Church

Former Mars Hill pastor: A helpful guide to cultural unity
Former executive pastor at Mars Hill Church Sutton Turner on the importance of understanding the culture of your church leadership.

McKinney video: The Church is not living up to its radical past on race
In this highly sensitised time, we the Church must work harder to demonstrate the reconciling love of God, writes Krish Kandiah.

Pope Francis set to prove he holds Christian, not communist, views on environment
Pope Francis' upcoming encyclical on the environment will confirm his orientation as Christian, as nervous conservatives accuse the pontiff of being a communist because of his advocacy against inequality and his statements about the failures of trickle-down economics, New Republic wrote.

Al Mohler: Campolo's support of same-sex relationships is 'dangerous'
Conservative heavyweight Al Mohler has weighed in to the controversy generated by Tony Campolo's announcement of his support for same-sex relationships.

The UK's best flower festivals
With the fine weather of the last few weeks bringing Britain into full summer bloom, the traditional flower festivals in some of the country's most beautiful churches are underway. Here we bring you some of the best we know about.

Next Bishop of Crediton announced as Sarah Mullally
A former nurse and midwife who likes to fashion things out of clay has been chosen as the next Bishop of Crediton.
'It is time to confront Islamic State' - Middle East church leaders
It is time for the world to step in and confront the extremist ideology of Islamic State, the region's Christian leaders said this week.

Lost CH Spurgeon sermon published for the first time
The notes for an early sermon preached by CH Spurgeon have been published more than 150 years after they were written.

An Open Letter to Tony Campolo
David Robertson responds to Tony Campolo's change of mind on homosexuality.

After Tony Campolo's announcement, can evangelicals finally believe gay marriage is OK?
'I am finally ready to call for the full acceptance of Christian gay couples into the Church,' he wrote yesterday.

China: Authorities demolish huge multi-million dollar church
A huge multi-million dollar cathedral-style church is being demolished in China.

Christianity's bastions moving to Africa and Asia as West falls into secularism
Christianity's stronghold has been shifting to Africa and Asia from Europe and the United States as the West continues to embrace secular values at their own risk, The Gospel Herald reported on Saturday.

Pope Francis cites Bosnia and Herzegovina as model of world peace and unity
The world can look to Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country once torn apart by war and ethnic frontiers, as a sign of peace if fraternal dialogue is established, Pope Francis said.

Tony Campolo calls for full acceptance of gay Christian couples in the Church
One of the most influential evangelical Christians in the US has called for full inclusion of gay couples into the life of the Church.

The rise of the awkward half-grace - and why it needs to stop
Bring back saying grace in public, says Martin Saunders.

'Keep shaking things up': Huge pro-life rally in Peru delights Pope Francis
Pope Francis encouraged the Church's flock in Peru on Friday to "keep shaking things up" after seeing photos from the 2015 March for Life in Lima, Peru.