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Colton Dixon’s CCM Chart-Topper ‘Build a Boat’ Launches Idol Alum to New Heights

Now 31, the Idol alum has several Dove Awards under his belt and boasts over 100 million streams across all platforms. His manager, Zachary Kelm, said Dixon’s latest hit, “Build a Boat,” could be his “career song.”

Shuttered Cannabis Church Takes Fight To Reopen to California Supreme Court

A cannabis church in Southern California — which was shut down over accusations it was illegally functioning as a dispensary — is taking its fight to reopen to the state Supreme Court.

NC Pastor to School Board: CRT and Diversity Programs Waste Money

At a school board meeting this week in Raleigh, North Carolina, youth pastor John Amanchukwu criticized members for failing to educate Black students while “wasting taxpayer dollars” on CRT and diversity programs.

At Dove Awards TobyMac Talks Son’s Death, Collaborating With Sheryl Crow, and How a Youth Pastor Changed His Life

Nominated for two awards this year, TobyMac was accompanied by his sons on the red carpet at the 53rd GMA Dove Awards Tuesday night.

‘The Chosen’ Under Fire for Apparent Reference to The Book of Mormon

"The Chosen" has come under fire following the release of its Season 3 trailer, wherein Jesus can be seen delivering a line that appears to be a paraphrase of a verse from the Book of Mormon. 

‘We Don’t Need a Political Revolution,’ Says Greg Laurie Ahead of SoCal Harvest 2022

Pastor Greg Laurie's SoCal Harvest Crusade is returning to Anaheim, California, this year and will take place in Angel Stadium on Nov. 5-6. The theme of the event is the Jesus People Movement of the 1970s, a cultural phenomenon that Laurie lived through and which personally impacted him.

World Council of Churches Head Meets With Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill

The acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches met this week with Patriarch Kirill, the Russian Orthodox Church head who has drawn global criticism for lending spiritual support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Cooperative Program-Fueled Send Network Targets Rural, Urban U.S.

Nationwide, Southern Baptists started 1,018 new congregations in 2021, including 600 new church plants, 135 replants, 201 new affiliations and 82 new campuses.