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Rates of secular charitable giving saw sharper decline than to religious congregations.
The decline in giving rates due to the COVID-19 pandemic was much steeper than predicted for both recipients and non-recipients of federal stimulus money.
Pastors are burned out and exhausted. Experts weigh in on how to change that.
The decline of organized religion, the aftermath of a worldwide pandemic, political polarization — and the burden of caring for their congregation’s soul — have left many pastors feeling burned out and wondering how long ...
SBC Acting President resigns, Nathan Zacharias maintains father’s innocence, MacArthur sues California, and Mark Driscoll resigns.
On This Date at MinistryWatch: SBC Acting President resigns, Nathan Zacharias maintains father’s innocence, MacArthur sues California, and Mark Driscoll resigns.
Greg Locke, a Tennessee pastor known for his viral videos about COVID-19, election conspiracies, and witchcraft, claims another social media giant has given him the boot.
#PandemicPastoring Report Documents a ‘New Era in Ministry’
Because of COVID-related delays to the General Conference meeting, four years will have passed by the time delegates finally can vote on the plan they negotiated.
A yearlong legal battle over a contested election at a prominent Washington, D.C.-area church appears to be over for now.
Willow Creek Community Church, a Chicago megachurch that was one of the largest and most highly regarded congregations in the nation, will lay off 30% of its staff due to post-COVID-19 declines in attendance and ...
The average in-person weekly attendance at Southern Baptist Convention churches declined 18.75%, from 4,439,797 in 2020 to 3,607,530 in 2021.
While most will not choose to go the way of Potter’s House and become fully virtual, the dramatic shifts brought on by COVID-19 restrictions are forcing nearly existential questions about the nature of worship and ...
