Eric Young, Christian Post
Call for respectful discussion as Lutherans open assembly
More than 2,300 Lutherans opened up the biennial gathering of their denominationâs chief legislative authority on Monday, well aware that great attention has been placed on proposals on gay and lesbian clergy.
Rick Warren gets to work on new book
Megachurch Pastor Rick Warren is working on his next book â the follow-up to the bestselling Purpose Driven Life, which launched him to international prominence back in 2002.
Obama: I pray all the time now
US President Barack Obama says he starts his day with a devotional that the director of his Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships initiative, Pentecostal pastor Joshua DuBois, sends to his BlackBerry each day.
Jimmy Carter confronts 'religious prejudice' against women
Former president Jimmy Carter and The Elders group of global leaders are calling for a change to "the harmful and discriminatory practices against women and girls and give their full support to the equality of allâ.
Rick Warren joins Twitter
Megachurch pastor Rick Warren has finally been swept up by the Twitter craze and started posting in the popular social networking site.
CCC reports one million decisions for Christ in one month
For the first time in its five-year history, the media arm of Campus Crusade for Christ recorded over one million decisions for Jesus Christ in a single month.
Archbishop: Tensions among Anglicans stem from deep bonds
The head of the Anglican Communion suggested Thursday that the tension between The Episcopal Church in the US and Anglicans abroad stem from the love and need for one another in the worldwide church body.
Churches celebrate 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth
On the 500th anniversary of the birth of Protestant Reformation leader John Calvin, Reformed leaders are remembering Calvin not as a saint but as a source of inspiration for the way Christians can respond to social and church concerns today.
US Church is in crisis, says Jefferts Schori
In her first opening address to the General Convention of The Episcopal Church in the US, the Most Rev Katharine Jefferts Schori made it very clear that the denomination she presides over is in the middle of a crisis.
Christians and Muslims must build bridges, says Warren
Evangelical megachurch pastor Rick Warren has defended his address to a Muslim convention on Saturday by arguing that Christians can only evangelise those who are their friends, not their enemies.
White House: Obamas have not decided on a church
Home is where the heart is and according to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, a church home is where a person formally joins, not where they regularly attend services.
Franklin Graham hears son's testimony on Father's Day
For nearly two decades, evangelist Franklin Graham has been looked upon as the future of his fatherâs ministry â the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, where he currently serves as president and CEO.
TD Jakes thankful after gas explosion at home
Since his brush with death last week, megachurch pastor TD Jakes says he has experienced an outpouring of love and support greater than any heâs seen in all his years serving as a pastor.
Christian cyclone victims in Bangladesh may be 'neglected'
Hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladeshâs southwestern region remain homeless after a cyclone struck late last month, killing more than 260 people.
World Evangelical Alliance welcomes South Korea's largest church body
The World Evangelical Alliance officially recruited the largest alliance of churches in South Korea on Tuesday, adding to its network of believers from the worldâs second largest missionary-sending country after the United States.
Leaders to bolster plans for next Lausanne congress
Christian leaders in South Korea are this week hosting a key gathering of leaders from the Lausanne Movement, the church body behind a document that for the last three decades has inspired the statements of faith for hundreds of ministries throughout the world.