Church & Ministry

“Reformation Sunday is an opportunity to affirm our doctrinal convictions and to praise God for His ongoing reformation in the Church. The Alliance wants to promote your event to our members.” - Ref21

“Two Mississippi street preachers who were convicted of misdemeanor simple assault for calling a woman a ‘Jezebel’ and waving a Bible in a man’s face were released from jail Wednesday after a judge found they were being held under ‘grossly unreasonable’ bond.” - C.Leaders

“Former pastors are almost twice as likely as current pastors to say they felt isolated in their role (62% to 35%). When asked with whom they shared struggles at least once a month in their last pastorate….Fewer than half said they met with another pastor (44%)” - Lifeway

“The Church in Wales, composed of six Anglican dioceses in the United Kingdom, does not allow clergy to conduct legally binding same-sex marriage ceremonies. However, in a Sept. 6 vote of 28 to 12 in favor with two abstentions, clergy were approved to host blessing ceremonies for same-sex unions in their churches.” - C.Post

“…the Province of New Brunswick now allows their provincial passport system to apply to churches on a voluntary basis. If a church can prove that it has 90% of its congregation vaccinated, then they can meet without physical distancing (and more).” - Wyatt Graham

“At issue is whether the Executive Committee can shield from investigators certain communications it has received from its lawyers.” - RNS

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“A PC(USA) minister survey on mental health issues found that 44% of the 4,507 pastors surveyed reported that they ‘have not been trained to recognize mental health concerns or how to minister to those individuals and families who face them.’” - C.Post

“1. When Partisan Politics Reshape Faith In the past few years, we have grown increasingly weary of the meshing of politics and the evangelical faith we often see among older believers.” - TGC

“After those interviews, I did a lot of thinking about the polarity of the responses to the two questions. Something important to note is that only two of the 16 students interviewed even knew any Christians personally.” - C.Leaders

“In addition to differences in the average worship service, the general makeup of churches has undergone substantial shifts since the late 1990s, according to the National Congregational Study (NCS).” - Lifeway