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JD Vance campaigns to ‘Trump prophets’ crowd but avoids Lance Wallnau

Vice presidential candidate JD Vance campaigned to charismatic and activist Christians when the Courage Tour, a Holy-Spirit-meets-politics road show, came to Pennsylvania last Saturday. But he made sure he didn’t appear on stage with the tour’s controversial star, “Trump prophet”…

Sudden personnel change raises concerns in Great Rivers Fellowship

A personnel change said to have been necessitated by financial strains has caused a rift in a relatively new regional body of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. At least two churches affiliated with Great Rivers Fellowship have written formal letters of…

Trump or Harris? An open letter to undecided and to open-minded voters

Author’s note: This article began as a response to multiple family and friends who engaged me in constructive correspondence about the presidential election. Dear Kind Family and Friends Who Have Written Me About the Presidential Election: You’ve sent me…

National study predicts churches may be more optimistic about staff compensation than realistic

Economic reality likely will frustrate the optimistic outlook many churches have about pay raises and staff growth next year, according to a new financial analysis of U.S. congregations. “This fall, churches are extremely aligned on a cost-of-living adjustment for their…