Cherokee Presbytery claims 9,650 members. Following dissolutions and dismissals currently underway, that figure would drop to 8,276 – not counting whatever membership loss occurs from the Dalton and Silver Creek split. Eleven churches have not contributed per capita so far this year.

When is the last time you invited an unchurched person to church? When is the last time you offered to take a person to church, or, at the very least, meet him or her at church? It's a simple gesture, yet so few Christians do it.

Since certain activities in the life and ministry of a congregation–such as pastoral care–are often carried out by household rather than by individual persons, the pastoral care load of a congregation can actually increase while the individuals present decrease.

“My goal for this initial meeting was not to argue theology or to try to change each other’s minds. It was to listen, to learn and to hope. My hope is that we as a diverse body of Baptists can agree to a genuine, joint acceptance of Great Commission responsibility….”   An advisory team on... Continue Reading

"If the PCUSA is no longer a hospitable home for evangelical congregations, a reasonable option may be to depart, hopefully with mutual blessings," Whitlock said.

The following letter was written and signed by 15 'Primates' (Regional Archbishops) from Africa, South American, and the Pacific Rim. They represent they represent more than 2/3 of all Episcopalians/Anglicans in the world.

Metropolitan Jonah resigned under duress in July. His removal has observers less concerned about his leadership shortcomings, which allegedly led to his removal, than about the widening gap between conservatives and the Orthodox Church. “His efforts were the most explicit attempt by any Orthodox hierarch to join with evangelicals and other conservatives in a common... Continue Reading

The Scottish government on Sunday staunchly defended its intention to make gay marriages legal. But it did add that “we are equally committed to protecting religious freedom and freedom of expression,” while “ensuring that religious celebrants opposed to same-sex marriage do not have to solemnize same-sex marriage.”     The Roman Catholic Church has sent... Continue Reading

None of these hopes are unique to the FOP and ECO. All of these hopes exist in the current PCUSA and are openly expressed at other events like NEXT church, a similar in-gathering of Presbyterians who are theologically progressive. What radically differentiates the FOP and ECO from other efforts is the culture they are seeking... Continue Reading

And last week’s lightning at York, as the Church of England continued to debate the ordination of female bishops, will do the same. We actually don’t need a bolt of lightning to tell us that such debates within the Church are debates about the nature of God and the status of the Bible.