Pastors generally believe same-sex marriage and abortion are wrong, but most of them won’t talk to their congregations about it for fear of losing members.
That’s a basic takeaway from a recent Barna Group study. Research expert George Barna was on American Family Radio’s Today’s Issues broadcast to discuss what he discovered.
“What we’re finding is that when we ask them about all the key issues of the day, [90 percent of them are] telling us, ‘Yes, the Bible speaks to every one of these is
So many people participate in forms of online community much more than they do in their church community. What are today’s churches missing?
It’s 11 am Sunday morning, and the pastor is preaching. Around the congregation, people are following along in the Biblical text, several with beautiful, leather-bound books, but many are reading the Scripture through their devices – phones mostly, with a few tablets scattered about.
Five years ago, that would only be the scene in the most affluent of
Up to six small fires were touched off at four churches in Mesa, Arizona, since mid-May by burning Bibles. The most recent fire was set on July 7 at Calvary Baptist Church. (Facebook)
Arizona authorities are probing a series of arson fires at suburban Phoenix churches as possible hate crimes after an apparent arsonist set Bibles alight on church doorsteps, police said on Thursday.
Authorities said up to six small fires were touched off at four churches in Mesa, Arizona, since mid-May by burn
*The Sacramento Bee reports that there is something new – and unusual – going on at Mount Olive Baptist Church.
It’s called a Kingdom Partnership. It is focused on what the church needs to do to remain relevant in today’s society and its goal is to help the struggling community around it.
“The majority of churches that were full 20 years ago are half full or less today. Most are having church to do two things – pay the bills and pay the pastor’s salary,” said the Rev. Kenneth Paramore, pas
