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What #realclergybios tells us about how pastors really feel
What #realclergybios tells us about how pastors really feel

Clergy started offering brief glimpses into their world, in 140 characters or less.

Man accused of posing as a priest and stealing from parishioners has been arrested
Man accused of posing as a priest and stealing from parishioners has been arrested

A man who has posed as a priest since the mid 1990s, calling himself "Padre" and celebrating sacraments, was arrested for grand theft on Tuesday, according to police.

Official prayers published in run up to Queen\'s 90th birthday
Official prayers published in run up to Queen's 90th birthday

Prayers approved by the Queen herself have been published by the Church of England to celebrate the monarch's upcoming 90th birthday.

4 ways evangelicals have destroyed their own movement
4 ways evangelicals have destroyed their own movement

Evangelicalism has fragmented into a political voting block rather than a movement for sharing the gospel. Ed Cyzewski looks at the key factors driving the dissolution of evangelicalism in America.

How to kick-start your prayer life
How to kick-start your prayer life

Sometimes we need a jump start to reinvigorate our prayer lives. Flo Taylor offers some tips.

Feeling burned out? 10 Bible verses to reassure you of God\'s strength
Feeling burned out? 10 Bible verses to reassure you of God's strength

Serving in ministries and at work can be exhausting. Here are ten Bible verses to encourage you when you're feeling exhausted.

Bishop TD Jakes launches new app to make the Bible more accessible in a digital age
Bishop TD Jakes launches new app to make the Bible more accessible in a digital age

Megachurch pastor Bishop TD Jakes has launched a "TD Jakes Ministries Bible App", hoping to make the Bible more accessible in a digital age.

Emanuel AME Church appoints new woman pastor since June shooting that killed 9
Emanuel AME Church appoints new woman pastor since June shooting that killed 9

The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, South Carolina has appointed its first ever woman pastor months after the tragic shooting in the church in June that left nine people dead.

Love Auto-Repair: How one church\'s mechanical ministry is bringing good news to its community
Love Auto-Repair: How one church's mechanical ministry is bringing good news to its community

Craig Agapie is the manager of Love Auto Repair, a Christian garage seeking to be good news to downtown Fort Wayne by providing affordable car-repairs and apprenticeships for young people in the foster-system.

Pope Francis is to make his movie debut, but not as an actor
Pope Francis is to make his movie debut, but not as an actor

Pope Francis is to become the first Pontiff to appear in a film, but not as an actor, the Vatican has announced.

5 things every church can learn from a megachurch
5 things every church can learn from a megachurch

Krish Kandiah visited the enormous Passion City Church in Atlanta, and learned a few things that apply to his own local church community.

Leading New Wine and CofE pastor resigns from all posts
Leading New Wine and CofE pastor resigns from all posts

Leading evangelical pastor Mark Bailey steps down from all church leadership roles after a meeting with the Bishop of Gloucester Rachel Treweek.

Justin Welby reveals \'I Am With You\' as the Archbishop\'s Lent book for 2016
Justin Welby reveals 'I Am With You' as the Archbishop's Lent book for 2016

Episcopal chaplain and theologian Kathryn Greene-McCreight's book, 'I Am With You', has been announced as the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent book for 2016.

Mark Driscoll announces launch of new church in Phoenix
Mark Driscoll announces launch of new church in Phoenix

Mark Driscoll is to open a new church in Arizona following his well-documented resignation from Mars Hill in October 2014.

Pope Francis urges nuns and priests to avoid dropping a \'gossip bomb\'
Pope Francis urges nuns and priests to avoid dropping a 'gossip bomb'

Pope Francis told nuns and priests to bite their tongues on Monday, during an address marking the end of the Year of Consecrated life.

Pope Francis: Christians cannot \'bargain\' with God
Pope Francis: Christians cannot 'bargain' with God

Faith in God is not an "investment" and cannot be used to "bargain" with God, Pope Francis said yesterday.