Lifestory: These five clergywomen found each other 12 years ago. They still text every day.
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports on a group who, at a time when reports of clergy burnout and clergy misconduct are soaring, have been able to forge a tight collegial peer group to help them navigate challenges, avoid pitfalls and find joy and fulfillment in their calling…
Adapting church: Clergy, scientists grapple with thoughts of worship without congregational singing
ADELLE M BANKS, writing for Religion News Service, reports on how US churches are grappling with the idea of resuming congregational singing…
The reopening question: As US states ease lockdown restrictions, churches must decide when – and how – to reopen
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service report on how US churches are grappling with whether to stay closed as coronavirus-related restrictions ease…
Essay: Why this Baptist pastor signed up his church for a Paycheck Protection Program loan
US Baptist pastor RYAN BURGE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, talks about why his church has signed up to a government loan scheme…
Rebels in Myanmar who closed more than 100 churches allow 51 to reopen
Morning Star News Ethnic rebels who closed more than 100 churches in eastern Myanmar in 2018 have allowed 51 Baptist churches to reopen, sources said. Ethnic Wa rebels of the United Wa State Army last week announced they had permitted 51 Baptist churches to reopen in northern Shan state after investigating the congregations and their […]