“The question being lost in today’s risk management is: what are we willing to lose for the sake of the gospel?” Hutchinson said. For Travis Hutchinson, the life of a pastor in a small-town Georgia church is about preaching the gospel, ministering to the needy and, increasingly, figuring out how to handle an ever-growing list... Continue Reading

“Our services and ministries tend to be more isolated from each other than we’d like. Our hope is that this is something people will use, helping them feel less isolated.” The Christian Reformed Church in North America has launched a new website for members to connect with each other about doing ministry. Called The Network,... Continue Reading

Who should attend? Everyone who would like to volunteer in future responses and those called to disaster response leadership roles in the local church and presbytery. MNA Disaster Response is hosting a Disaster Response Training March 10-11, 2010 in conjunction with the 2010 Mercy Ministries Conference in Chattanooga Tennessee March 11-13, 2010. This training will... Continue Reading

The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada have both been wracked by controversy over scriptural authority and homosexuality. The Church of England on Wednesday voted to recognize an Anglican body in North America that was formed by breakaway conservatives. Bishops, clergy and laity approved a resolution that acknowledges the distress caused by recent... Continue Reading

A committee charged with revising a draft measure that would pave the way for women to be consecrated as bishops in the Church of England needs more time to consider the legislation, Bishop Nigel McCulloch of Manchester told General Synod members as they commenced their Feb. 8-12 meeting in London this morning. McCulloch said the... Continue Reading

Mission to North America (MNA) Disaster Relief is the lead agency for the Presbyterian Church in America’s work in Haiti MNA’s initial assessment is complete with the return of the assessment team this week. A second team is on the ground now assessing damage to over 30 homes of El Shaddai Ministries church members in... Continue Reading

A national group that promotes abortion and homosexual rights has deep ties with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development. Top USCCB executive John Carr held simultaneous leadership roles, creating a conflict of interest, with the USCCB and the radical Center for Community Change. “The closer we look at... Continue Reading

Church leaders in Ireland have welcomed an agreement concluded between the two largest political parties in Northern Ireland, which will see the completion of a process of devolving power from the British government. Church leaders in Ireland have welcomed an agreement concluded between the two largest political parties in Northern Ireland, which will see the... Continue Reading

“[I]t feels as if there is a sense of helplessness within the evangelical community within the PC(USA). The old strategies do not seem to be holding us together” Evangelicals in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have banded together and committed themselves to hold to the biblical faith as their denomination continues to “stumble,” as they put... Continue Reading

Paul David Tripp, president of Paul Tripp Ministries and a member of the pastoral staff at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia will be a speaker The 26th annual Biblical Counseling Training Conference at Faith Baptist Church in Lafayette, Indiana is expected to draw 1,550 people from 40 states and 20 countries. The six-day conference, which... Continue Reading