ELCA will not remove conscience protections for gay marriage opponents: official
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will not remove conscience protections for members who oppose same-sex marriage, according to a church official.
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Work from love not for love because our value is secure in Jesus
In the world of athletics, the pressure to prove is relentless. The message is loud and clear: prove your value. Earn your worth. But, what would it look like if we competed, coached, and lived not for love, but from love?
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Stop looking only for a religious motive for hostility
The religious freedom movement needs to ask broader questions than just whether there was an explicitly anti-religious intent for harm created. Instead of treating motive as the defining criterion, we should examine how religious identity or behavior shapes a community’s vulnerability to harm. This article explains why.
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Recruiting strategies for kingdom-minded employers
Encouraging a faith-based culture in the workplace is made easier by hiring people who understand your expectations around share alignment with such values. Resources now exist to help you find those people and this article shares some with additional tips for the faith-based organization recruiter.
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US bill would shift focus from saving Armenian orphans to funding their persecutors
A new bill introduced to US Congress to repeal a restriction on assistance to Azerbaijan should be strongly opposed as it would effectively reward Azerbaijan's torture of Armenian hostages, destruction of Armenian Christian heritage, and occupation of Armenian land, threatening Armenian religious freedom.
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Leveraging artificial intelligence for theological education: ‘AI is not a human, it is a tool’
At a time when artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping global education, theological institutions are wrestling with what the future looks like for Christian learning and leadership. At the recent Global Consultation of the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education (ICETE), held from March 3–7 in Tirana, Albania, one of the discussions revolved around the intersection of faith and innovation: how AI is being understood and applied in evangelical theological education.
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Most US church leaders believe in climate change but rarely talk about it, study finds
By Chris EyteWhile most U.S. church leaders believe in human-caused climate change, few regularly discuss the issue with their congregations, according to a recent study. The findings were published March 25 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal in a study titled Most Christian American religious leaders silently believe in climate change, and informing their congregation can help open dialogue.
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Trump nominates former pastor, congressman for top religious freedom post
In a post to his social media platform Truth Social on Thursday evening, Trump announced that he is appointing former Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina to oversee the State Department's Office of International Religious Freedom. "A former pastor, Mark was elected unanimously to House Leadership, and did an incredible job as Ranking Member on the House Homeland Security's Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee," stated Trump.
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Jesus film project reaches 2,200th language translation with release in Côte d’Ivoire dialect: 'mission is far from over'
By Chris EyteThe Jesus Film Project, a ministry of Cru based in Orlando, Florida, has reached a major milestone with the 2,200th language translation of the Jesus film. The latest version was released in Bouna, a dialect of the Kulango language spoken in Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa.
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Wheaton alumni single out 'critical race theorist' professor as example of leftist infiltration
Alumni of Wheaton College concerned about the school's alleged leftward drift recently singled out a philosophy professor at the school as an example of liberalism seeping into the flagship Evangelical institution. Nathan Cartagena, Ph.D., who has been an assistant professor of philosophy at Wheaton College since 2018, has repeatedly exhibited "left-wing racial politics laundered through a patina of 'Christianese,'" according to an analysis of his writings posted on the website "For Wheaton."
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'The Unbreakable Boy’ brings powerful message of love and resilience for Autism Acceptance Month
By CDI StaffLionsgate and Kingdom Story Company announced that The Unbreakable Boy, a heartwarming film based on a true story of resilience and unconditional love, has been released for home viewing in April in celebration of Autism Acceptance Month.
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House church invests in slow growth and nurtured faith
In this church planting testimony, what began as a three-person gathering has developed into a stable and flexible model: open homes for consistent meetings, and a focus on nurturing discipleship. Faith has become part of daily life, not confined to a church building. There is much to learn from this example of faithful service in the north west of China.
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