Humanitarian Programs at Risk After Foreign Aid Freeze World Vision, the world’s largest evangelical humanitarian group, faces steep funding cuts following the Trump administration’s closure of USAID. The U.S. government had provided World Vision over …
Sudden Freeze Sparks Chaos for Shelter Providers Faith-based nonprofits across the U.S. are facing financial turmoil after a brief but impactful freeze on federal funding. Stacey Hall Burge, CEO of Cincinnati-based Found House Interfaith Housing …
My family history in Tennessee goes back over 200 years, although I was raised in California. I never imagined the two sides of my heritage would collide as they have. A tale of three sides …
Traditional Offering Plate Still Dominates in Protestant Churches Most Protestant churches in the U.S. continue to pass a plate or basket during services to collect offerings. A Lifeway Research survey of 1,003 Protestant pastors found …
Ben Mandrell, president of Lifeway Christian Resources, is stepping down to become pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis. The move marks a rare mid-career transition from the helm of the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) …
China’s weakening economy and rising social unrest have triggered a renewed wave of Christian persecution. Under Xi Jinping’s leadership, the government has intensified restrictions on religious activity, targeting both local believers and foreign missionaries. Arrests …
Lawsuit Details Years of Alleged Abuse by Youth Leader Isaiah Valdez, a former member of The Dwelling Place Anaheim, filed a lawsuit in late June alleging that youth group leader Ryan Doezie sexually abused him …
A Lifeway Research study has found that evangelical and Black Protestant pastors today are less trained in counseling and less likely to refer church members to professional counselors than a decade ago. Only 9% hold …
Tanzania’s government has deregistered the Glory of Christ Tanzania Church just one day after its founder, Bishop Josephat Gwajima, condemned a rise in enforced disappearances and abductions. Gwajima, a lawmaker from the ruling Chama Cha …
With God, it all comes back to a garden. Humanity, the Bible says, got its start in a garden, a place so perfect that everything was good to eat save one fruit. That fruit, however, …