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| Churches offering concealed-carry weapons training to attract membersMonday, November 26, 2012In an effort to increase membership, a number of U.S. churches — including the Church of Christ congregation in this rural village 30 miles north of Columbus — are offering an...Rev. Robert Schuller 'Confused and Forgetful' in Testimony Against Crystal CathedralSunday, November 11, 2012The Rev. Robert H. Schuller, once the head of a popular and prosperous megachurch, found himself in a courtroom Wednesday, unable to answer some of the questions attorneys lobbed...Crystal Cathedral: Schullers go to courtFriday, November 2, 2012The Rev. Robert H. Schuller has been a spiritual counselor to this country's leaders, a friend to celebrities, an inspiring figure to the common person. He started a church with...Moderator of the Church of Scotland: ‘Don’t force the church on children’Sunday, October 7, 2012THE Moderator of the Church of Scotland has warned that children should not be forced to attend kirk services as it risks putting them off religion. The Rt Rev Albert Bogle...Driving the Churches AwayWednesday, September 12, 2012Toronto is a city of 2.6 million where churches are small and real estate is costly. For this reason many churches meet in gymnasiums and cafeterias they rent from the Toronto...Report: Multisite Churches Number Over 5,000, on the RiseSunday, August 26, 2012A church-centered Texas nonprofit has released a report stating that the number of multisite churches in North America has skyrocketed in the past 10 years. According to the...US Megachurches Growing, Providing 'Heightened Sense of Spirituality'Wednesday, August 22, 2012A new study has revealed that megachurches in America with congregations larger than 2,000 people are not only growing, but also satisfying the spiritual needs of their members....Southern Baptists see membership decline for fifth straight yearMonday, July 9, 2012Membership numbers for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) reflect disturbing trends for the nation's largest Protestant denomination. Although the SBC saw slight increases in...SBC Membership DeclinedThursday, June 14, 2012The Southern Baptist Convention in 2011 reported an increase in the number of baptisms and total churches over the previous year, but declined in total membership, according to...Traditional sermons, music return to Crystal CathedralTuesday, March 20, 2012The first service at the Crystal Cathedral without a Schuller at the pulpit was reminiscent of a reunion. Long embraces. Big smiles. Brief, happy exchanges. "This is the most...The rise of evangelicalism is shaking up the Church of EnglandFriday, March 16, 2012A handful of big evangelically-minded parishes now exercise huge influence, far beyond their immediate patch. Saint Helen’s in Bishopsgate reaches out to workers in London’s...Bowling alleys in churches are disappearing fastSunday, March 11, 2012Church bowling alleys are disappearing fast. There are probably fewer than 200 left , says Neil Stremmel, of the U.S. Bowling Congress. Doug Schmidt, author of the 2007 book They...3 Schuller family members fired from Crystal CathedralThursday, March 8, 2012Three family members of Crystal Cathedral Founder Robert H. Schuller were fired from their leadership positions in the ministry, officials confirmed Tuesday. Schuller’s daughter,...Churches go less formal to make people comfortableWednesday, February 8, 2012Comfortable is a theme that's becoming common among churches taking advantage of new, non-traditional spaces. Across the country, churches are springing up in unexpected locations...Crystal Cathedral Congregation Fails in Last-Minute Attempt to Keep Church BuildingThursday, February 2, 2012Some congregation members of the Crystal Cathedral Ministries have failed in their last-minute attempt to keep the signature Garden Grove, Calif., property by claiming a 99-year...Thousands Join Brooklyn Bridge March to Protest Ban on Churches Renting SchoolsTuesday, January 31, 2012Some 3,500 people marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall Park Sunday in protest of the ban on churches renting New York City's public schools on the weekends. Council...Pastor Rob Bell, leaves megachurch to work on new TV showFriday, January 13, 2012One of Michigan's most noted religious leaders said good-bye to his congregation this week as he prepares to help create a TV series loosely based on his life. Rob Bell, the...Latinos expanding their religious horizonsSunday, January 8, 2012While the Catholic church is still the principal religion for Latinos, a growing number are bucking tradition and moving toward evangelism -- particularly among the younger...Assemblies of God Opens 368 Churches in 2011Saturday, January 7, 2012The Assemblies of God recorded its second-highest ever number of new church openings in the United States, planting just more than one church a day, with 368 new churches opening...Messianic Church Growth Mirrors Rise of Charismatic MovementWednesday, December 28, 2011Messianic congregations are on the rise in the United States and Canada. According to ChristianSourceLists.com, there are 272 Messianic churches in the US and 12 in Canada—and...Christianity grows exponentially in AfricaWednesday, December 21, 2011Billed as the most comprehensive and reliable study to date, the Pew Research Center's "Global Christianity" reports on self-identified Christian populations based on more than...Supreme Court rules against church meetings at public schoolsTuesday, December 6, 2011The Supreme Court has rejected an evangelical church's plea to overturn New York City's ban on after-hours religious worship services at public schools. The justices on Monday...Some fear megachurch bubble may soon burstFriday, November 25, 2011Most megachurches — which earn that label around the 2,000-attendance level — are led by baby boomer pastors who soon will hit retirement age and without suitable replacements in...A church for those who never liked church?Monday, November 14, 2011The pastor preaches in designer jeans and skateboarding shoes. He tweets links to his blog and chats with churchgoers on Facebook. As members walk into the movie theater or...'Church' Promises Free Alcohol, Cigarettes, Funky MusicFriday, November 4, 2011IT will be a rare spectacle this Friday, November 4, when a Christian ministry devoted to the conversion of people