According to the Office of the Secretary of State of Texas, there is no independent nonprofit called the Center for Baptist Leadership. CBL is only a d/b/a (doing business as) moniker of American Reformer, an extremist New Right nonprofit founded by evangelical Presbyterians.
Surprise! Surprise! The same group also appears to be endeavoring to reshape the various expressions of the Anglican Church in Canada and the United States.Announcement: The North American Anglican to Join the American Reformer
On July 7, 2025 the American Reformer announced that The North American Anglican (TNAA) is coming under its umbrella. On the same date The North American Anglican made a similar announcement.
Also See: The North American Anglican Is Coming Under the Umbrella of American ReformerBrandon O’Brien’s Top Books on Small Church Ministry
Perhaps the biggest issue with the term “small church” is that it promotes a misconception about what size church is “normal.” It’s tempting to interpret small church to mean something like smaller than average. Tempting—but wrong.
West Texas prepares for long-term response almost two weeks after deadly floods
The San Antonio-based Diocese of West Texas is assessing how best to assist with immediate and long-term recovery efforts after July 4 floodwaters killed at least 134 people and left at least 101 still missing in the Texas Hill Country.
How much influence does the global Anglican Communion have in choosing the next Archbishop of Canterbury?
Overseas Anglicans are to play a larger part than ever before in the decision, writes David Goodhew. But their representation does not reflect where the growth is.
A ‘weird mirror that is Brazil': New film examines link between evangelicalism, far-right political power
Netflix released the documentary ‘Apocalypse in the Tropics,’ which seeks to understand how the far right mobilizes faith for political interest.
In this essay, Ben Huelskamp considers several important points pastors and other faith leaders should bear in mind while navigating the IRS announcement and what it might mean for our congregations and ministries.
Singing Hymns in Church – 4 Reasons You Should Keep Them
While I certainly don’t think that historic hymns are the only thing we should sing in corporate worship, I am concerned that omitting older hymns in our gatherings silences the rich voices of church history. Some churches seem uninterested in any song that is more than two years old, much less two hundred years. Yes, the church will continue to write and sing new songs (Psalm 96:1), but it is also good and helpful for us to sing old songs.
FBI warns parents across America of sinister group targeting minors
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning parents about an online group under investigation that appears to be targeting minors and manipulating them to carry out sinister acts. The bureau said that members of the group—referred to as "764" for the Texas ZIP code where it reportedly originated—befriend minors online via video games, social media and online forums, then coerce them into self-harm and creating explicit material.
God Is Everywhere, Why Go To Church?
Of course we can meet with God anywhere, but is that a good reason to dismiss ourselves from a local church? Thankfully, God’s word isn't silent.
Nirup Alphonse: It Starts With Hospitality
Nirup Alphonse is lead pastor of LIFEGATE Church, a missional church plant in Denver, Colorado, where hospitality is key to reaching the community. He is also a main session speaker for the upcoming 2025 Amplify Conference, October 21–22 at Wheaton College. In this interview with Outreach, Alphonse discusses how his church uses invitations to table fellowship as an in-road to evangelism, how church members create margin in their schedules to have people over, and why telling stories is key to changing people’s lives.
A ‘weird mirror that is Brazil': New film examines link between evangelicalism, far-right political power
Netflix released the documentary ‘Apocalypse in the Tropics,’ which seeks to understand how the far right mobilizes faith for political interest.
Also See: Trump 2.0: Hymn sings, prayer meetings and ‘biblical’ deportationsAn invitation to speak prophetically but not endorse candidates
In this essay, Ben Huelskamp considers several important points pastors and other faith leaders should bear in mind while navigating the IRS announcement and what it might mean for our congregations and ministries.
When we read the news about people in distress, Jesus is looking over our shoulders and asking what we are going to do for them.
Calling a Holy Table an Altar Does Not Make You a Romanist or a Romanizer
It is an all too common mistake in some quarters of the Anglican Church to characterize as “Romanists” or “Romanizers,” anyone who exhibits an interest in the early practices of the Christian Church and its early rites and services and to describe their interest as “Romanism.”
Calling a Holy Table an Altar Does Not Make You a Romanist or a Romanizer
It is an all too common mistake in some quarters of the Anglican Church to characterize as “Romanists” or “Romanizers,” anyone who exhibits an interest in the early practices of the Christian Church and its early rites and services and to describe their interest as “Romanism.”
Singing Hymns in Church – 4 Reasons You Should Keep Them
While I certainly don’t think that historic hymns are the only thing we should sing in corporate worship, I am concerned that omitting older hymns in our gatherings silences the rich voices of church history. Some churches seem uninterested in any song that is more than two years old, much less two hundred years. Yes, the church will continue to write and sing new songs (Psalm 96:1), but it is also good and helpful for us to sing old songs.
FBI warns parents across America of sinister group targeting minors
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning parents about an online group under investigation that appears to be targeting minors and manipulating them to carry out sinister acts. The bureau said that members of the group—referred to as "764" for the Texas ZIP code where it reportedly originated—befriend minors online via video games, social media and online forums, then coerce them into self-harm and creating explicit material.
God Is Everywhere, Why Go To Church?
Of course we can meet with God anywhere, but is that a good reason to dismiss ourselves from a local church? Thankfully, God’s word isn't silent.
Nirup Alphonse: It Starts With Hospitality
Nirup Alphonse is lead pastor of LIFEGATE Church, a missional church plant in Denver, Colorado, where hospitality is key to reaching the community. He is also a main session speaker for the upcoming 2025 Amplify Conference, October 21–22 at Wheaton College. In this interview with Outreach, Alphonse discusses how his church uses invitations to table fellowship as an in-road to evangelism, how church members create margin in their schedules to have people over, and why telling stories is key to changing people’s lives.
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