 1969. “It was Larry’s musical brilliance that made Living Sound a special team. He could take mediocre-quality musicians and make them sound like angels from heaven.”
Charismatic Pastor Wendell Smith Names Son Senior Pastor
Charismatic pastor Wendell Smith has named his son senior pastor of The City Church, the 7,000-member, multi-site congregation he founded in Kirkland, Wash.
Judah and Chelsea Smith (pictured) will begin serving as senior pastors in September. Wendell Smith, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2004, will serve as founding pastor of the charismatic church.