Leonardo Blair

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  Nov 8, 2022

  Most US adults say church buildings are 'transcendent' spaces but majority don’t visit regularly

  While most U.S. adults view church buildings as transcendent spaces where they can experience a sense of peace and a connectedness to the divine, the majority, including self-identified Christians, do not regularly visit a space they consider transcendent, new research shows.

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  Nov 7, 2022

  Community mourns 6 children found dead with parents in suspected murder-suicide

  Elected officials and several pastors banded together Sunday with community members at a prayer and healing service hosted by First Baptist Church Broken Arrow in Oklahoma to grieve the loss of six children and their parents found dead less than two weeks ago in what police suspect was a murder-suicide.

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  Nov 7, 2022

  A small town pastor’s push to bring people back to church through the metaverse

  While some experts on innovative leadership believe that church fellowship in physical buildings has largely been made irrelevant by digital technology, Pastor Jason Poling is experimenting with using the metaverse to make disciples and bringing them back to in-person congregations.

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  Nov 4, 2022

  Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, remembered as man of faith and truth at memorial

  A diverse community of grieving family, politicians and Christian disciples packed the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem Friday to celebrate the life of the church’s longtime pastor and community leader, Calvin O. Butts III, who was remembered as a man of faith, truth and conviction.

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  Nov 4, 2022

  Barry Buzza, former leader of Foursquare Church in Canada, accused of sexual abuse

  Barry Buzza, a former president of the Foursquare Church in Canada, and founder of Northside Church, the evangelical Pentecostal denomination’s largest congregation in that country, is being sued by a former female member of the church for “psychological, spiritual, and sexual grooming, abuse and exploitation.”

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  Nov 4, 2022

  Church elder gets life in prison for killing wife after less than 2 years of marriage

  A former Missouri church elder who was convicted of killing his wife after less than two years of marriage, will now spend the rest of his life in prison for his crime.

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  Nov 4, 2022

  Before Pastor Andrew Stoecklein’s suicide, widow reveals he was haunted by dark presence

  Years before her husband’s mental health began a swift, unrelenting decline which culminated with suicide in 2018 , Kayla Stoecklein discovered that her late husband and former lead pastor of Inland Hills Church in Chino, California. Andrew Stoecklein, was being haunted by a dark presence he called “creature.”

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  Nov 3, 2022

  Brian Houston blames Hillsong board's statements for resignation, insists he’s not an alcoholic

  Hillsong Church’s founder and former global senior pastor Brian Houston blamed public statements made by the church’s board for his abrupt resignation earlier this year instead of any “mistakes” he made in ministry.

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  Nov 3, 2022

  Dwayne Wade denies allegation by Christian ex-wife that he’s ‘pressuring’ child to change gender

  Former NBA star Dwayne Wade shot down a recent allegation made by his ex-wife that he may be pressuring their 15-year-old trans-identified son to legally change his name and gender for financial gain.

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  Nov 3, 2022

  Majority of young Americans say there is no absolute truth, challenging Bible: poll

  A new poll sponsored by Summit Ministries shows a majority of American adults under 30 don't believe in absolute truth, and researchers are concerned the finding could have negative consequences on mental health and the community.