Michael Gryboski
Michael Gryboski has been a reporter with The Christian Post since 2011. He covers politics, church and ministries, court cases, and other issues. He has written extensively on issues like litigation over conservative congregations leaving The Episcopal Church, the longstanding debate within the United Methodist Church over homosexuality, court cases on various social issues, and the evangelical community.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Master’s in History at George Mason University. Inspired by his studies, Gryboski pens a regular column titled “This week in Christian history,” which briefly sums up the anniversaries of notable events in the long and diverse past of Christianity. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.
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Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Adam Greenway resigns, joins IMB
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has accepted the resignation of Adam Greenway after serving as president of the Fort Worth, Texas-based Southern Baptist academic institution for a little over three years following the firing of his predecessor, Paige Patterson.
Youth ministries must view children as ‘participants,' not 'consumers': Barna Group CEO
Youth ministries in American churches must shift their efforts away from molding children to be "consumers" to involving them as "participants" in the "Gospel mission," the head of the Barna Group has advised.
Michigan multisite church buys former bank property for $7 million
A recently launched multisite nondenominational church based in Michigan has purchased the former headquarters of a bank company at a cost of $7 million.
Philadelphia renames part of city street in honor of first black Episcopal priest
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has renamed a section of a street in honor of the Rev. Absalom Jones, the first African American to be ordained a priest in The Episcopal Church.
Pastor Allen Jackson talks trouble ahead for the Church, Christian nationalism and public education
The Christian Post talked with Pastor Allen Jackson about his book Big Trouble Ahead and some of the topics that it covers, such as socialism, education, and free speech. Below are excerpts from that interview.
7 sacred songs performed at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch of the United Kingdom, was honored with a full state funeral Monday at Westminster Abbey followed by a procession to Windsor Castle for a committal service at St. George's Chapel where she will be laid to rest in the royal vault.
Awana CEO: Churches are standing on a ‘burning platform’ if they ignore discipling children
The head of the notable child discipleship organization Awana has warned that churches that do not invest in more discipleship-oriented children’s ministry will be “standing on a burning platform.”
This week in Christian history: Padre Pio, Papal infallibility disputed, first black Episcopal priest ordained
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the ordination of the first African American Episcopal priest, a gathering of Catholics opposed to papal infallibility, and the reported beginning of Padre Pio’s stigmata.
Wesleyan Covenant Association denounces bishops’ claims it's ‘wrongfully influencing God’s people’
The Wesleyan Covenant Association has denounced a declaration by African bishops of The United Methodist Church calling for congregations on the continent to cut ties with the theologically conservative group.
Ken Starr, former Baylor president who investigated Clinton in 1990s, dies at 76
Ken Starr, a former judge who was behind the 1990s impeachment proceedings against former President Bill Clinton and was also former president of Baylor University, has died at age 76.