Though there have certainly been more difficult times in the course of church history for pastors, leading a church today is much tougher than it was 20 and 30 years ago. There have been some demographic and cultural shifts that reflect this reality. But some of the challenges can only be understood in the context of spiritual warfare. On this episode, Thom and Sam discuss six reasons why pastors must be more courageous today.
Why Catholicism is drawing in Gen Z men
A phenomenon that warrants more study.
Why Catholic initiations are surging this Easter: From influencers to sacraments
Catholic influencers are helping drive a trend this Easter as young adults prepare to be baptized in large numbers.
A wave of new Catholics is coming this Easter. Not all for the right reasons.
Many influencers offer a version of Catholicism unfamiliar to the Church.
Britain is quietly awakening to full-fat supernatural Christianity
"...nothing much seems to be happening in the mainstream Church of England, whose congregations are declining fast, perhaps weary of sermons about climate change and social justice. The impact seems mainly confined to two domains: Protestant evangelicals and Catholics (Anglo and Roman), not perhaps coincidentally the two areas where full-fat supernatural Christianity is still generally preached."
Also See: No quiet revival: When confirmation bias masks errorMixed-ecology church model growing in Anglican parishes
The Church of England declared in its vision and strategy for the 2020s that one of its three priorities was to “be a church where mixed ecology is the norm”. But the concept of a “mixed-ecology” church, in which a traditional parish co-exists with new expressions of church, has also become increasingly popular within the Anglican Church of Canada.
To what extent is this model working for the Church of England?Leo XIV and the Anglican Communion
Latin Mass Catholics react to the pope's letter to the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally.
‘Heresy’—Christians Slam Paula White-Cain for Comparing Trump to Jesus at Easter Lunch
Paula White-Cain is drawing comments of “heresy” and “blasphemous” from Christian leaders for remarks she made at an Easter lunch at the White House on Wednesday, April 1. White-Cain compared President Donald Trump to Jesus, saying that like Jesus, Trump was “betrayed and arrested and falsely accused.”
Also See: Trump’s spiritual advisor sparks backlash for comparing him to Jesus; At White House, Trump lauded as suffering king like JesusFor first time ever, Army chief of chaplains fired — by Hegseth
For the first time in history, the U.S. Army chief of chaplains has been fired by the Secretary of Defense.
Pete Hegseth made national headlines April 2 for firing Gen. Randy George, the Army’s chief of staff. But on the same day, Hegseth removed Army Maj. Gen. William Green, who had served in that post since 2023.
Alabama judge isn’t buying UMC’s ‘trust clause’ claims
An Alabama judge has dealt an unusual blow to one of the strongest arguments The United Methodist Church has made to keep churches from defecting.
Houston County Circuit Judge Christopher K. Richardson ruled March 25 that the UMC does not own and has no legal claim to the property of Harvest Church in Dothan, Ala.
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