Church & Ministry

“I am sorry you suffer from depression, for I know how heavy an affliction it is. Get to the seaside as soon as you can, and I will find you £5 towards the expense. The Lord bless you!—Yours heartily, C. H. Spurgeon.” - 9 Marks

“The move comes amid a broader shift at the largest Christian adoption agency to “reinforce” its Christian identity.” - CToday

“The International Council for Evangelical Theological Education (ICETE) hosted the online session through its Technology and Innovation in Learning Impact Team… to hear from Walker Tzeng, executive director of the World Evangelical Theological Institute Association (WETIA) and vice president of Olivet University, and John Dyer, professor and dean of educational technology at Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS).” -

“Southern Baptist Convention messengers passed a slate of resolutions in Orlando this week, from denouncing assisted suicide to marking America’s 250th birthday and wrestling over how to mourn victims of political violence.” - CPost

“Swinton, chair in divinity and religious studies at King’s College, University of Aberdeen, doesn’t merely critique therapeutic culture. He gives pastors something better—the biblical category of shalom. He offers a vision of mental health that exposes the poverty of our culture’s therapeutic assumptions and gives the church genuinely different categories for human flourishing.” - TGC

“A change to the SBC constitution requires a two-thirds vote by messengers at two consecutive annual meetings. Messengers will vote at the 2027 Annual Meeting in Indianapolis to decide if the Truth and Unity amendment will be adopted into the constitution.” - C.Leaders

“Churches of all sizes have conflict, but it is felt more acutely and has more effect in smaller churches…. in a congregation of fifty people, if one family leaves everyone notices, and 10 percent of the volunteers and perhaps more than 10 percent of the budget goes with them.” - RHMA

“Messengers to the SBC Annual Meeting elected Rice on the first ballot, giving him 5,217 votes, or 57.56% of the total cast.” - CPost

Also…Willy Rice, Florida pastor and abuse crisis skeptic, elected SBC president - RNS

“SBC megachurch Pastor… said in a social media post that the SBC has never had a ‘systematic sexual abuse crisis’ and described what prompted a 2021 independent investigation by Guidepost Solutions as a ‘reckless hoax.’” - C.Leaders

“Spiritual openness among Americans is at a notable high, but turning that openness into discipleship remains one of the most pressing questions…. For the first time in decades, men now outpace women in church attendance…. Nearly half of practicing Christians have already turned to AI for personal growth” - Barna