Poll: 55% of Pastors Say They’re Happy, 31% Struggling with Emotional Well-Being
VENTURA, Calif. (WordNews.org) May 25, 2020 — A new poll suggests that social distancing caused by the pandemic is taking its toll on church leaders. In a recent survey, 31 percent of pastors say they are struggling most with their emotional well-being and 26 percent said they are having a difficult time as it relates […]
Read More →President Trump Deems Churches “Essential”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) May 23, 2020 — President Trump, during a press yesterday, deemed that churches and houses of worship are essential and that “in America, we need more prayer, not less.” The President also announced that Center for Disease Control and Prevention will issue new guidelines that will classify houses of worship as “essential.” […]
Read More →Rutherford Institute Sues Delaware for “Overstepping First Amendment”
WILMINGTON, Del. (WordNews.org) May 21, 2020 — The Rutherford Institute, a law firm that often takes on Christian causes, is suing the state of Delaware, asking the courts to “ensure that churches are not being unfairly discriminated against in their efforts to worship in accordance with their religious beliefs.” In a First Amendment lawsuit filed […]
Read More →Christian Apologist Ravi Zacharias Dies at Age 74
ATLANTA (Word News) May 19, 2020 — Apologist Ravi Zacharias died this morning at his home in Atlanta, following a brief battle with sarcoma. He was 74. Ravi Zacharias spent the past 48 years commending the Christian faith and addressing life’s greatest existential questions of origin, meaning, morality and destiny with eloquence and grace. Through his […]
Read More →Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary Launches Aggressive Online Initiative
SCHENECTADY, NY (WordNews.org) Aug. 1, 2019) — Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary is launching an aggressive online educational initiative in an effort to increase its enrollment and expand its impact throughout the Northeast region stretching from Buffalo to Boston and Plattsburgh to Pittsburgh. Central to the online initiative, called Mid-America Global: Northeast, are Mentored Online Virtual […]
Read More →Summit at the Seminary focused on engaging the media set for June 7
SCHENECTADY, New York (WordNews.org) June 4, 2018 – Pastors and ministry leaders from throughout the Northeast are gathering to meet on Thursday, June 7 at the Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary for a Summit focused on how to engage the secular media. The Summit at the Seminary: Connecting the Pulpit to the Press, is being spearheaded […]
Read More →Poll: Just 9% of Gen Z considers themselves ‘engaged’ Christians
VENTURA, Calif. (WordNews.org) Feb. 6, 2018 – A new study by Barna finds just 9 percent of Gen Z, U.S. teens between the age of 13 and 18, considers themselves engaged Christians. A whopping 34 percent have no religious affiliation, 33 percent say they go to church and 16 percent say they are “unchurched.” The […]
Read More →Pre-born child focus of prayer vigil
BOISE, Idaho (WordNews.org) Feb. 4, 2018 – A prayer vigil is scheduled today beginning at 3 p.m. Mountain Time for Baby Christopher, a 23-week old pre-born child who family members say is facing incredible odds following the stroke of his mother, who is being kept alive on life support. The family says medical professionals at […]
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