Congregationalism & Churches
Formerly Nyack College, the school was in bad financial shape for several years. The loss of accreditation earlier this week forced a reckoning. Alliance University, a 140-year-old Christian & Missionary Alliance (CMA) school in New York City, will close on August 31 after years of financial struggles. Known for much of its history as Nyack… Read More
Evangelicals in medicine won’t be subjected to the contested federal requirement that faced years of legal backlash. The Biden administration will not appeal an Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decision from December 2022 that blocked the so-called transgender mandate. The mandate was an attempt by the Biden administration to define sex to include “gender identity”… Read More
Surveying the spectrum of Christian views on the traditionally Hindu practice, from wellness to spiritual caution. Today’s observance of the International Day of Yoga, proclaimed by the United Nations since 2015 and led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India during his visit this week to New York, underscores yoga’s global popularity. Although not a… Read More
If UFOs are real, exercise some humility before sharing the gospel. A Las Vegas family called 911 in April to report a disturbance in their backyard. The city has its share of crime so that couldn’t have surprised the emergency dispatcher too much, but then the man on the phone said, “They’re not human.” The… Read More
A former dean alleges over $ 1 million in staff kickbacks and payouts as his case against the university goes to court. Four months after Liberty University filed a motion to dismiss a whistleblower’s lawsuit, the former dean suing the school amended his complaint with more detail about the alleged fraud he reported to authorities.… Read More
With shootings on the rise, more churches are dropping no-firearms policies and turning to gun-carriers in their flock, survey finds. Most churches have some type of security measures in place during worship services. Pastors point to intentional plans and armed church members more than other measures, but compared to three years ago, fewer say they… Read More
Kids’ addictions to their phones isn’t a legislative issue. It’s a discipleship one. As summer fast approaches, likely so will increased screen time as school lets out. But new data and a bipartisan consensus that phones are bad for kids may give parents pause. A growing body of research, though certainly not indisputable, has pointed… Read More
The Spirit’s descent at Pentecost is a model for diverse and distributed leadership. The modern church in the West has a suspicious relationship with power. When it serves our interests or protects our privilege, we justify evil in many forms—from denying racism to protecting sexual predators. The problem is not new, nor is it distinctly… Read More