Audrey Barrick

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• May 20, 2008

  Study: Americans Not All Flocking to Bigger, Contemporary Churches

  Most Americans change churches throughout their lives, but a new study shows that they are not flocking toward one particular house of worship. The American religious landscape remains diverse and not one worship style or form of church emerges as the dominant choice for the country's faithful.

• May 13, 2008

  Shallow Preaching, Cultural Adaptability Behind Baptist Decline, Says Leader

  Weak preaching and cultural adaptability are just two of many reasons Southern Baptists give to explain the decline of membership and baptisms.

• May 9, 2008

  Survey: Most Americans Say Christians Not Too Involved in Politics

  Most Americans don't believe Christians are too involved in politics, according to a new survey which challenged common media portrayals that say otherwise.

• May 7, 2008

  More Southern Baptists Vie for Presidency

  The number of persons vying for the top position of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the country, has expanded to five this week, with Johnny M. Hunt announced as the latest to join the race.

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  May 4, 2008

  Methodists Close Meeting; No Action on Transgender Issues

  Delegates representing the 11.5-million member United Methodist Church (UMC) closed on Friday a 10-day meeting that was relatively calm despite contentious issues.

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  May 1, 2008

  Methodists Reject Changes to Gay Stance, Oppose Homophobia

  After a lengthy debate, United Methodists voted Wednesday to reject changes to its constitution that would have liberalized the church's stance on homosexuality.

• Apr 30, 2008

  New Methodist High Court Shifts Left

  Five members were newly elected to the United Methodist Church's highest court, but some say the new group may tilt the denomination's Judicial Council to the left on highly debated issues such as homosexual ordination.

• Apr 30, 2008

  Study: Churches Slow to Adopt New Technology

  New research shows that a majority of churches use some type of emerging technology in their services, but the pace of technology adoption has slowed in recent years.

• Apr 29, 2008

  Southern Baptists Tackle Shrinking Numbers

  Reaching the lost has taken on new meaning for the 16 million Southern Baptists who may be on the brink of decline.

• Apr 29, 2008

  Televangelist Bynum Discusses Abuse, Divorce on Reality TV

  Televangelist Juanita Bynum went back into the spotlight, this time on reality TV to again share her testimony about her highly publicized domestic violence and divorce case.