Lillian Kwon

Christian Post Reporter

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  • Court Clears Presbyterian Minister Who Wed Lesbian Couple

    Three years after conducting a wedding ceremony for a lesbian couple, the Rev. Janet Edwards was acquitted Thursday on charges of violating Scripture and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s constitution.

  • Churches Step Out in Faith Amid Economic Challenges

    During an economic downturn, pastors of some of the largest Protestant churches in the country may be cutting their budget but few are scaling back their vision. Many are instead stepping out in greater faith.

  • Anglican Parish Votes for Orthodoxy, Joins Breakaway Group

    Parishioners at an Anglican church in Canada voted unanimously on Sunday to join a conservative network and essentially leave a denomination they feel is abandoning traditional Anglicanism.

  • Outreach 100: Largest and Fastest-Growing Churches in America

    For the first time since Outreach magazine has compiled its annual report of the largest churches in America, all 100 churches were listed with 7,000 weekend attendants or higher.

  • Innovate '08 Urges Churches to Stop Talking, Start Doing

    It's time to pop the church bubble many Christians are in. Some have been in the bubble so long that they have disengaged from the world, said Mark Beeson of Granger Community Church.

  • Ministers Defend Biblical Orthodoxy against PC(USA) Actions

    Two ministers have drafted an open theological declaration to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) with the intention of confronting the denomination for its "deviation from orthodox Christian faith."

  • Interview: Parkinson on A Study that Rocked Willow Creek and Others

    It is Cally Parkinson's dream to put in the hands of every pastor a tool that is just as effective and up to par with that of the corporate world, a tool that would reveal more than just numbers when measuring a congregation's health.

  • Reveal: Churches Aim for Disciples, Not Casual Christians

    Pastor Bill Hybels didn't give his life to the development of the local church just to gather a bunch of casual Christians, he says. He gave it to see people far from God find the love of Christ and fully devote themselves to God and what He is doing.

  • Promise Keepers Brings Founder Back to Ministry Helm

    Promise Keepers is expected to undergo major changes after co-founder Bill McCartney was brought out of retirement to once again head the nearly 20-year-old organization – arguably the most prominent among men's ministries.

  • Report Tracks Megachurch Growth, Changes

    Attendance numbers at America's megachurches continue to grow, and at very fast rates, according to the latest research on the country's largest churches. But despite the bigger congregations, megachurches have not expanded their sanctuaries to accommodate the larger flocks.