Typically, the first step in making necessary changes is acceptance of the current reality. A church cannot change unless its members and leaders know that the status quo will lead to death. Sam and Thom review five situations where dying churches get stuck and, as a consequence, continue on the path toward death.
House bill to censure preacher assigned to committee led by a Southern Baptist
The bill asking the U.S. House of Representatives to censure Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde for her sermon at Washington National Cathedral Jan. 21 has been referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. That powerful committee is chaired by Rep. James Comer, a conservative Republican and a Southern Baptist from Kentucky. He was baptized at First Baptist Church of Tompkinsville, Ky., and is a member of Forks of the Elkhorn Baptist Church in Midway, Ky.
Related article: Two versions of Christianity cross swords at the National CathedralMusk spotlights federal funds for Lutheran aid groups, calls them 'illegal payments'
Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, accused Musk and others of spreading 'misinformation' and casting baseless doubt on longstanding federal funding agreements, including to resettle refugees
Related article: MAGA ramps up attacks on US Christian groupsDonald Trump’s January 6 insurrection is now a coup
On Feb. 2, private actors reportedly employed by Elon Musk took over U.S. Treasury computer systems that control the nation’s payments for government benefits. That action followed a Trump-ordered takeover of the USAID independent federal agency responsible for distributing foreign aid to people in needy countries around the world.
Related article: Trump, the destroyer of worldsVatican sees dangers in AI
A new Vatican missive approved by Pope Francis has warned of the dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI), while also stressing that, ultimately, it is human intelligence that will guide the morality of its use.
Old-Growth Forest Network Welcomes Virginia Parish
Stacey Remick knew there was something special about the five-acre forest surrounding St. Peter’s in the Woods Episcopal Church in Fairfax Station, Virginia. She never dreamed that the church property would one day be inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network, the only national network in the United States of protected, old-growth native forests.
Who Are the “Sons of God” and Nephilim in Genesis 6?
In this inaugural episode of What in the Word?, James M. Hamilton Jr., a professor of biblical theology and a pastor, joins Kirk E. Miller to talk about one of Scripture’s most notorious passages: Genesis 6:1–4Open in Logos Bible Software (if available).
The Priority of Humble Leadership
How many church leaders wake up every morning and plead with the Lord to save their ministry from themselves? Probably not many. We tend to underestimate the pervasive, pernicious, and powerful presence of pride in our hearts and to undernourish the grace of humility. As a result our self-confidence grows.
What can we expect when we pray?
If prayer is such a widespread human phenomenon, then what makes Christian prayer different? Is there anything that distinguishes Christian prayer from the prayers of the vast multitudes of those who do not call upon the Father of Jesus Christ?
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