Prof. Tobias Brandner on the diversity of Christianity in Hong Kong
Originally from Switzerland, Tobias Brandner came to Hong Kong with the Basel Mission in 1996.
‘Church under threat’: Armenian archbishop’s message from prison to IRF Summit
Armenian Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan sent a letter from prison to the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, warning that the Armenian Apostolic Church, recognized as one of the world’s oldest Christian bodies, is under...
Josh Powell to be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention president
South Carolina Pastor Josh Powell is slated to be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention in June at the annual meeting for the nation’s largest Protestant denomination.
‘Everything ends’: Highland Park UMC pastor steps down amid Parkinson’s fight
Even in the throes of a bitter winter storm, Rev. Paul Rasmussen couldn’t help but compare ministry to a day at the beach during his final sermon at Highland Park United Methodist Church (HPUMC)...
Mike Winger calls Bethel apology ‘amazing’ but warns Charismatic Church faces defining test
Christian apologist Mike Winger said a recent apology from Bethel Church represents a rare and significant moment of accountability within the Charismatic movement while cautioning that unresolved concerns surrounding prophetic culture and leadership transparency...
Surveys showing Christian resurgence among young adults in UK may be ‘misleading’: Pew
Despite rumblings of a Christian resurgence among young adults in the United Kingdom, recent surveys purporting to find high levels of religiousness among youth may be misleading, according to the Pew Research Center.
This week in Christian history: Answers in Genesis sues Kentucky; the first Bonfire of the Vanities
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the first official “bonfire of the vanities,” Answers in Genesis suing Kentucky and a bishop setting up a mission in the Congo.
Conservative denomination excommunicates pastor for supporting kinism, white supremacy
The Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, a small conservative denomination with just over 7,000 members, has excommunicated one of its ministers for advocating kinism, which teaches that God ordained racial segregation and that...
Hundreds attend California church’s workshop on responding to ICE raids
A theologically liberal California church says that hundreds of people attended its recent workshop on how to respond to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Pastor Chris Reed accused of addiction to kratom by former church members
Former MorningStar Ministries leader Chris Reed, who now leads the Friends of the Bridegroom Church in Lancaster, South Carolina, has downplayed allegations from former members that he is an out-of-control, manipulative drug addict who...