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Adultery: Should a repentant pastor be allowed to minister again?
Adultery: Should a repentant pastor be allowed to minister again?

LifeWay researchers asked 1,000 senior pastors for their views on how to handle allegations of misconduct in general and adultery in particular.

Church of England looks to use government\'s apprenticeship fund for new vicars
Church of England looks to use government's apprenticeship fund for new vicars

Church of England clergy could be trained with state money raised by the government's new apprenticeship levy.

Gay marriages soon to take place on UK military bases
Gay marriages soon to take place on UK military bases

Minister for Armed Forces Penny Mordaunt revealed this week she has ordered a pilot study to register Ministry of Defence sites for civil marriages and partnerships.

Sudan releases pastor imprisoned without charge since December
Sudan releases pastor imprisoned without charge since December

Telahoon Nogose Kassa was one of two church leaders held by the authorities after they were arrested by Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Services.

Greek evangelical leader urges churches to unite in service of refugees
Greek evangelical leader urges churches to unite in service of refugees

As villages of 200 people are transformed into city-sized camps by the influx of tens of thousands of refugees, the head of the Evangelical Church of Greece shares how serving these new arrivals is central to the gospel.

\'Prophet\' of cult-like church spat on and kicked church-goers
'Prophet' of cult-like church spat on and kicked church-goers

The former leader of a "cult-like" church in Ontario has pleaded guilty to nine accounts of assault in court.

Fixing evangelical Christianity\'s addiction to control
Fixing evangelical Christianity's addiction to control

Where do American evangelicals lose our core calling to love others and preach the Gospel?

Pro-life, pro-family leaders urge Pope Francis to withdraw \'Amoris Laetitia,\' citing confusion among Catholics
Pro-life, pro-family leaders urge Pope Francis to withdraw 'Amoris Laetitia,' citing confusion among Catholics

More than 100 pro-life and pro-family leaders made use of their annual Rome Life Forum on Saturday to show their support to an appeal for Pope Francis to withdraw his controversial treatise on marriage and family titled "Amoris Laetitia" (Joy of Life), which they said is causing confusion among Catholics.

Christian grandmother stabbed in head says she will forgive attacker, if he turns to God
Christian grandmother stabbed in head says she will forgive attacker, if he turns to God

Grandmother stabbed in the head 13 times tells her attacker she will forgive him, if he turns to God.

Pope Francis, Billy Graham and Oprah Winfrey among \'most admired\' people in world
Pope Francis, Billy Graham and Oprah Winfrey among 'most admired' people in world

Pope Francis, Billy Graham, Oprah Winfrey and the Queen are among the top 40 most admired people in the world, according to a new survey.

Germany: Mass baptism of 80 Muslim refugees who converted to Christianity
Germany: Mass baptism of 80 Muslim refugees who converted to Christianity

Over 80 Muslim refugees from Iran and Afghanistan have converted to Christianity and were baptised on Thursday in Hamburg, Germany.

Miracles expert explains the purpose of miracles and what they mean for our faith
Miracles expert explains the purpose of miracles and what they mean for our faith

Anybody could claim a miracle, but how does the Church determine which reported miracles are genuinely divine and which are fake?

111 United Methodist Church clergy come out as gay ahead of general conference
111 United Methodist Church clergy come out as gay ahead of general conference

More than 100 United Methodist Church clergy have come out as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender ahead of the Church's General Conference this week.

United Methodists row over gay marriage as general conference begins
United Methodists row over gay marriage as general conference begins

Evangelical leaders are calling for the suspension of an elder in the United Methodist Church in the US after he married his male partner.

Cultivating monsters: the problem of leader idolatry
Cultivating monsters: the problem of leader idolatry

If our faith in Jesus becomes intertwined with our love of a leader, the consequences can be catastrophic.

Anglican chief counters accusations of \'Lusaka six\'
Anglican chief counters accusations of 'Lusaka six'

Further Anglican divisions have emerged after six delegates to a recent influential meeting last month of church leaders denied that they had either endorsed or affirmed the actions of the Anglican Communion primates in January.