Tony Campolo, bestselling author, teacher and evangelist, dies at 89
Tony Campolo, a bestselling author, teacher and evangelist preacher known for championing a movement called “Red Letter Christianity,” has died at the age of 89.
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Skip to main contentTony Campolo, a bestselling author, teacher and evangelist preacher known for championing a movement called “Red Letter Christianity,” has died at the age of 89.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has laid off several workers due to budget issues and financial settlements over sex abuse claims.
Tim Welby, son of the recently resigned Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, has defended his father’s decision to step down amid mounting scrutiny over the Church of England’s handling of abuse cases. The resignation has intensified demands for Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York, to follow suit due to his alleged neglect of multiple safeguarding complaints.
Jack Graham, senior pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church, has challenged Christians who supported former President Donald Trump to be “on our knees” after he was reelected for a second, non-consecutive term to serve as the 47th president of the United States.
While many churches across America have ditched dressing up for service in favor of a come as you are policy, at the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church, the congregation’s new leader, the Rev. Kevin R. Johnson, wants to make traditional worship with men in suits and women in dresses cool for the next generation.
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of St. Gregory of Tours, Pope Boniface VIII issuing a papal bull, and the arrest of Bartholomaus Ziegenbalg.
The Organizing Committee for the 2025 World Evangelical Alliance Seoul General Assembly, which will be co-chaired by the Revs. Junghyun John Oh and Younghoon Lee was launched on Friday.
One of three remaining elders at the multi-campus Gateway Church in Texas announced plans to reduce staff amid a 35% drop in giving five months after the resignation of founder and former Pastor Robert Morris.
Even before the WEA officially announced its next General Assembly in Seoul, South Korea from Oct. 27-31, 2025, news of the plans has been met with criticisms by Korean church groups who called for the preparations to be put on hold until their concerns about certain WEA leaders and the organization’s theological views are addressed.