Church
Hillsong Church says documentary into Frank Houston's sex abuse is 'misleading'
Hillsong has issued a statement refuting claims made in an Australian current affairs show about the church and founder Brian Houston over his handling of sex abuse committed by his father while he was an Assemblies of God minister.
Bishop of London launches new app to help people get the most out of Advent
The Bishop of London and Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge have partnered to launch a new app helping people to celebrate the season of Advent.
Ecumenical Patriarch warns technology is leading to 'disappearance of childhood'
'The impact that parents and family have on their formation is weakened when the Internet functions as a primary source of values on a global scale.'
Churches urged to embrace contactless payments as more Brits go cash-free
Churches are being advised to take action now to ensure they don't miss out on vital donations as Britain increasingly moves towards being a cashless society.
Pastors in peril: Can power rewire their brains?
Powerful people stop being able to empathise with others because their brains actually change.
American 'missionary' killed on remote Indian island
An American described as a missionary has been murdered on one of the islands in India's remote cluster of Andaman and Nicobar.
Thousands turn out for Tearfund's Big Quiz Night
More than 22,000 people from South Wales to the Shetlands and Bournemouth to Belfast pitted their wits against each other as more than 500 British churches put on events.
The greatest threat to today's church? Lack of imagination
We are very used to doing things in the same old way. We are much less good at finding new ways of being church and making the good news known.
Pastors should embrace the Billy Graham rule, says LifeWay president
The head of LifeWay Christian Resources is urging pastors to adopt the Billy Graham Rule to ensure that they do not fall into moral failure.
Liverpool Cathedral expands Christmas offerings to cater for increasing numbers of visitors
Liverpool Cathedral is laying on more services and activities this Christmas to meet an increase in demand.
Two years after missionary Jeff Woodke's abduction, locals plead for his release
Woodke, 57, was kidnapped by unknown assailants believed to be from an Islamist group who killed two security guards.
Diocese of London gears up for church-planting drive
The churches that have been selected will receive a 'planting curate', a three-year posting that will see them trained in the resource church before planting another.
Ecclesiastical entrepreneur's latest venture: Cathedral branded gin
A North of England cathedral is harking back to medieval times today with the launch of its own brand of gin.
What do the CofE's Statistics for Mission say to the Church?
It would take a quite extraordinary amount of optimism for anyone to feel actually cheerful about what's revealed in the Statistics.
Mixed picture for CofE in latest attendance figures
The report says most key measures of attendance fell by between 10 and 20 per cent from 2007 to 2017.
Archbishop of York challenges young people to reflect on Christmas story
The Archbishop of York is encouraging young people to reflect on the real meaning of Christmas with the help of new resources.