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At least nine people died and eight others were missing in South Africa after a flash flood swept away members of a South African church congregation along the Jukskei River in Johannesburg, rescue officials said Sunday.

Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary general of the Vatican’s synod office said that when considering expectations for the Synod on Synodality, “the only limit is the Word of God, understood in the light of tradition.”

Professional degrees are gaining traction at theological schools across the U.S. and Canada, while the traditional ministerial degree, the master of divinity, is faltering, according to new data released late last month.

On Aug. 25, 2019, Rev. Joseph Rizzuti Sr., was tased by an officer with the Worcester Police Department in Worcester, Massachusetts. Rizzuti Sr.'s son, Pastor Joseph Rizzuti Jr., has shared new details with ChurchLeaders regarding what transpired that day.

Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, has recently come under fire for the scale of its Christmas Production, which features drummer boy's suspended from the ceiling of the church's auditorium.

A 2018 talk by author Andy Crouch is going viral after a snippet was shared on Twitter. The entire message, titled “Overcoming Our Greatest Affliction,” addresses topics such as cultural revolutions, knowledge, personhood, power, and status.

“We cannot allow predators to hold power and influence in our churches,” said sexual abuse survivor and advocate Tiffany Thigpen.

Matt Chandler, lead pastor of The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas, is set to make his return to the pulpit this weekend following a three-month leave of absence that was both “disciplinary and developmental.”