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Monday, November 26, 2012
  • Churches offering concealed-carry weapons training to attract membersMonday, November 26, 20129In 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...
  • Sunday, November 11, 2012
  • Rev. Robert Schuller 'Confused and Forgetful' in Testimony Against Crystal CathedralSunday, November 11, 20121The 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...
  • Friday, November 2, 2012
  • Crystal Cathedral: Schullers go to courtFriday, November 2, 20125The 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...
  • Sunday, October 7, 2012
  • Moderator of the Church of Scotland: ‘Don’t force the church on children’Sunday, October 7, 20123THE 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...
  • Wednesday, September 12, 2012
  • Driving the Churches AwayWednesday, September 12, 20128Toronto 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...
  • Sunday, August 26, 2012
  • Report: Multisite Churches Number Over 5,000, on the RiseSunday, August 26, 20123A 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...
  • Wednesday, August 22, 2012
  • US Megachurches Growing, Providing 'Heightened Sense of Spirituality'Wednesday, August 22, 201247A 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....
  • Monday, July 9, 2012
  • Southern Baptists see membership decline for fifth straight yearMonday, July 9, 201217Membership numbers for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) reflect disturbing trends for the nation's largest Protestant denomination. Although the SBC saw slight increases in...
  • Thursday, June 14, 2012
  • SBC Membership DeclinedThursday, June 14, 201213The 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...
  • Tuesday, March 20, 2012
  • Traditional sermons, music return to Crystal CathedralTuesday, March 20, 20121The 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...
  • Friday, March 16, 2012
  • The rise of evangelicalism is shaking up the Church of EnglandFriday, March 16, 201213A 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...
  • Sunday, March 11, 2012
  • Bowling alleys in churches are disappearing fastSunday, March 11, 201211Church 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...
  • Thursday, March 8, 2012
  • 3 Schuller family members fired from Crystal CathedralThursday, March 8, 20121Three family members of Crystal Cathedral Founder Robert H. Schuller were fired from their leadership positions in the ministry, officials confirmed Tuesday. Schuller’s daughter,...
  • Wednesday, February 8, 2012
  • Churches go less formal to make people comfortableWednesday, February 8, 201229Comfortable 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...
  • Thursday, February 2, 2012
  • Crystal Cathedral Congregation Fails in Last-Minute Attempt to Keep Church BuildingThursday, February 2, 20124Some 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...
  • Tuesday, January 31, 2012
  • 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...
  • Friday, January 13, 2012
  • Pastor Rob Bell, leaves megachurch to work on new TV showFriday, January 13, 201218One 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...
  • Sunday, January 8, 2012
  • Latinos expanding their religious horizonsSunday, January 8, 20123While the Catholic church is still the principal religion for Latinos, a growing number are bucking tradition and moving toward evangelism -- particularly among the younger...
  • Saturday, January 7, 2012
  • Assemblies of God Opens 368 Churches in 2011Saturday, January 7, 201264The 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...
  • Wednesday, December 28, 2011
  • Messianic Church Growth Mirrors Rise of Charismatic MovementWednesday, December 28, 20111Messianic 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...
  • Wednesday, December 21, 2011
  • Christianity grows exponentially in AfricaWednesday, December 21, 20112Billed 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...
  • Tuesday, December 6, 2011
  • Supreme Court rules against church meetings at public schoolsTuesday, December 6, 201113The 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...
  • Friday, November 25, 2011
  • Some fear megachurch bubble may soon burstFriday, November 25, 20111Most 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...
  • Monday, November 14, 2011
  • A church for those who never liked church?Monday, November 14, 201110The 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...
  • Friday, November 4, 2011
  • 'Church' Promises Free Alcohol, Cigarettes, Funky MusicFriday, November 4, 20113IT 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....
  • Wednesday, November 2, 2011
  • California Church Preaches Gospel at the Bar … Beer Replaces CoffeeWednesday, November 2, 201135Churches, 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...
  • Saturday, September 24, 2011
  • Megachurch pastor Rob Bell seeks life beyond the pulpitSaturday, September 24, 20112For 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...
  • Wednesday, September 21, 2011
  • SBC name change study sparks lively debateWednesday, September 21, 20116The 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...
  • Thursday, September 15, 2011
  • Pastors Say Identifying With Denomination Will Become Less VitalThursday, September 15, 201159A 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...
  • Saturday, September 10, 2011
  • For churches today, the word is 'big'Saturday, September 10, 20114With 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...
  • Tuesday, August 23, 2011
  • Who is going to church? Not who you think, study findsTuesday, August 23, 201169In 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...
  • Saturday, July 30, 2011
  • 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...
  • Friday, July 29, 2011
  • Crystal Cathedral board reinstates founder as voting memberFriday, July 29, 20111The 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...
  • Sunday, July 24, 2011
  • Schuller's Crystal Cathedral may be reborn as CatholicSunday, July 24, 201112A 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...
  • Friday, July 22, 2011
  • Willow Creek Splits with Exodus InternationalFriday, July 22, 201112Willow 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...
  • Monday, July 18, 2011
  • Congressman says two TV evangelists make internal reforms in wake of questionsMonday, July 18, 20114Grassley 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...
  • Thursday, July 14, 2011
  • Ageing Church of England 'will be dead in 20 years'Thursday, July 14, 201112The 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...
  • Monday, July 11, 2011
  • 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...
  • Tuesday, July 5, 2011
  • Crystal Cathedral board ousts the Rev. Robert H. SchullerTuesday, July 5, 20113The 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...
  • Monday, July 4, 2011
  • Cowboy Church provides Western spin on ScriptureMonday, July 4, 20111The 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...
  • Tuesday, June 28, 2011
  • Multi-Site Churches Go InterstateTuesday, June 28, 20111Pastor 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...
  • Wednesday, June 22, 2011
  • Do u txt @ church?Wednesday, June 22, 201124Most 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...
  • Tuesday, June 21, 2011
  • At troubled Crystal Cathedral, a tale of two ministriesTuesday, June 21, 20113As 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,...
  • Wednesday, June 15, 2011
  • Southern Baptists push to overcome racist pastWednesday, June 15, 201119Southern 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...
  • Monday, June 13, 2011
  • Southern Baptists face declineMonday, June 13, 201158Baptisms 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...
  • Saturday, May 28, 2011
  • Crystal Cathedral to be sold as a way to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcySaturday, May 28, 20113The 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...
  • Thursday, March 31, 2011
  • Hispanic Population Helping U.S. Christianity ThriveThursday, March 31, 20119With 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....
  • Wednesday, March 23, 2011
  • 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...
  • Monday, March 21, 2011
  • Pastor Contests Claims of Spiritual Revival in BrazilMonday, March 21, 20111It 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...
  • Sunday, March 6, 2011
  • Church Billboard: 'Scumbags Welcome!'Sunday, March 6, 20112On 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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