African Methodists worry about the church that brought them Christianity
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) The Rev. Jerry Kulah has nothing but gratitude for the United Methodist Church. In 1833, American Methodists sent their..
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Kenya Anglicans elect new archbishop
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Bishop Jackson Nasoore Ole Sapit, a traditionalist who nonetheless steered clear of gay issues, has been elected the new..
What’s your website strategy?
Guest commentary by Wayne Sankarlal Much of the work that I do relates to small- and medium-sized churches. You know, the ones..
May 22, 2016 – Trinity Sunday
Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 Trinity Sunday is back and I know you have been counting the Sundays until it came around again..
Pope Francis rips ‘bloodsucking’ bosses and prosperity theology
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis has blasted employers who do not provide health care as bloodsucking leeches and he also took aim..
Church of Scotland to consider online baptisms, Communion
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The Church of Scotland will launch a two-year investigation into the possibility of introducing online baptisms, Communion and other..
United Methodists create LGBT commission
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) Amid protest, song and fears of a denominational breakup, United Methodists at their quadrennial General Conference decided yet again..
Joining God, Remaking Church, Changing the World: The New Shape of the Church in Our Time
by Alan J. Roxburgh Morehouse Publishing, New York. 128 pages REVIEWED BY ALLEN D. TIMM An amazing new partnership began in a..
United Methodist leadership recommends deferral of LGBT decisions
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) In an effort to stave off a schism in one of the nation’s largest Protestant denominations, United Methodist Church..
Catholic archdiocese to offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave
(RNS) The Archdiocese of Chicago has announced that it will begin offering 12 weeks of paid parental leave to its employees, a..
Top nun pushes for greater role for Catholic women
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Catholic sisters globally would be better-equipped to carry out their work if they could become deacons, the head of..
Methodists vote to cut ties with group some consider anti-Israel
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) United Methodists, voting at their General Conference, have called on their church’s mission agency to withdraw from a group founded to..
Nones and dones find God-breathed belonging
There are times when new directions emerge from meticulous planning and long-range processes, and there are times when new directions completely take..
Generating hope in Haiti one loaf of bread at a time
I was riding in the back of a pick-up truck on a very rutted, dusty dirt road between Anse a Galets, a..
Methodist Church leadership denies rumored proposal to split
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) The second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States denied rumors that it is seriously considering a proposal to split over..
Facing Racism: Churchwide Antiracism Policy Team report
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board approved at its April board meeting the Justice Committee’s recommendation that this summer’s 222nd General Assembly..
3 ways Pope Francis’ opening on women deacons can change Catholicism
(RNS) When Pope Francis suddenly agreed, during an off-the-cuff chat last week with nuns gathered in Rome, to explore the idea of..
Methodist supporters of Israel-related divestment regroup after setback
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) United Methodists who want their church to sanction Israel are regrouping after a committee at their denomination’s General Conference rejected four..
Who is the Holy Spirit?
The year before men landed on the moon, I learned about the Holy Spirit in a small white church, sandwiched between a..
Local mission giving in PC(USA) churches increases in 2015
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Local mission giving in Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations went up by almost $7.7 million in 2015, according to annual statistics of..
Regarding ruling elders: Ruling elders and pastoral care
(OGA) In my work as hospice chaplain, I often ask my patients and their caregivers to tell me about their circle of support;..
World Vision president: Treat refugees as guests
(RNS) Rich Stearns, head of World Vision, the evangelical relief and development group, says Christians should follow a model pioneered by Chaldean..
Embracing the Other: The Transformative Spirit of Love
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 182 pages The author asks a pertinent question: “Why, as a society, do people tend..
Finding grace
Her name was Grace. She was homebound when I started at my church. Actually she hadn’t been out of her house..
2016 “What happened at General Assembly?” post-GA bulletin inserts
What will they hear? Who will tell them? Give your church members a fast, accurate and fair account of what happened at..
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