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Seeds of Rural Ministry Thrive With Prayer and Patience, South Dakota Pastors Say

Prayer and patience. They come in handy when crops go in the ground, but also when pastors are working to break through the hard soil of evangelism.

Reckoning With Their History, Lutherans Issue Declaration To Indigenous Peoples

There was a time when Lutherans were recognized as the advocates for Indigenous peoples, according to Vance Blackfox, director for Indigenous ministries and tribal relations for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

UPDATE: Britney Spears Responds to Claim Catholic Church Did Not Deny Her a Wedding Venue

Pop star Britney Spears has responded to claims that she never contacted the Catholic church she says denied her request to use its building for her wedding. Spears says she did reach out to the church through her wedding planner.

Pastor Greg Locke Calls the Political Left ‘Marxist Demon Possessed Mongrels’ While Giving Prophetic Warning

Global Vision Bible Church pastor Greg Locke unleashed on the American government earlier this week following the FBI’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home on Monday.

Mumford and Sons Frontman Processes Childhood Sexual Abuse, Discusses Life As a Pastor’s Kid

Marcus Mumford of Mumford and Sons is set to release his first solo record next month. The album explores the preacher’s son’s childhood sexual abuse, his addiction to shame, as well as grace and healing. 

Woman Sentenced to Life for Murder of Pastor Husband Who Sexually Abused Her

Oklahoma woman Kristie Evans has been sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of her pastor husband, who had sexually abused her for years, forcing her to have sex with between 50 to 100 men. 

Hoops in the Holy Land: Auburn Men’s BB Team Takes Trip of a Lifetime

The Auburn University men’s team just completed a trip to Israel that’s likely to have positive impacts for years to come. On August 5, the team shared photos of some players getting baptized in the Jordan River.

SBC President Bart Barber Says Implementation Task Force Strengthened by Different Perspectives, Backgrounds

The task force is going to be deciding how to make implementation of best practices for the SBC and [for] our member churches to have all the tools that we need to be able to work to prevent and respond well to sexual abuse.