The African Methodist Episcopal Church has rejected a proposal to strike down its ban on same-sex marriage. At the AME Church's 52nd Quadrennial Session of the General Conference, held Aug. 21-28 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, the historically black denomination voted down an amendment to its rules.
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For the most part, churches have not developed a robust theology of intercultural engagement. Instead, churches in multi-cultural contexts resist the influence of cultural newcomers by sanctifying their pre-existing dominance. In doing so, great opportunities for spiritual growth are missed.
It is a remarkable thing to be human, to be made from God’s breath and in God’s image. In each human being you see the fingerprints of both the divine and the demonic. Put together our worst and our best tendencies, and everything in the middle, and we appear as confusing creatures.
How should followers of Jesus respond in a time of political turmoil and cultural fragmentation, when the loudest voices often drown out the wisest? We don't need to guess. God has revealed what the Lord requires of us, and Jesus demonstrated the practicalities of it. God's people must keep justice, loving mercy, and humility at the forefront of our ethics as a compass to guide us.
When God calls us out from our homes, we go as strangers to lands that are strange to us. Yet, God goes ahead of us and stays with us, challenging us to always trust in him. Here is the experience of one young woman who has been challenged to use her gifts for the sake of the gospel and a better world.
The Vatican has removed the archbishop of the biggest Catholic diocese in Pakistan after an inquiry found him at the center of financial corruption, illegal sale of church property, and involvement in sexual abuse, according to reliable sources.
When Emmanuel Chongwan was 16, he sensed God leading him to do something life changing for prisoners who he felt were being treated as slaves. Later in life, that nudge led him to serve as a full time pastor in his home country, Cameroon.
A tribute has been paid to Rev. Jaap de Vreugd, the former chairman of the Dutch Board of Christians for Israel in the Netherlands. De Vreugd died in the presence of his wife Dicky, children and grandchildren at his bedside at 5pm on August 6.
The Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal Movimiento Internacional (Pentecostal Church of God International Movement, or IDPMI) recently held its second International Leadership Summit “Avance 2024” in Bogotá, Colombia. Focus of the event was on the issue how churches can best use Artificial Intelligence (AI) with integrity, and how they can be at the forefront of the AI technology and interpret it in accordance with the Gospel.
American churchgoers appreciate a sense of community by attending a local fellowship, according to results from a new survey published by the American Bible Society (ABS) yesterday (Aug. 8). The fifth chapter of the ABS 14th annual ‘State of the Bible’ 2024 report focused on data determining positive or negative factors that either increase or decrease participating in a local church.
Rwanda closed more than 5,600 churches in July 2024 after nearly a third of the inspected places of worship failed to meet legal standards. The Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) said that 13,000 religious institutions were inspected in collaboration with the local authorities.
The Episcopal Church continued to see declines in baptisms and the number of parishes in 2024, but did not release an overall membership tally when unveiling its annual figures this month.
