One-time IBSA evangelism director Ron Hale is one of seven members of a task force that will study the past and present activities of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC). Hale, now a retired pastor in Jackson, Tenn., was named Feb. 27 by Mike Stone, chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee (EC), […]
Your church’s new front door
Although fewer Americans are joining churches, virtual congregations are growing. And experts say a church’s online presence is likely a valuable entry point for newcomers. Twenty years ago, 70% of Americans belonged to a church. Now, the number is down to about half, according to data from Gallup. Fewer people in the pews could mean […]
2020 in focus: Our annual look at the year ahead
Our annual review of the top news stories of the year gone by also serves to point out likely trends for Christians and the world. Highlights of our collection: Illinois is the new Vegas. Legal and moral shifts are making our state the new Sin City—except that it’s a whole state. Eye on the Capitol. […]
Prayer tour hits the road
In early 2019, a group of intercessors boarded a bus and visited four Chicagoland churches. They prayed with and for pastors and congregations, asking God to do mighty things in the city where millions of people don’t yet know Christ. On Feb. 1, the mobile prayer experience will hit the road again, led by Chicago […]
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