Chinese Christians Adapt Under New Restrictions

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“… people in the Henan province register [must] before attending worship services. They’re supposed to use a ‘Smart Religion’ app, which records each person’s name, address, date of birth, occupation, and government ID number.” - TGC

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Churches Spring into Action with Helicopter Easter Egg Drops

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“Many megachurches are doing large-scale events. But some relatively smaller congregations, like Beaverdam Baptist Church in central Virginia, also have a chopper booked to fly overhead during Easter weekend—the church’s first egg drop event.” - Roys Report

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How Sensible Pastors React to Harsh Public Criticism

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“One pastor had a group of people circulate a petition to get him fired. They tried to get signatures in the foyer as members walked into church for Sunday services. Another pastor experienced the creation of a Facebook page dedicated to criticizing every aspect of his preaching and leadership.” - Church Answers

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Overcoming Compassion Fatigue in Ministry, Part 1

I was describing the emotional toll that ministry takes on pastors while they are encouraging and counseling people who experience especially difficult times. The person I was speaking to had received training for this very thing as an emergency medical technician. He said, “That’s compassion fatigue.”

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Why Christian Colleges Are Closing, and What We Can Do

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“Like with any crisis, the situation in higher education also presents opportunities. One of our mottos at the Colson Center is that ‘outrage is not a strategy,’ and that’s just as true here as it is elsewhere.” - Breakpoint

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The Southern Baptist Convention’s coming ‘Great Ejection’

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“Messengers at this year’s annual meeting… can rescind the action of the Executive Committee and reinstate Saddleback and the four other congregations, or they can continue down the road of ejecting the disorderly churches with their 170 women pastors.” - RNS

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