Mr. Galt plans to stake out bold territory from his first sermon, which he’s already titled, “A Church in the Wild” as a rebuttal to “No Church in the Wild,” an amoral, drug-filled, sex-drenched rap by native Brooklynite Jay-Z… The Rev. Jamison Galt of Christ Church will no longer have to conduct his ministry on... Continue Reading

The parcel includes a lake, a barn and a former guest house that Scrushy used as the offices of his Marin Inc. private holding company, said John Haley, a lawyer for HealthSouth Corp. shareholders. The selling price was about $2 million. The down real estate market has hampered efforts to sell two of Richard Scrushy’s... Continue Reading

A recently-released survey by Presbyterian Church (USA)’s Research Services shows that more than half of Presbyterians surveyed reject Jesus Christ as the only way to salvation. According to the report entitled “Religious and Demographic Profile of Presbyterians,” nearly half of PCUSA pastors (45 percent) and a majority of “specialized clergy” (60 percent) surveyed disagree that... Continue Reading

Which church law and tax headlines drew the most interest from church leaders in 2011? We posed that question and looked for the answer, using unique page views as our guiding metric. We found the answer and develop the Top 10 list below. 10. “Why One Couple Couldn’t Deduct a $217,500 Donation” by Richard R.... Continue Reading

Rev. Scott Lumsden is the Executive Presbyter of Seattle Presbytery (PCUSA). This article appeared on the Presbytery’s news blog. When Christians Disagree It happens from time to time, Christians disagree. Back in the day, Paul, a gifted evangelist and theologian from Antioch, and Barnabas, his friend and fellow pastor, began to plan a return trip... Continue Reading

The timing of the announcement fuelled speculation that the pontiff – regarded as an arch-conservative before his election in 2005 – is finally beginning to impose his views on the Catholic Church. Pope Benedict XVI declared yesterday that Christian denominations other than his own were not true churches and their holy orders have no value.... Continue Reading

First, all of the energy and focus upon recovering the Confessions by the FoP in a conscious and concerted fashion may have some salutary benefits for the developing New Reformed Bodies: but in and of itself will not provide the analytic or diagnostic tools with which to interpret our western culture. I happened to spot... Continue Reading

Wayne Sparkman, the PCA Ruling Elder who serves as the Director of the PCA Historical Center, put the following announcement on his Facebook site on Saturday regarding ‘This Day in Presbyterian History’: I’m very pleased to announce a new daily devotional — This Day in Presbyterian History — which will roll out on January 1,... Continue Reading

“If they rule that the 164 members are the true church, then they can dismiss pastors, take over property and have it all their way.” One thing both sides agree on is that one of the core issues is church property.” Most Fremont Presbyterian church members thought the turmoil in their congregation would end after... Continue Reading

Churches pay a setup fee between $500 and $750, plus $35 each month for hosting. Building custom apps in general can cost tens of thousands of dollars, but ROAR charges the churches less. Andrea Davis has created a new wing of her church: her car! When Ms. Davis, 45 years old, has downtime from her... Continue Reading