Audrey Barrick

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• Apr 10, 2007

  What Church Switchers Look for in a Church

  A recent study revealed what adults search for when switching churches. The most important factor, the study found, is the beliefs and doctrine of the church.

• Apr 8, 2007

  Giving Increases Good Fortune, Happiness

  New research shows that when people give, especially when they start young, everything from life-satisfaction to self-realization and physical health is significantly affected.

• Apr 7, 2007

  Poll: Why Americans Attend, Skip Church

  More than half of Americans attend church at least once a month. As churches prepare to celebrate Easter on Sunday, one of the two times a year that pews are filled to capacity in many churches, a Gallup poll asked attendants just why they attend or do not attend church.

• Apr 5, 2007

  Most Church Switchers Choose Non-Traditional Worship

  More than one in five adults who switch to a new church move away from traditional worship, a study revealed.

• Apr 4, 2007

  Baptist Pastor Questions 'Narrow Parameters' of Fellow Baptists

  In response to a fellow Southern Baptist's critical comments against the emerging church movement within the denomination, one pastor called the remarks "reprehensible and unconscionable."

• Apr 4, 2007

  Most Adults Switch Churches to Flee Former Church

  The top reason adults switch to a new church is to flee their previous church, a recent study found.

• Apr 3, 2007

  Southern Baptist Head Responds to Clergy Sex Abuse Cases

  In the wake of increasing cases of sexual immorality among clergy, including those in the Southern Baptist Convention, the SBC head says one instance of sexual abuse by a minister is too much.

• Apr 3, 2007

  Study: Most Non-Born-Again Christians Still Believe Jesus Resurrected

  While Christians and documentaries try to prove the resurrection of Christ this Easter, a surprising new study reveals they may not need to. Many already believe Jesus rose from the dead 2,000 years ago.

• Apr 2, 2007

  Influential Baptist Layman Challenges Emerging Church

  An influential Baptist in Missouri believes the Emerging Church movement is one of the most dangerous and deceptive movements infiltrating Southern Baptist life and he's out to stop it.

• Apr 2, 2007

  Megachurch Embraces Molester; Congregants Leave

  The father of a 3-year-old girl who was molested by a congregant left the megachurch along with his family when church members began showing support for the accused man.