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And other findings from Barna’s 2025 State of the Church report
Men have outpaced women in church attendance the past three years, reversing a longstanding trend of more women in the pews that narrowed in 2016, Barna said in its 2025 State of the Church release, ...
Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency
OPINION—President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 20, 2025, that calls for closing the U.S. Department of Education. The president needs congressional approval to shutter the department. The order, however, directs Education Secretary ...
‘Trey’s Law’ named after Kanakuk sexual abuse survivor who took his own life
A bill to stop the use of nondisclosure agreements (NDA) to prevent sexual abuse victims from telling their stories has advanced in the Texas legislature.
CEO Franklin Graham Praises Trump’s ‘Very Good’ Pause
Samaritan’s Purse has confirmed that $19 million in frozen USAID funds has been released to the ministry.
In Arkansas, gambling opponents took over $21M from Choctaw Nation to fight competing casino
As the old saying goes “politics makes strange bedfellows.” That proverb fits a situation in Arkansas involving a proposition to allow casino gambling, where an anti-gambling group led by church leaders took casino-interest money to ...
MinistryWatch examines disaster relief supply chains, Ankerberg Institute investigation, ‘He Gets Us’ campaign, St. Matthew’s Churches prey on elderly
ONE YEAR AGO: On March 19, 2024, MinistryWatch reported about the complex world of disaster relief supply chains, examining how inefficiencies in the process can impact how much aid gets to those in need. Read ...
In the call to love our neighbors, “we do not get to choose who is the person we’re gonna help.”
A Brownsville, Texas Bapist church is only seeing a slow trickle of migrants using its outreach programs under new Trump administration rules.
Plus, feedback on growing political divide amongst Christians
EDITOR’S NOTE: From time to time we will publish letters and emails we get from readers, sometimes with a response, sometimes without comment. If you would like to share your thoughts about any of our ...
Lifeway Research analysis shows the Northeast is the only region for Southern Baptist growth
Southern Baptists have long been known as a dominant force in the Southern states, but they're gaining ground in another region.
His family responded with mercy.
Theologians, preachers and best-selling authors have long tried to explain why bad things happen to good people. But there’s a second question that doesn’t get as much attention.
