Phil and Alan Robertson of Duck Dynasty, Mike Huckabee, Southern Baptist...
As far as Glenn Beck is concerned, the biggest threat facing Texas isn’t Ebola. It’s Houston’s holy war against free speech. “This is more dangerous to the republic of Texas than any virus is. This is...
View ArticleBarna Research Shows that Church Attendance is No Longer Mainstream and...
(Getty) Since 1990, the percentage of unchurched adults in America has risen from 30% to 43% of the population. Even as this segment has grown, has their profile changed? With the aid of more than two...
View ArticleWATCH: David Brody Reports on Pastors Who Are Sending Their Sermons and...
You’ve no doubt heard of the classic Star Wars movie, “The Empire Strikes Back.” Well, it’s time for a new movie and it’s just starting. It’s called, “The Pastors Strike Back.” Fresh off the stunning...
View Article‘Love INC’ (Love in the Name of Christ) Is Meeting the Needs of People in...
Meeting the needs of the poor is a top priority for churches in Boise, Idaho. A network of about 40 congregations is crossing denominational lines to help those trapped in poverty. An organization...
View ArticleLISTEN: Prayer: Exciting, Encouraging, Engaging (Lessons from Earth’s Golden...
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View ArticleLISTEN: Pray Always, Part 3 (The Prayer Motivator Devotional #590 with Daniel...
Daniel Whyte III [ca_audio url_mp3="https://www.buzzsprout.com/3196/214621-pray-always-part-3-tpmd-bus-2-590.mp3" url_ogg="" download="true" align="none"] (Download/Listen to MP3) Today, I would like...
View ArticleQ Cofounder, Rebekah Lyons, on Why Women’s Conferences Are Still Needed
COURTESY OF REBEKAH LYONS Q began seven years ago as a way to gather Christian leaders and influencers to mobilize around the common good in our cities. My husband Gabe and I cofounded the...
View ArticleEight Causes of Pastoral Ministry Slump
Thom Rainer The “slump” metaphor is used often in sports. The baseball hitter is in a slump because he has not gotten a hit in 15 at bats. The football quarterback is in a slump because he has only...
View ArticleHow the Church Should Respond When Perilous Times Come
Liberty Counsel’s Mat Staver (Facebook) The times in which we live are unprecedented in the history of America. Every generation thinks the cultural decline is worse than in prior times. These times...
View ArticleRick Warren Says There Is No Magic Bullet for Church Survival, No Quick Ride...
For years now, some agencies and experts who coach church planters and struggling congregations have tried to steer over-eager or desperate clients away from the quick fix of sizzling worship services...
View ArticleLISTEN: God’s Mercy in the Midst of the Curses (The Covenant & the Cross #38...
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View ArticleNational Black Church Initiative: Ebola Represents an Opportunity for...
National Black Church Initiative The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) a coalition of 34,000 African American churches constituting 15.7 million members urges its members to take this opportunity...
View ArticleWhite House Has Reportedly Invited Southern Baptist Pastor Who No Longer...
Pastor Danny Cortez The pastor of a Southern Baptist church in California that broke with the denomination’s stance on homosexuality by deciding to accept the LGBT community without judgment and...
View ArticleBishop T. D. Jakes Responds to “Critic” Who Questioned His Diamond Ring on...
Every preacher has his or her fair share of people waiting for him or her to slip up. And Bishop T.D. Jakes is no exception as he personally responded to a “critic” who questioned a diamond ring he...
View ArticleIn Sermon, Pastor Jamal Bryant Says Ebola Is Man-Made and Was Patented In 2007
There is no question that the Ebola Virus has become a household name in recent weeks. Pastor Jamal Bryant delivered a sermon Sunday advising his congregation in The Empowerment Temple in Baltimore...
View ArticleWhy Words from the Pulpit – Over Visuals on Screens – Still Belong at the...
Image: Shutterstock Long ago the apostle Paul wrote, “God decided, through the foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe” (1 Cor. 1:21, NRSV used throughout). Preaching, he implies, is...
View ArticleTo Have Congregational Harmony, Pastors Must Face Conflict Head On
Pastors must embrace conflict to extract the good it contains. (Creative Commons photo by Gwenael Piaser) Congregational discord can often generate positive growth if pastors and others embrace...
View ArticleStudy: Many Evangelical Institutions Lag Far Behind the General Marketplace...
World Vision Vice President of U.S. Programs Romanita Hairston speaks during staff chapel. Photo by Wayne McGraw, courtesy of World Vision At an organization where 45 percent of U.S. senior leaders are...
View ArticleFormer Southern Baptist Missionary Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Brady Nurse Former Southern Baptist missionary Brady Nurse pleaded guilty Oct. 21 in a federal court to fraudulently obtaining approximately $300,000 in mission funds over a period of five years while...
View ArticleEbola Fear Has T. D. Jakes’ Daughter Staying Home
Cora Jakes is T.D. Jakes’ eldest daughter (Photo Credit: FertilityFaith.com) It’s being called “Ebolanoia” by some—a word mix of Ebola and paranoia—that has seemingly gripped the hearts of Americans....
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