Christmas is the season… to be doing something else rather than attend church for nearly half of Americans, according to a Lifeway Research study. Released statistics show that 47 percent usually attend church during the Christmas celebrations but 48 percent do not, with five percent unsure.
Everyone longs for relationships where we can be vulnerable without judgement. TikTok creators use the app in anticipation of non-judgmental response from their viewers, expressing a God-given desire in all of us to be unconditionally loved. We can learn much from non-judgmental listening and loving in the way Jesus taught us to love one another. Perhaps, in this case, "a little child will lead them all" (Isaiah 11:6d)
Led by Jesus' commission to make disciples of all nations, Evangelicals have a vested interest in knowing where Christianity exists, is growing, or needs more help to grow. Understanding statistics concerning the spread of religions around the world is a complex challenge. This is not helped by different methodologies that generate different outcomes. A world-class demographer explains the difference between the latest Pew report and more robust existing analysis by Christian demographers.
New political winds are blowing with increasing force as the push-back against globalization grows with increasing nationalisms. The demand to pledge allegiance to something other than God in Christ will put renewed pressure on the Church and we need to be prepared to hold true to our faith. Here is a stern warning that Christians must take to heart.
Student fellowships equip during Chinese students to step into full-time service in response to God’s call. Many women are among them but there are few women recognized as leaders given the opportunity to model good leadership to others on public platforms. Emerging leaders need to be influenced by a wide range of experienced leaders to stop the drift away from the faith.
Mental health issues are largely “normalized” within Canadian churches but stigma about the problems still exist, according to a survey sample of 1,000 church leaders and churchgoers. The survey was featured in the first of four webinars on “What Canadian Church Leaders Should Know about Mental Health & Illness in their Congregation” hosted by Flourishing Congregations Institute (FCI) and supported by Ambrose University in Canada.
Fears about receiving “adequate, quality care” may be influencing “financially or socially vulnerable” Canadians to agree to euthanasia, with a recent study showing six in 10 citizens in the country generally reporting worries about the legally approved and supported killings.
LittWorld 2024, the triennial global publishing conference organized by Media Associates International (MAI), took place in Puebla, Mexico, from November 3 to 8 with the theme "Publishing for Lasting Impact." Half of participants were in the 20 to 30 age group, which bodes well for the industry’s future, according to outgoing MAI President John Maust. Pubols also spoke of her excitement at seeing so many new people at the event and particularly "a good group of young people participate. This dem
Americans with stronger spiritual lives and those who more commonly offer forgiveness experience less loneliness than those who are less engaged with the Bible or churches and those who don't commonly forgive others, a new survey suggests.
Presented by Hope Media Group and Compassion International, the four-part adaptation brings Dickens’ timeless message of transformation and compassion to life with an all-star cast that includes Sean Astin, Rhys-Davies’ “Rings” co-star, as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge.
The Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C. (U.S.) is currently displaying the earliest known inscription identifying Jesus as God in the form of a mosaic found in ancient Megiddo, northern Israel, dubbed the “Megiddo Mosaic.” On display from last September until July 6 next year, 2025, the mosaic “adds much to our understanding of early Christian communities in the Holy Land,” according to the Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS).
During an evening worship service on Monday (July 7), suspected Islamic extremists gunned down a Baptist pastor and another worshipper and kidnapped a woman in Katsina state, northwest Nigeria.
