As churches shrink and pastors retire, creative workarounds are redefining ministry
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Since its launch in November 2022 by the research laboratory OpenAI, the chatbot spurred excitement among Christians, forcing leadership to reckon with this technology and adapting their habits.
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In the same week as the Texas Baptists’ meeting, Black leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention and SBC President Bart Barber met over similar issues in Ridgecrest, North Carolina.
77 faith groups get total of $92 million for innovative faith programs for children
'Whether it's fragmentation, technological advances or spirituality, we need to refresh the traditional approaches to our faith,’ said one grant recipient.
The Rev. Steve Pieters, who changed minds about AIDS, dies at 70
His vanguard interview with Tammy Faye Messner (Bakker at the time) aired in an era when fear and false information about HIV/AIDS ran rampant in conservative Christian communities.
Few worship leaders avoid Hillsong, Bethel songs — despite controversies and scandal
A new study looked at how worship leaders pick music for services — at a time when a handful of megachurches dominate the market.
Rebecca Todd Peters is on a mission to get churches to talk about abortion
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Big churches sound alike. Little churches are the ‘Wild West’ of music, study finds.
Worship professor Will Bishop said that focusing on the most popular worship songs can miss what churches are actually singing.
Whitworth University’s new hiring policy will allow LGBTQ faculty
The school in Spokane, Washington, joins a sliver of Christian colleges and universities that have bucked a largely sturdy resistance to hiring married gay faculty.