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Now Willow Creek's entire board resigns following more Bill Hybels allegations
Missy Rasmussen, one of nine elders, told a church meeting last night: 'These painful and troubling events have scarred these women, their families, and tarnished our church.'
What is my calling? How to discern without a burning bush
A while ago I listened to a sermon about saying 'yes' to God's call in which the pastor asked us how we would respond if we had a burning bush moment.
The ministry of wellbeing: How beauty therapy and chillout zones are changing lives
With a team of volunteers, Sarah Milligan runs two Wellbeing clinics that cater for hundreds of people who are struggling with mental health and emotional needs.
'Apostasy' review: What happens when real life intrudes on a closed religious community?
he hard-hitting drama Apostasy from former Jehovah's Witness Daniel Kokotajlo lifts the lid on what happens when real life situations fall outside those prescribed as 'acceptable' by their religion.
Do pastors prefer preaching because they just don't like people very much?
A Barna survey may say something rather worrying about the kind of people who wind up in ministry.
Most pastors enjoy preaching â and they believe they're pretty good at it
Most US pastors believe they're excellent preachers and teachers â and for most of them, it's the part of the job they enjoy most.
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Is Beyoncé under a 'generational curse'?
'I pray that I am able to break the generational curses in my family and that my children will have less complicated lives.'
Massive wildfire becomes largest in California history
The Mendocino Complex Fire, made up of two separate conflagrations that merged, grew to 283,800 acres (114,800 hectares) and was still growing, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
Growing children in faith: How to read Scripture as a family
Last week I met an inspirational lady who survived a prison camp because of the way she clung to the truths she had memorised from Scripture.
Vatican changes teaching to oppose death penalty in all cases
The Vatican said it had changed its universal catechism, a summary of Church teaching, to reflect Pope Francis' total opposition to capital punishment.
US imposes sanctions on Turkish officials over Pastor Andrew Brunson's detention
The US Treasury Department acted against justice minister Abdulhamit Gul and interior minister Suleyman Soylu over the country's imprisonment of Andrew Brunson.
Why Americans aren't turning up for worship: We have faith, but church doesn't do it for us
Americans appear to be falling out of love with church â though not necessarily with Jesus.
Most US Protestants believe God wants them to be rich, study says
Most American Protestants believe God wants them to prosper financially, according to a new study from LifeWay Research.
Pray for Zimbabwe, urge churches as tensions rise before election announcement
Christians in Zimbabwe are calling for prayer in advance of the results of the presidential election.
'There's going to be a raid' â A Chilean prosecutor forces Catholic Church to give up secrets
The surprise sweeps, ordered by Emiliano Arias, a provincial prosecutor, marked the start of one of the most aggressive investigations ever undertaken by a judicial authority anywhere in the world