Guidelines for Church Choirs During the Pandemic
During the coronavirus pandemic, most churches have adjusted their service options to online meetings or adopted responsible social distancing guidelines. These safety procedures are especially important for choirs, as s ...
Category: Health and Wellness Religion
How To Start a Disaster Relief Ministry
Media broadcasts frequently bring news of natural disasters and other catastrophic events. It is easy to feel helpless as you watch the devastation unfold on your screen. One way to combat this feeling and give aid when ...
How To Respond to a World in Crisis
The last few decades have changed the way citizens get the news. Before the advent of the internet, the nightly newscast and the daily paper were primary sources of information, and they consisted of recaps of the storie ...
Clashes Between Government and Religious Leaders in the Balkans
While the world struggles with a global pandemic, it may seem like almost everything else has been put on hold. Unfortunately, political tension and conflict still exist and may be made even more complicated by the dange ...
Category: Politics Religion Political and Religious Controversy
Pastor Challenges Americans to Donate Stimulus Checks to Evangelicals
Evangelical Pastor Tony Spell challenged Americans to donate their stimulus checks to evangelical groups instead of paying their bills, prompting many to accuse him of promoting a corrupt "prosperity gospel" message.
Category: Aid Political and Religious Controversy
Bad Reasons To Leave Your Church
There are dozens of good reasons to leave your church. Maybe the leaders are morally corrupt and hypocritical in their teachings. Maybe the leaders make it a habit of shaming members in front of the entire congregation. ...
Category: Religion
Sermons Across the Denominations: How Do They Compare?
An analysis of over 50,000 sermons from 6,431 U.S. Christian churches over an eight-week span revealed striking differences between the lengths and content of the sermons of Christianity’s four major denominations. Som ...
Category: Religion Christianity
New Life for Old Churches
It’s no secret that church membership and attendance are way down in America. But one of the unintended consequences of this continuing trend is that many congregations find themselves with huge buildings that they ...
Category: Religion Freedom from Religion
What Is a Megachurch and Why Do So Many Americans Choose To Attend One?
By definition, a megachurch is a Protestant church with a consistent weekend congregation of at least 2,000. While some Catholic churches have memberships of this size, the term megachurch applies only to huge Protestant ...
Category: Religion
Happy Birthday Christianity: Celebrating Pentecost
Christian churches around the world celebrated Pentecost earlier this month on Sunday, June 9, 2019. Pentecost is the festival during which Christians celebrate the receipt of the Holy Spirit by the apostles 50 days afte ...
Category: Jesus Christ Religion Christianity