United Methodists assess Irene’s toll

In the six years that the Rev. Dale Ashby has lived in Downsville, the town in the New York Catskills region has flooded four or five times.

Volunteers ready to serve recovery sites in N.C.

Hurricane Irene thrashed the East Coast over the weekend, with news services reporting at least 25 people dead, about 5 million homes and businesses without power, and vast swathes of land flooded.

Luter election reflects SBC’s growing diversity

African American pastors in the New Orleans Baptist Association say the election of Fred Luter as the Southern Baptist Convention’s first vice president is important evidence that the SBC has departed from the racial exclusion of its past.

Vital churches share common characteristics

Bishop John R. Schol shepherds the Baltimore-Washington Annual (regional) Conference, and he is always on the lookout for standout congregations. As team leader of the Vital Congregations initiative, he rattles off the description with ease.

Are you flexible?

Today’s working environment is ever changing.

Reach the hardcore unchurched

Perhaps you’ve encountered a response to the Gospel similar to

National Youth Workers Conference this September in Nashville

LifeWay Christian Resources will hold its annual National Youth Workers Conference Sept. 12-14 in Nashville, Tenn.

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Assemblies of God General Council streaming live

Beginning August 1, 2011, General Council and the Influence Conference will be well underway in Phoenix. Hundreds of thousands will be in attendance, while thousands more will be able to participate in what General Council has to offer at home.

‘Bold’ changes proposed for church structure

Members of the Connectional Table, meeting July 25-28, endorsed five proposals that would change The United Methodist Church’s structure and potentially its funding.