Audrey Barrick

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  • Lutherans Launch Celebration toward Reformation's 500th Year

    Lutherans in Germany and around the world have begun a decade of celebrations, honoring an Augustinian monk who helped spark the Protestant Reformation. "The Luther Decade is very important for Lutherans throughout the world because what began in Germany is clearly now a global movement."

  • Do Americans Really Know Who Evangelicals Are?

    The word "evangelical" floats around in churches, the media and particularly this year's election but Americans often have no idea what an evangelical is, a new study shows. Even 14 percent of self-described evangelicals couldn't guess the definition.

  • Study: Church-Going Teens Have Higher GPAs

    Regular church attendance may boost a student's GPA, according to a new study. Students who attend religious services weekly average a GPA of 0.144 higher than those who never attend services.

  • Survey: Christian Women Report Sexual Misconduct at Church

    More than a quarter of Christian women have experienced sexual harassment and of those, one fourth said it happened in a church or ministry setting, a new study shows.

  • Church Pastors' Pay Rises to More than $80,000

    The average senior pastor in U.S. churches today makes more than $80,000 a year, a recent national survey shows. Compensation packages, including benefits have increased to $81,113 per year, according to the 2009 Compensation Handbook for Church Staff.

  • Presbyterians Comfortable with Female Leaders; Don't Prefer Them

    Most Presbyterians have been part of a congregation that was led by a woman in some capacity, according to a recent survey. And while most have no preference when it comes to a man or a woman for leadership roles, only 1 percent actually prefer a woman in the pulpit.

  • Pentecostal Students Challenged to be More than Sunday Christians

    Thousands of students from the Assemblies of God are in Charlotte, N.C., this week for a major youth convention, hoping to be "led by fire" and to go back to their homes without extinguishing that flame.

  • Committee Recommends New Minister to Lead Riverside Church

    A prominent multicultural megachurch known for its activism is closer to finding its new leader. A search committee at The Riverside Church in Manhattan announced that it has unanimously selected Dr. Brad R. Braxton to lead the 2,400-member congregation.

  • Christian Groups, Federal Aid Assist Dolly Victims

    After a week of damage assessments across Hurricane Dolly-affected areas, the White House approved on Thursday federal money to help residents rebuild their lives. The approval was made days after Christian aid groups moved in to provide relief.

  • Study: Non-Evangelical Christians Less Driven by Faith

    Most Christians, notional and evangelical alike, desire a personal relationship with God, a new study showed. But evangelicals were the only Christian segment that desired much more in their faith life. "Evangelicals are intensely driven by their faith," said the study's director.

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