More Pastors Are Leaving Ministry Over Church Conflict
But experts say it can offer opportunities for leaders and congregations to grow.
Evangelical Presbyterians Take on Debate Over Celibate Gay Pastors
As it brings in churches from mainline and conservative Presbyterian denominations, the EPC feels the tension in compromise.
Food Banks Thank God for Bacon, Buying in Bulk, and Local Support
With grocery prices up, ministries across the country stretch to feed millions of hungry families during the holidays.
To Grow in New England, Southern Baptists Crack ‘Yankee Stoicism’
Overall church membership is up by nearly 10 percent in the region.
100,000 Reuses for the Church to Find
With a record number of congregations predicted to close their doors by 2025, multiuse developments may be the future for shrinking congregations and empty buildings.
God Called Him to Preach with a Broken Heart
Preaching legend and longtime professor Robert Smith Jr. is retiring after years of scholarship, accolades, and personal loss.
1 in 4 Pastors Plan to Retire Before 2030
Yet churches struggle to prepare those coming next.
Southern Baptists Lost Nearly Half a Million Members Last Year
Yet baptism and attendance numbers continue to recover from pandemic declines.
Florida Pastors Worry Immigration Bill Would Criminalize Church Rides
Evangelicals who minister to and among the undocumented call the state’s proposal “an assault to religious liberty.”
Church Attendance Dropped Among Young People, Singles, Liberals
Overall, most churchgoers—including most white evangelicals—returned to the pews after the pandemic, survey finds.