Hillsong to establish its own denomination as it leaves Australian Christian Churches
Hillsong Church has announced its intention to establish its own “international denomination” to credential pastors rather than remain under the umbrella of the Australian Christian Churches. In a letter published on the church’s website released this week, Brian Houston, global senior pastor of Hillsong Church, said the decision followed “almost two years of prayerful discussion” with […]
Global Christian leaders urge Christians to proclaim the “Good News” of Jesus’ birth this Christmas
Christian leaders around the world have urged Christians to proclaim the “Good News” of Christ’s birth this Christmas in a series of statements issued in the lead-up to 25th December. In an “ecumenical letter“, Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the Anglican Communion, quoted a verse from the Gospel of Luke in […]
SIGHT-SEEING: CHURCH UNITY MATTERS – A HOUSE DIVIDED WILL NOT STAND
Brisbane pastor MATT PRATER, in a written version of a talk given as part of a QCommons event, calls for the church to be an example of what it means to be unified…
ESSAY: WHY THE ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT IS AN HISTORICAL EVENT ON PAR WITH THE REFORMATION
American Jesuit priest THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, on why the rise of ecumenism is a cause for celebration and what the next steps are…