
Church leaders must learn predator behavior to keep kids safe
Sexual abuse in the church is “difficult to talk about, but we have to be prepared,” a leading advocate for

Groups pledge to sue over Ten Commandments displays
A coalition of civil liberties groups — including Americans United for Separation of Church and State — pledged to sue if Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law a bill mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public-school classrooms

Rethinking the role of communications director at your church
I’ve been telling pastors that while outreaches like missions, education and children’s ministry are all important, during the pandemic it

Groza highlights missions opportunities, multilingual programs in Gateway report
In his report to messengers at the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Dallas, Gateway Seminary President Adam Groza said the seminary is “healthy, … growing and … focused.”

Soaring churches pursue their full Kingdom potential
“Being a soaring church is an elusive identity. Far fewer churches are truly soaring with faith than the number that claim to be. It takes sustaining missional engagement to be a soaring church.”

IRS: Churches can endorse political candidates
For years, conservative legal groups have argued that an IRS rule barring churches from endorsing candidates was unconstitutional.

‘Who was this woman?’: New biography offers unique perspective on Elisabeth Elliot
The view from the audience is not always accurate and certainly never complete. And the same can be said of viewing the life of Elisabeth Elliot.

Effort to probe blasphemy law abuse suffers ‘major setback’
Efforts to curb abuse of Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws suffered a major setback on July 24 when judges suspended a prior court order to form a commission to investigate misuse of the harsh laws, Morning Star News reported.