Essay: We need a better strategy to plant Black and brown churches
US pastors and church planting network founders THABITI ANYABWILE and JOHN ONWUCHEKWA, in an article first published on Religion News Service, argue that Black and brown communities need the freedom to plant churches responsive to their own contexts and needs…
Pope Francis calls for a day of fasting and prayer for Lebanon
Vatican CityRNS Standing beside a waving Lebanese flag, Pope Francis paid homage to the troubled population of Beirut on Wednesday and implored its residents to “take courage” as they begin the reconstruction of their city. “I encourage all Lebanese to continue hoping and finding the strength and energy that are necessary to restart,” Francis said […]
Essay: Truth, unity and solidarity – Three prerequisites to reopening America
JIM WALLIS, founder of US-based Christian social justice organisation Sojourners, looks at the three Biblical principles which need to be in place so lockdown restrictions can be ended…