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An evangelistic ministry founded by an automotive industry icon is helping young adult Generation Z Christians share their faith more confidently and effectively on social media.
Founding pastor of the 10,000-member Salem Baptist Church of Chicago, James Meeks, said he was “almost afraid” to hand over the reins of the congregation he led for the last 38 years to Pastor Charlie Dates. In an emotional retirement ceremony Sunday, he revealed he is trusting God to give his spiritual son the strength he needs to carry on the ministry.
The Good News Club has spread to thousands of schools across the United States, even as another club — with an entirely different mission — has pushed its way into the headlines.
Around 500 participants from more than 80 countries participated in a week-long conference on how to best use theology to build up pastoral training and leadership development in the global Church.
Amid growing concerns of religious decline in the United States, a recent survey suggests a growing share of American adults consider themselves religious although one-third say they attend religious services at least once per month.
After an unflattering article in WIRED on the use of accountability software to monitor the internet activity of churchgoers, Covenant Eyes acknowledged it has many of the same concerns and says churches shouldn't use its program to spy on congregants.
Youth ministries in American churches must shift their efforts away from molding children to be "consumers" to involving them as "participants" in the "Gospel mission," the head of the Barna Group has advised.
As Democratic politicians continue to claim that crisis pregnancy centers harm women through lies and coercion, one woman has credited such an organization with saving her life.
