On June 11, 2024, Dare 2 Share Ministries (D2S) announced the appointment of their new president, Jason Lamb. Previously serving as executive vice-president of ministry for the organization, Lamb will take on the role of president after the Board of Directors unanimously elected him for the position. The decision will take effect November 1, 2024.
Clint Pressley, pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, beating out five other candidates in an atypically crowded field.
Latest guidelines by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer push LGBT propaganda onto media and other stakeholders, according to 4 WINDS USA, a worldwide sports ministry, helping athletes in track and field. The ministry has issued a damning response to the “Portrayal Guidelines” issued by the IOC for the Olympics, highlighting that GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, helped to write the third edition of the guidelines that were crea
Tributes have been pouring in to eminent German theologian Jürgen Moltmann, 98, who died on June 3. Moltmann was Emeritus Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Tübingen and considered one of the most widely read theologians in the latter half of the 20th century. His many academic books, such as Theology of Hope (1964) and Crucified God (1972) challenge the academic status quo.
Campus Crusade for Christ International (Cru) has announced the appointment of seasoned ministry leader David Robbins as its new president. Robbins, 46, becomes the fourth president of the evangelism and discipleship ministry, which is based in Orlando in the U.S. He takes over from Steve Sellers, who is stepping into a new, undisclosed role with Cru.
God has been preparing the digital and the metaverse mission fields, and in these digital environments we can reach the world. A handful of innovative church planters with little to no support are leading what can at the very least be called an innovative experiment. Their work is bringing hard-to-reach people encountered in digital spaces into relationships with Jesus. The missional implications of their work cannot be ignored.
George Barna, a leading expert in church and worldview trends, has weighed in on some of the biggest issues facing the Church — including the steady decrease in a biblical worldview and dwindling concern for spiritual formation — at a time of "Christian invisibility in our culture."
More than 20 million people have now seen a duet performance of a popular gospel song that aired on national television on Pentecost Sunday. The "American Idol" season 22 finale, which aired on ABC Sunday, featured a duet performance by gospel singer CeCe Winans and former contestant Roman Collins, who made it into the Top 12 in this year's installment of the reality TV singing competition.
Zonderkidz, a leading publisher of Christian children’s literature, has partnered with Saddleback Church, one of the largest congregations in the United States, to introduce an eagerly anticipated storybook Bible titled Hey-O Stories of the Bible. Set for release on October 1, this project draws inspiration from the widely acclaimed YouTube series of the same name, developed by the esteemed Saddleback Kids team. With a substantial subscriber base surpassing 700,000 an
As pastors and ministry heads face rising exhaustion and as each day seems to bring another leader facing allegations of misconduct, the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability is developing a new "leadership standard" for member ministries in the hopes of combating burnout and "integrity failures" in churches and charities.
The globally recognized evangelist Billy Graham will be honored with a statue raised at the US Capitol Statuary Hall today, May 16. Representing the state of North Carolina, the seven-foot bronze statue will accentuate Billy Graham’s lifelong commitment to the gospel and his obedience to Christ.
Even before the WEA officially announced its next General Assembly in Seoul, Korea from October 27-31, 2025, news of the plans has been met with criticisms by Korean church groups who called for the preparations to be put on hold until their concerns about certain WEA leaders and the organization’s theological views are addressed. While the two first statements focused primarily on questions around pluralism and syncretism due to WEA’s engagement with Catholics, ecumenical and Muslim groups, the
