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Bishop urged to oppose controversial UK Franklin Graham rally
The Bishop of Blackburn is being urged to speak against an evangelism event in Blackpool hosted by the controversial figure Franklin Graham.
'Jesus is totally into second chancers': Perry Noble launches new church on Facebook
Perry Noble, the ousted former leader of NewSpring Church in South Carolina, yesterday officially launched his new Second Chance Church with a sermon delivered not from a pulpit or before a crowd but via video on Facebook.
Ravi Zacharias denies 'grooming' accusations: 'I have learned a difficult and painful lesson'
Ravi Zacharias is being forced to defend himself over allegations around a lawsuit involving a married woman who sent him nude pictures and against claims he misled supporters by exaggerating about his academic achievements.
Rival Anglican church ordains new clergy in challenge to Justin Welby
The Archbishop of Canterbury faces a new threat to his authority this week with a breakaway Anglican church in England ordaining nine ministers for the first time.
Pope Francis defends not mentioning 'Rohingya' in Myanmar
Pope Francis has defended his strategy of avoiding the term 'Rohingya' in Myanmar, saying he believed he got his message across to both the civilian and military leadership without shutting down dialogue.
'It is not business as usual': New Archbishop wants to 'refresh' Church in Wales
The new Archbishop of Wales has said he wants to help 'refresh the vision' of the Church in Wales once he is enthroned today, adding: 'It is not business as usual.'
Kirk Franklin hopes new festival for gospel music will counter decline
Iconic gospel artist Kirk Franklin has worked with Live Nation Urban to announce a music festival dedicated to the gospel music genre in hopes of countering the decline in gospel music. The announcement was made during the BET Soul Train Awards by Franklin along side singer-songwriter Erykah Badu on Sunday, Nov. 26.
#GodWithUs: CofE gets creatively evangelical with new Christmas campaign
The Church of England has launched #GodWithUs, its Advent and Christmas campaign 'aimed at encouraging millions to experience the love of God' this festive season.
Persian refugee consecrated as new Bishop of Loughborough
An Iranian refugee was consecrated as Bishop of Loughborough in a landmark service at Canterbury Cathedral on Thursday.
Six Indian Christians, jailed after praying for sick Hindu woman, bring fellow inmates to Jesus Christ
Six Christian Indians in the Jharkhand region of India, who were imprisoned for one month in September simply praying for a sick Hindu woman, have now testified that they were able to share the Gospel with some of their fellow inmates, and bring them to Christ.
John Piper addresses separation between conservatives and liberals in Nashville Statement
A report on an interview conducted with John Piper, wherein he defended the Nashville Statement for its conservative stance.
Church of Scotland must modernise or die, warns former moderator
The Church of Scotland will 'drift into irrelevance and obscurity' unless it moves its focus away from preserving institutions and traditional services and onto modernising and using smart phones to connect with the young, the former moderator of the Church's general assembly has warned.
Splits emerge among Scottish Anglicans after gay marriage vote
Splinters are emerging in the Scottish Anglican Church after its decision to permit priests to marry gay couples earlier this year.
Archbishop of Canterbury on collision course with US evangelicals
The Archbishop of Canterbury is on a collision course with his evangelical counterparts in America this morning after saying he could not comprehend how Christians could vote for Donald Trump.
Mugabe is gone, so the Archbishop of York puts his clerical collar back on
Ten years after he dramatically cut up his clerical collar on the BBC's Andrew Marr show in a protest at the rule of Robert Mugabe, the Archbishop of York has put it back on.
Evangelical Lutheran church in Sweden urging clergy to use gender-neutral words when referring to 'God'
After an eight-day meeting at the "Evangelical Lutheran Church" in Sweden, the church is encouraging its leaders to refer to God as the deity beyond gender and human. This indicates that the clergy will no longer consider God as a man and the pronoun "he" is off the table.