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Lifeway Research: Pastors Encourage Single Adults, Some Provide Targeted Ministries
As the number of single adults in the United States continues to grow, so does the need for ministry to single adults in churches.
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California Church Partners With Peruvian Church in Multiplication Efforts
An ongoing partnership between First Baptist Church Hesperia, Calif., and Morado de Dios in Lima, Peru, has been a blessing for both churches, First Baptist Pastor Richard Spring said.
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ERLC, Others Promote Way for Afghans To Gain Permanent Status
The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has joined other evangelical Christian organizations in calling on Congress to enable Afghans evacuated to the United States to seek permanent residency.
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Report: Catholic Clergy’s Unquestioned — and Uneducated — Power Spurs Abuse
A new report based on interviews with 300 Catholic priests, nuns and laypeople concludes that clergy aren’t adequately prepared to wield the power they exercise and need more education on questions of sex and gender.
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Frederick Buechner, Popular Christian ‘Writer’s Writer’ and ‘Minister’s Minister,’ Dies at 96
Frederick Buechner died peacefully in his sleep on Monday (Aug. 15) at age 96, according to his family. Buechner was an ordained evangelist in the Presbyterian Church (USA) who inspired Christians across conservative and progressive divides with his books and sermons.
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Bruxy Cavey Credibly Accused in 3 Cases of Sexual Abuse and 1 Sexual Misconduct
After pastor Bruxy Cavey stepped down and admitted to a years-long sexual relationship with a church member, some contested that it was sexual abuse. The latest church investigations may put that argument to rest.
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The Most Viewed Sermons on YouTube From the Past Year Include Only Four Names—And a Woman Tops the List
A query of the most viewed sermons on YouTube in the past year revealed that only four names are on the list—one of which isn’t even a pastor at a church.
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Pastor Ed Young Calls ‘Wokeism’ a Cult and a ‘Seductive, Satanic Strategy’
An Aug. 14 sermon that Pastor Ed Young of Fellowship Church in Texas preached on “wokeism” has generated criticism online. In his sermon, Young offered his own definition of “wokeism,” comparing the ideology as he defines it to a cult and calling it “a seductive, satanic strategy.”