Audrey Barrick

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• May 1, 2007

  Southern Baptists Debate Over Speaking in Tongues

  Southern Baptist pastors opened debate on speaking in tongues at a weekend conference where a charismatic Baptist sought to educate his fellow believers on the Holy Spirit.

• Apr 27, 2007

  Evangelical Leader Blasts Churches' Gender-Neutral Language

  The largest Episcopal church in Tucson, Ariz., is removing all power imagery, including the word "Lord," from its services.

• Apr 27, 2007

  Educating Baptists on the Holy Spirit

  A three-day conference is underway in Arlington, Texas, to teach Baptists and other Christians what Scripture says about the Holy Spirit.

• Apr 27, 2007

  United Methodists Re-Ignite Missionary Recruitment Drive

  The second largest Protestant denomination in the nation has launched a long-term missionary recruitment campaign it fill its need for missionaries.

• Apr 26, 2007

  Black Church Music Facing Challenges

  The traditional gospel choir in the church, particularly the black church, may be facing a shortage of accomplished music ministers, according to a recent report.

• Apr 25, 2007

  Study: Highly Religious Parents Have Better Behaved Kids

  Researchers found that when parents, especially both, attend religious services frequently and talk about religion with their children, the kids had better self-control, social skills and approaches to learning than kids with non-religious parents.

• Apr 23, 2007

  Church Stands by Baptist Youth Pastor Accused of Molesting Minor

  A youth pastor at Lakeridge Baptist Church in Lubbock, Texas, will stand trial next month for sexually assaulting a minor.

• Apr 20, 2007

  United Methodists Cast New Vision Amid Leadership Crisis

  There's a leadership crisis in the United Methodist Church, one pastor says, with less than 5 percent of the church's leadership being from the younger generation.

• Apr 20, 2007

  Rough-Looking Bikers are a Pastor's Best Friend

  Glad Tidings Assembly of God is not only a biker-friendly church, but it gives motorcyclists the best parking spots in the church.

• Apr 19, 2007

  Sex Offenders Use Pews for Healing, Hiding

  It is estimated that half of registered sex offenders are churchgoers. So when the convicted finish serving time in jail, they want to head back to the pews. A lot of churches, however, are not ready to open their doors to the former criminals.