A 2025 Lifeway Research article indicated while only 1 percent of protestant pastors on average decide to step down from ministry each year, the reasons for them stepping down are dynamic, with pastors facing many unique challenges and uncertainties.
Texas Baptists has realigned the Center for Cultural Engagement as part of its GC2 Strong strategy to better equip churches for Great Commandment and Great Commission faithfulness.
The Christian presence in the West Bank continues to reportedly be threatened. Once a flourishing population in the region, Christians now make up only 1 to 2% of the population, numbers that have dwindled significantly since the 1900s.
Ministry is a tough calling. It demands more than sermon preparation and hospital visits. It requires the whole person.
Systematic violations include church bombings, imprisonment of pastors, and killings of Christian leaders.
A Protestant pastor, wife and 3-month-old baby are temporarily staying with relatives in Oaxaca after being forcibly displaced after the pastor was told to kneel and pray to a Roman Catholic saint.
Are you prepared for protesters to come to your church? Am I? I don’t want it to happen, but “want” is a different question. There
For generations, Baptists have affirmed religious freedom as a sacred gift from God — not a privilege granted by governments.
As the next step in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s long-term strategy to evaluate its property usage in keeping with its student-focused core value and to prioritize seminary resources, the seminary announced Jan. 13.
Nigerian Christians express appreciation for U.S. military action against Islamic militant targets in far northwestern Nigeria on Dec. 25.
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