Healthy churches have many points of tension. For example, churches grow by adding new believers. New believers are immature (and typically passionate), which means church programming must balance between immature congregants and mature congregants. Most every pastor has experienced the volley: Yes, deeper! No, too deep! This tension is like a taut tightrope; it tugs […]
Read More >The vast majority of Christians came into a relationship with God before their 18th birthday.
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Read More >The Washington National Cathedral’s west center tympanum, bishop’s garden, bishop’s lawn, south side, south facade and central tower. (August 10, 2012) Photo by Craig Stapert/courtesy Washington National Cathedral By Kevin Eckstrom, Cathy Lynn Grossman, Sarah Pulliam Bailey, David Gibson, Adelle M. Banks and Katherine Burgess WASHINGTON (RNS) — As the government […]
Read More >Malcolm Gladwell speaks at PopTech! 2008 conference. (Photo courtesy Kris Krüg via Wikimedia Commons) (RNS) / Sarah Pulliam Bailey — Author Malcolm Gladwell may not be known for writing on religion. His New York Times best-selling books “The Tipping Point,” “Outliers,” “Blink” and “What the Dog Saw” deal with the unexpected twists in […]
Read More >Leslie, (left), a professor at Eden Theological Seminary, talks with Matthew Goetz, a student in her class on chaplains and military sexual assault called “Equipping the Spirits.” The Navy just hired Leslie to begin training chaplains. (Photo by Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch) ST. LOUIS (RNS) / Tim Townsend — Kristen Leslie began her 2003 […]
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Read More >Conflicts occur in some of our best-run organizations. Christians and Christian organizations experience conflict likely at the same rate as any other group or organization. Resource allocations, communication deficiencies, economics, environmental stress, confusion over roles and responsibilities are just some of the likely reasons for conflict and each can damage an otherwise healthy organization. While […]
Read More >NRB / MANASSAS, Va. — The Board of Directors of the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Jerry A. Johnson as the association’s new President & CEO. Dr. Johnson was unanimously elected by the NRB Board of Directors on October 1 after being vetted by the Presidential Search Committee […]
Read More >WASHINGTON/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On the eve of a possible shutdown of the U.S. government, religious leaders denounced the political brinkmanship prevailing in Congress yesterday. “Shutting down the government will do real damage,” said the Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, speaking at a press conference on Mon., Sept. 30. “Risking our nation’s creditworthiness […]
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