A leading church historian has warned that the public image of evangelicals is being distorted by US politics, even as the movement experiences rapid growth and renewed vitality across the Global South.
5 Urgent Evangelical Challenges in the Coming Years
Many say it’s been a tough decade for us evangelical Christians. The media say that Christianity is in great decline. We hear that most young adults dropped out of evangelical churches and that everyone hates us. The actual numbers tell a different story. The American Religious Identification Survey pointed to an overall decline of self-identified Christians. But although those numbers show a steep decline among mainline Christians, they also show a growth pattern for evangelicals Even so, these are evangelical challenges that call for reassessment.
Viral warnings of planned ICE raids on churches have pastors worried
Rumors and viral reports about potential ICE raids have immigrant church leaders worried about their congregations. DHS says it doesn’t have plans to raid churches — but won’t rule it out.
As ICE descends on Charlotte, faith leaders draw on other cities' actions to aid immigrants
As many as 500 people, a mix of clergy and other volunteers, have appeared at the training sessions on how to counter ICE.
Charlotte United Methodists Host Training to Defend Against Immigration Raids
Hundreds of outraged residents of Charlotte, N.C., attended training this week in non-violent techniques to document and protest – but not physically disrupt – immigration enforcement raids that began Nov. 15 in their city.
“Never read the comments,” the sage wisdom of the internet says. That’s especially true on X, where internet trolls thrive unregulated.
But sometimes the comments give you a sense of what some segment of the population is thinking and what might become reality. That’s certainly true of a Nov. 19 post by a user named JLR Investigates, a self-styled “Gonzo journalist.”
Let’s change how we talk about immigrants
Conversations about immigration, especially on social media, reveal hard lines in the sand, a closed binary line of thinking, along with disgust, anger and outrage.
Bring up immigration at the family Thanksgiving gathering, and the turkey may burn in the cooker and a family feud may start.
The major impediment to this sort of civil dialogue is our language — the way we talk about immigrants.
United Methodist bishop warns that UMC’s 'financial house is on fire'
A bishop of the United Methodist Church has sounded the alarm on the denomination's current funding issues, declaring that its "financial house is on fire."
Charlotte United Methodists Host Training to Defend Against Immigration Raids
Hundreds of outraged residents of Charlotte, N.C., attended training this week in non-violent techniques to document and protest – but not physically disrupt – immigration enforcement raids that began Nov. 15 in their city.
Also See: A Pastoral Letter for Such a Time as ThisMaybe you should read the comments because they’re now reality
“Never read the comments,” the sage wisdom of the internet says. That’s especially true on X, where internet trolls thrive unregulated.
But sometimes the comments give you a sense of what some segment of the population is thinking and what might become reality. That’s certainly true of a Nov. 19 post by a user named JLR Investigates, a self-styled “Gonzo journalist.”
Let’s change how we talk about immigrants
Conversations about immigration, especially on social media, reveal hard lines in the sand, a closed binary line of thinking, along with disgust, anger and outrage.
Bring up immigration at the family Thanksgiving gathering, and the turkey may burn in the cooker and a family feud may start.
The major impediment to this sort of civil dialogue is our language — the way we talk about immigrants.
United Methodist bishop warns that UMC’s 'financial house is on fire'
A bishop of the United Methodist Church has sounded the alarm on the denomination's current funding issues, declaring that its "financial house is on fire."
Also See: Bishop Warns of Financial Troubles AheadA new funding plan puts NYC bishop and Trinity Church at odds
A new funding plan would cut costs for most New York churches but calls on Trinity Church to double its donations to the diocese. Trinity leaders say they want to help but the bishop’s plan won’t work.
Bipartisan proposal would let clergy opt back in to Social Security
By allowing clergy who have opted out of the Social Security system to opt back in, the legislation will ensure that these crucial workers can continue to help the rest of us.
Report shows huge contribution of faith communities to Welsh society
The Evangelical Alliance has produced a report showing the impact that faith communities are having in Wales.
Who was St Edmund the Martyr and why do we remember him?
Bipartisan proposal would let clergy opt back in to Social Security
By allowing clergy who have opted out of the Social Security system to opt back in, the legislation will ensure that these crucial workers can continue to help the rest of us.
Report shows huge contribution of faith communities to Welsh society
The Evangelical Alliance has produced a report showing the impact that faith communities are having in Wales.
Who was St Edmund the Martyr and why do we remember him?
20 November is St Edmund’s Day, celebrating the king and martyr who was once the patron saint of England. This is his story.
The Leadership Time Trap: How to Multiply Results Without Adding Hours
In this episode of the Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast, you'll learn a fresh perspective on exactly where your time goes, how to cut the investments where you're least effective, and multiply your time investments in the activities that generate the most results.
Negativity Bias and the Praying Imagination
...I daily struggle with fixation on the negative. Perhaps you can relate. Psychologists call it “negativity bias,” and it seems to be a universal human phenomenon. Negative information has a greater impact on our thoughts and emotions than positive. If you give a person three bits of good news and one bit of bad news, he or she will likely zoom in on the bad news so much that the good news has little impact. Bad news sticks like Velcro.
Survey: 41% of young adultss over speech, religion would give AI broad gov't power
A little over four in 10 young voting-age adults are in favor of giving artificial intelligence broad government powers, according to a recently released survey.
It’s the Little Things
In the Thanksgiving season, we are provided with so many opportunities to practice being thankful by helping others. We give prayers of thanks for God’s grand plan for our redemption, but we also give thanks for His simple daily provisions. As the hands and feet of Jesus, we must be on the lookout for those opportunities where we can make life a little sweeter for someone else. It is the appropriate response for all our blessings.
The Leadership Time Trap: How to Multiply Results Without Adding Hours
In this episode of the Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast, you'll learn a fresh perspective on exactly where your time goes, how to cut the investments where you're least effective, and multiply your time investments in the activities that generate the most results.
Negativity Bias and the Praying Imagination
...I daily struggle with fixation on the negative. Perhaps you can relate. Psychologists call it “negativity bias,” and it seems to be a universal human phenomenon. Negative information has a greater impact on our thoughts and emotions than positive. If you give a person three bits of good news and one bit of bad news, he or she will likely zoom in on the bad news so much that the good news has little impact. Bad news sticks like Velcro.
Survey: 41% of young adultss over speech, religion would give AI broad gov't power
A little over four in 10 young voting-age adults are in favor of giving artificial intelligence broad government powers, according to a recently released survey.
It’s the Little Things
In the Thanksgiving season, we are provided with so many opportunities to practice being thankful by helping others. We give prayers of thanks for God’s grand plan for our redemption, but we also give thanks for His simple daily provisions. As the hands and feet of Jesus, we must be on the lookout for those opportunities where we can make life a little sweeter for someone else. It is the appropriate response for all our blessings.
No comments:
Post a Comment