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Chicago threatens to temporarily close churches that defy gathering restrictions
The city of Chicago has threatened to temporarily close at least three churches that continue to violate the governor’s executive order by holding in-person worship services with over 10 people during the early phases of the city’s coronavirus reopening plan.
8 Reasons Many Churches Are Stuck in the '80s
Nine out of ten churches in America are either declining, or they are growing so slowly they are not keeping up with the growth rate of the community in which they are located.
Many churches on faster rate of decline toward death
Based upon an aggregate of several research projects, I made some notes of growth and decline rates of churches and summarized my estimates into five categories by worship attendance changes over the previous five-year period.
Churches Encouraged to Improve Security as Holiday Season Approaches
An organization that specializes in helping churches and other Christian institutions to become safer and more secure is encouraging churches across America to begin planning for the holiday season by evaluating their security systems.
In London? 3 Churches You Need to Visit
London is full of historic churches that await your discovery.
UK Churches Fear Being 'Forced' to Perform Same-Sex Ceremonies
As the debate over same-sex marriage continues in the U.K., leading conservative policy makers are once again highlighting the need for some protections for churches. There are concerns that churches may be punished for not consenting to gay marriage ceremonies in their churches should a law be passed redefining marriage.
186 churches sue UMC North Georgia Conference for halting disaffiliation process
More than 180 congregations in Georgia have filed a lawsuit after their regional body of the United Methodist Church refused to allow them to disaffiliate amid a denominational schism over homosexuality.
U.K. Churches Seek to Counter Far-Right Politics
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church are urging their member churches to take action against far-right and racist politics ahead of the European elections on June 4.
10 Reasons Many Churches Aren't Evangelistic (Update)
Eighteen months ago, I reported on a Twitter poll that asked why churches aren't evangelistic. Since that time, I have followed up by asking the same question of church leaders in both evangelistic and non-evangelistic churches.
Churches Urged to Address Challenges on World Environment Day
In marking World Environment Day on Saturday, the National Council of Churches in India urged churches, related-organizations and agencies to celebrate and respond to environmental concerns that are due to human activities.
5 Types of Change Resistant Churches
One of the more frequent questions I get is somewhat related to leading change in the church. The expressions of frustrations are often the result of different expectations. For example, a pastor search committee may tell a pastoral candidate they want to see change in the church. But their understanding of the level of change is far different than the perception of the candidate.
‘Less Santa, more Jesus;’ Churches observing ‘Bless Friday’ instead of ‘Black Friday’
On a day when many Americans are crowding the stores for “Black Friday” bargains, a group of churches will instead do acts of charity as part of an annual observance called “Bless Friday.”
UMC Baltimore-Washington Conference allows 23 churches to disaffiliate amid LGBT schism
Twenty-three congregations near Washington, D.C., have been given the green light to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church amid the mainline Protestant denomination's ongoing debate over homosexuality.
Open up the churches now
Something is radically wrong when dozens, and sometimes hundreds, of people can gather at the local grocery store, constantly walking through most of the facility, but not be allowed to attend their local church service.
Conservative Presbyterians Contest Soliciting Churches Claim
A group of conservative Presbyterian churches say accusations made by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s Mississippi Presbytery are based on misinformation.
Evangelical pastors respond to Trump’s call for churches to reopen
Evangelical pastors and leaders expressed their gratitude for President Trump Friday after he urged the Center for Disease Control to release guidelines for reopening houses of worship.
