Monthly Archive: April 2026

An artificial intelligence tool launched by the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board has been used by more than 600,000 people over the past year.

Yvette Flunder, the lesbian leader of the City of Refuge United Church of Christ in Oakland, California, who is also the presiding prelate of The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, has drawn criticism for questioning parts...

A California megachurch pastor’s evangelism ministry, which has baptized thousands in recent years in the Golden State, is gearing up to host a global baptism event next month, hoping to baptize tens of thousands. 

The ongoing “confusion” over who is a “pastor” in the Southern Baptist Convention, which the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 reserves only for men is a threat to the future of the denomination and...

Events from this week in Christian history include the birth of Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati, the death of Pope Leo IX, and Maryland banning blasphemy.

The Church in Wales Governing Body has voted to make same-sex blessings permanent following a five-year trial period in which they were allowed on a temporary basis. 

Mark Driscoll, the controversial former leader of the multisite megachurch Mars Hill, will reportedly take part in a prayer and worship event in Washington, D.C., next month tied to the United States’ 250th anniversary...

An embezzlement case against once popular polemics blogger Jordan Daniel “J.D.” Hall, who served as pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church in Sidney, Montana, has been dismissed, and his court files sealed after his successful...

An independent investigation conducted by global law firm Dentons has cleared founding pastors of Fount Church in New York City of allegations that they racked up $1.4 million in transactions on a church credit...

Pastor Craig Carlisle is expected to be nominated for the position of first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the denomination’s annual meeting in June.