We affirm that Jesus is the eternal second person of the Trinity who came to earth, God-in-the-flesh, lived a sinless life, died as a sacrifice for the sins of the world and was raised bodily back to life on the third day. An increasing segment in our denomination does not affirm these positions.” After six... Continue Reading

Formally known as the apostolic nuncio, the Vatican’s ambassador represents the Holy See to a foreign government, but also plays a central role in advising the pope on naming a country’s new bishops. Pope Benedict XVI has named Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano as the Vatican’s next ambassador to the United States. The widely expected... Continue Reading

“The session chooses to stand with the overwhelming majority of the global Christian world and affirm its unchanged commitment to orthodox Reformed Christian belief.” A California church now faces the next step in what may be a long dismissal process following the congregation’s decision to leave the Presbyterian Church (USA). By a vote of 427-164... Continue Reading

If all you are really concerned about is whether or not the church is going to die, all you need to do is figure out how many folks your church is going to lose in the coming year, and aim to replace them…If your concern is that the church doesn’t die, then the programs and... Continue Reading

We cannot emphasize enough that the Fellowship of Presbyterians is a movement that is committed to “adaptive” change rather than “tactical” change. There is a great deal of discussion across the denomination about moving congregations… While these discussions are important, we are encouraging “adaptive change,” learning ministry in new and very different ways We are... Continue Reading

Page presented an alternative acronym of GRACE. “Given through Christ, Rejected through rebellion, Accepted through faith and Christ died for all” that summarized four points of a counter view of Calvinism called Arminianism. Southern Baptist Convention official says one of the top challenges facing the nation’s second largest faith group behind Roman Catholics is the... Continue Reading

Ruling Elder Dan Carrell, moderator of the 39th General Assembly, has named a study committee that will report to the 40th General Assembly on the issue of Insider Movements. The General Assembly authorized Carrell to appoint the study committee as part of its approval of Overture 9. (Editor’s Note: At the General Assembly there was... Continue Reading

New Hope Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Fort Myers says their pastor was stressed out, so he resigned. The pastor says he wasn’t stressed out, but if it makes the church feel better to say so, he’ll go along with it. That’s their story, and they were sticking to it Monday in the wake of the... Continue Reading

The Church of England has come significantly closer to appointing its first women bishops after a majority of dioceses voted in favour of reform. A majority of dioceses have now voted decisively to allow women to become bishops for the first time Ballots have been taking place across the Church’s 44 local dioceses over recent... Continue Reading

“It is a city that is intensely independent and values freedom above almost everything else,” said Smith in a video from the church’s website. “It values sexual freedom as an end in itself, with a thriving sex industry that goes back more than a century.” Fifteen minutes into the 10 a.m. service at its Portland... Continue Reading