By 2000, about two-thirds of the world’s Christians came from countries where western missionaries worked a century earlier, and there was an explosion of interest in mission work among Christians from Asia, Africa and Latin America, according to Robert. At a church on the New England coast 200 years ago, five young men became ordained... Continue Reading

It’s amazing what youth will eat. I love sushi, but it’s quite different than eating a live goldfish. I sat near the back of the crowd and watched with a curious sea-sickness—gazing at the teenage wonder while keeping one eye on the nearest trash can! A loud unified chant shook the entire room: “Mar-cus, Mar-cus.”... Continue Reading

Galen Carey, the Washington director for the National Association of Evangelicals, called the proposal “very counterproductive.” “We fully support the need to reduce the budget deficit,” Carey said, “but it doesn’t make any sense why this keeps coming up.” For the fourth year in a row, President Obama is proposing lower tax deductions for the... Continue Reading

“We teach people to be respectful, not shove anything down anybody’s throat,” Sorensen says. “We always ask permission. We have real conversations and ask real questions. And in the process, we get to share Jesus with a lot of people.” An estimated 300 million people have heard about Jesus through the Fort Lauderdale-based Evangelism Explosion... Continue Reading

President Obama held a press conference on Feb. 10 to offer a “compromise” under which some religious non-profit organizations would not have pay for morally objectionable drugs, devices, and counseling…The “compromise” however, does not exist in the rules or guidance President Obama issued on Feb. 10, and the administration is not required to formally propose... Continue Reading

Everyone interviewed who was critical of the translation said they believe a small minority of individuals in these mission agencies is pushing these translations in Turkey and other countries, and most missionaries are faithful to the Bible Fikret Bocek says that Turkish quince, a fruit like a pear, takes a long time to grow and... Continue Reading

The last piece of land needed for a multi-year project to build a full-scale Noah’s Ark on an 800-acre site in Williamstown, Ky., has been purchased by a group of developers led by Answers in Genesis, the biblical apologetics ministry announced Wednesday. Despite tough economic times, project leaders are hoping to offset costs by building... Continue Reading

A lawsuit recently filed by the former head of finance for the Trinity Broadcasting Network claims that the directors of the widely-viewed Christian television network have illegally taken advantage of more than $50 million in “charitable assets” for their own good. Brittany B. Koper, granddaughter to TBN founders Paul and Jan Crouch, previously served as... Continue Reading

The trustees of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Friday accepted the resignation of seminary R. Philip Roberts effective Feb. 29 during a called meeting at an airport hotel and named as acting president Robin Hadaway, associate professor of missions at the seminary. Roberts, an 11-year president, was facing questions about misuse of seminary resources and verbal... Continue Reading

Vanderbilt University administrators do not intend to back away from a nondiscrimination policy that prohibits campus religious organizations from requiring leaders to share their beliefs During a meeting held to discuss the policy last week, administrators reiterated the message sent previously by Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos in an email to faculty and students: Membership and leadership... Continue Reading