Liberal church activists are reluctant to acknowledge that African Christianity has a firm mind of its own. Fast growing African Christianity, both evangelical and Catholic, is transforming global religion and affecting American Christianity, particularly its debates over homosexuality. The U.S. Episcopal Church, of course, has been prominently roiled by controversy since its 2003 election of... Continue Reading

Earlier in the day, the Synod newly approved Covenant College of Lookout Mountain, Georgia, for its list of recommended colleges . The Synod of the Reformed Church in the United States voted Thursday (May 20) to suspend Dordt College from its list of colleges recommended for support. The vote came a day after Dr. Carl... Continue Reading

Lewis is among a group of pastors in the PCA who are preparing to host an event this summer called Revival 2K10. Organizers of the June 4-6 conference in Baltimore, Md., plan to launch a movement to counter the “heresy” of the prosperity gospel. (Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on March 26th. We have... Continue Reading

Critics complained that (President) Zylstra failed to provide satisfactory defenses for charges that some Dordt (College) professors are deviating from historic views of a literal six-day creation of the world. Concerns over further modernization of the Heidelberg Catechism, a new church visitation program, and future pastoral needs were among issues tackled by more than 80... Continue Reading

“I have had misgivings over the Church of Scotland for a number of years. I believe there is a general drift away from Biblical orthodoxy.” An entire congregation has quit the Church of Scotland in the Bahamas after its minister resigned over the issue of the first gay ordination. Around 800 members of the Kirk... Continue Reading

Both place GAMC-endorsed comments on overtures to this summer’s General Assembly (GA) related to the Israel-Palestine issue. (One overture deals with views of Palestine Christians; the other with “Declaring Israel policy ‘apartheid’”) (Editor’s Note: Following this article is a brief description with links detailing the work of the GAMC.) The Presbyterian Church (USA)’s General Assembly... Continue Reading

(Project includes) a new 3,000-seat sanctuary…, along with a religious education building and parking garage, a sweeping glass-fronted concourse and a sky bridge. Packed tightly into the ornate, old sanctuary and spilling into overflow areas to watch on TV, members of First Baptist Church of Dallas heard the number Sunday that will guide them into... Continue Reading

The church closed late last year, but the battle continues today in Hamilton County Probate Court, where the leaders of the Presbytery of Cincinnati have claimed the legacy fund belongs to them. When the Seventh Presbyterian Church closed last fall after 160 years, the congregation created a $2 million “legacy fund” to carry on the... Continue Reading

The procession began with a wild liturgical dance, gyrating Chinese dragon-like creatures, the banging of drums and the beating of noisemakers In what many Anglicans will view as an inflammatory act in the already shaky Anglican Communions’ house of cards, two women, one a lesbian, were consecrated the 16th and 17th female bishops in The... Continue Reading

Despite a negotiated agreement with a Presbytery commission prior to the meeting, the church was dismissed by only a 58-48 vote. The 152-year-old First Presbyterian Church of Aurora, Ill. was dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) Tuesday by Blackhawk Presbytery in a 58-48 vote. A negotiated settlement will allow the 700-member congregation to leave with... Continue Reading