Investigation confirms late apologist sexually abused women Ravi Zacharias, who died in May 2020 from cancer, sexually abused women under the guise of massages for a chronic back injury at least as far back as February 2014, according to a report commissioned by his ministry, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM). Calling the report’s findings “horrendous,” […]
2(1)st century Church of the future
“You probably don’t have as many people in your church building as you did a year ago.” Speaking at the Illinois Leadership Summit Jan. 19-20, Dave Rhodes acknowledged one of the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a chief cause for pastoral anxiety. After months of stalled ministries and intermittent shutdowns, leaders might feel […]
Supreme Court strikes down worship ban
California churches can worship indoors, singing ban remains for now The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to overturn California’s ban on indoor worship services, the last remaining such ban amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The High Court ruled California churches can hold indoors services at 25% capacity. “The State’s present determination—that the maximum number of adherents […]
Rural living makes a comeback
More Americans currently favor country living, Gallup reported early in 2021. When researchers asked the question two years ago, 39% said they would prefer to live in a town or rural setting. The number rose to 48% in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic made life difficult in most places, but particularly in larger cities. Gallup […]
Task force issues report on ERLC
Nashville, Tenn. | A task force appointed last year by the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee to study past and current actions of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission released its report Feb. 1. Tasked with determining whether the ERLC’s actions have had negative impact on giving through the Cooperative Program, the group elicited feedback […]
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