By Mike Klockenbrink The hazy days of summer can be a strange thing. It’s a time when kids get out of school, people go on vacation, and some ministries seem to slow down or take the summer off. The office during the week can at times seem like a ghost town. Am I the only […]
Read More >A new study conducted by The Barna Research Group in conjunction with Brad Lomenick, key visionary and president of Catalyst, one of America’s most influential leadership movements, has discovered that 82 percent of faith leaders today agree “the nation is facing a crisis of leadership because there are not enough good leaders now.” The results […]
Read More >By Russ Rankin NASHVILLE, Tenn. — While many churches are acting “green,” the majority of pastors disagree global warming is real and man-made. The percentage of skeptics has dropped since 2010, but the percentage is still higher than in 2008, according to a survey by LifeWay Research. The October 2012 survey of Protestant pastors’ views […]
Read More >I fly a lot. Living in Charlotte, NC, I used to fly USAir as Charlotte is their primary hub.
Read More >During tax season many Americans review their 2012 finances, including a look at how much and to whom they donated money last year. In a new poll from the Barna Group, more than half of Americans said they have donated money or items (or both) to a cause they cared about during the last year. […]
Read More >By Adelle M. Banks (RNS) For Southern Baptist Pastor David Uth, immigration reform became a priority after a family in his Orlando, Fla., megachurch faced deportation. Bishop Ricardo McClin says it was time to speak up when members of a Church of God congregation he oversaw stopped worshipping in Jacksonville, Fla., because they feared detention. […]
Read More >DALLAS /PRNewswire/ — Three years after imploding more than 1 million square feet of building space downtown, First Baptist Church of Dallas — led by nationally known pastor Dr. Robert Jeffress — has completed the largest Protestant church building campaign in modern history, opening its new state-of-the-art, $130-million campus on Easter Sunday, March 31. The […]
Read More >CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 10, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ — Until recently, Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) offered one online degree: the Master of Arts (Religion). Now RTS will offer three, fully online-degrees: the Master of Arts (Biblical Studies), the Master of Arts (Theological Studies), and the Master of Arts (Religion). In addition, RTS will now offer a […]
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