considered as gross sinners holds its "Guys Night" in Lagos....California Church Preaches Gospel at the Bar … Beer Replaces CoffeeWednesday, November 2, 2011Churches, like businesses, are always trying to attract new faces. Some use tactics like providing coffee and sweets, or they boast a variety of different ministries for all age...Megachurch pastor Rob Bell seeks life beyond the pulpitSaturday, September 24, 2011For pastors with ambitions to reach huge audiences, there's often no better platform than the megachurch, which has given rise to powerhouse media empires from T.D. Jakes to Max...SBC name change study sparks lively debateWednesday, September 21, 2011The announcement from Southern Baptist Convention President Bryant Wright of a presidential task force to study the prospect of changing the convention's name sparked a lively...Pastors Say Identifying With Denomination Will Become Less VitalThursday, September 15, 2011A majority of pastors with denominational affiliation believe it is vital to be part of a denomination, but a majority also believe that the importance of identifying with a...For churches today, the word is 'big'Saturday, September 10, 2011With evangelical churches today, the word is 'big.' Outreach Magazine is out today with its latest downloadable lists of the nation's top 100 largest Protestant churches and top...Who is going to church? Not who you think, study findsTuesday, August 23, 2011In the last four decades, monthly (or more) participation in religious services dropped from 50 percent of moderately educated (high school and perhaps some college) whites to 37...Crystal Cathedral members seek a board without Schuller relativesSaturday, July 30, 2011Jim McDonald, a longtime member at the Crystal Cathedral, wants to preserve the legacy of founder Robert H. Schuller. Which is why the Fountain Valley resident is continuing to...Crystal Cathedral board reinstates founder as voting memberFriday, July 29, 2011The Crystal Cathedral has reorganized its board and reinstated founder Robert H. Schuller as a voting member. A statement released by the Garden Grove church Thursday said the...Schuller's Crystal Cathedral may be reborn as CatholicSunday, July 24, 2011A Roman Catholic diocese made a $50 million cash offer to buy Southern California's financially struggling Crystal Cathedral, officials said Friday. The church is also mulling...Willow Creek Splits with Exodus InternationalFriday, July 22, 2011Willow Creek Community Church's formal relationship with Exodus International has ended. While the decision to part ways dates back to 2009, news that the South Barrington...Congressman says two TV evangelists make internal reforms in wake of questionsMonday, July 18, 2011Grassley said Monday that Joyce Meyer Ministries and one other ministry, Texas-based Benny Hinn's World Healing Center Church, had been very cooperative with his inquiry and were...Ageing Church of England 'will be dead in 20 years'Thursday, July 14, 2011The average age of its members is now 61 and by 2020 a “crisis” of “natural wastage” will lead to their numbers falling “through the floor”, the Church’s national assembly was...Where Worship Never PausesMonday, July 11, 2011The worship music, throbbing soft-rock appeals performed by live bands, has continued here without pause, day and night, since May 1999. Voices calling to Jesus or pleading with...Crystal Cathedral board ousts the Rev. Robert H. SchullerTuesday, July 5, 2011The Rev. Robert H. Schuller has been ousted from the board of directors at the Crystal Cathedral, the Orange County megachurch he built into a televised empire after getting his...Cowboy Church provides Western spin on ScriptureMonday, July 4, 2011The pastor wears no vestments. The pulpit is a saddle on a wooden stool. Worship formalities? Leave those at your last church. "We have more fun here than your average football...Multi-Site Churches Go InterstateTuesday, June 28, 2011Pastor Mark Driscoll's megachurch recently announced plans to expand into Portland, Oregon, and Orange County, California, using multi-site campuses that feature live bands and a...Do u txt @ church?Wednesday, June 22, 2011Most pastors would be upset if they looked up from their sermon notes to find most of the congregants texting on their phones. For the Rev. Mike Schreiner of Morning Star Church...At troubled Crystal Cathedral, a tale of two ministriesTuesday, June 21, 2011As the Crystal Cathedral fights to survive its descent into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, this is its untold success story: a Spanish-language service led by a dynamic Argentine pastor,...Southern Baptists push to overcome racist pastWednesday, June 15, 2011Southern Baptists meeting in Phoenix adopted a plan Tuesday to try to boost minorities in their top leadership posts as they face continuing reports of stagnant baptism rates and...Southern Baptists face declineMonday, June 13, 2011Baptisms fell to their lowest number in 60 years among Southern Baptists, the nation's largest Protestant denomination. The new numbers are a sign that the denomination is in...Crystal Cathedral to be sold as a way to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcySaturday, May 28, 2011The Crystal Cathedral, the gleaming architectural landmark in Orange County that has been a Southern California attraction for decades, will be sold as a method of exiting Chapter...Hispanic Population Helping U.S. Christianity ThriveThursday, March 31, 2011With the Hispanic population booming in the U.S., one prominent evangelical believes Hispanics will be the “lifeguards for Christianity in America in the 21st century.” The Rev....Church hopes to pack pews for Easter cash giveawayWednesday, March 23, 2011Last year, the Lindenwald Baptist Church held its first “1,000 Strong Easter Celebration Give-Away,” in which it offered a $1,000 cash — $500 each to a member and a guest — to...Pastor Contests Claims of Spiritual Revival in BrazilMonday, March 21, 2011It has been said recently that there is a revival in Brazil due to the explosive growth of the evangelical population, which is predicted to grow 7.42 percent this year to reach...Church Billboard: 'Scumbags Welcome!'Sunday, March 6, 2011On one of the busiest roads in Lake County, one big billboard is delivering one shocker after another and stirring up controversy. The giant display reads "Scumbags Welcome!" and...
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