Artificial intelligence may be able to generate polished sermons, complete with structure, illustrations and theological analysis, but it cannot embody lived faith, suffering or spiritual encounter, speakers said at a Korean church conference examining the future of preaching in the AI era. ... Read full Story
Events from this week in Christian history include the martyrdom of George Wishart, the rearrest of Martin Niemöller, and the remarriage of Benny Hinn. ... Read full Story
Reform UK said it would grant listed status to churches across Britain to prevent their conversion into mosques if the party enters government, setting out a proposal it says would protect the country’s Christian heritage. ... Read full Story
Lead pastor of the multicampus Life Church in Pendleton, Indiana, Nathan Peternel, is set to step away from his pulpit Sunday to begin a period of restoration for violating the Assemblies of God bylaws concerning “moral transgression involving pornography.” ... Read full Story
Justin D. Edwards, senior pastor of Holy Cross Baptist Church South in Chicago, Illinois, has denied having a “close personal” unpaid relationship with televangelist Elijah Bernard Jordan, better known as Archbishop E. Bernard Jordan, and insists he was a “contract laborer” for the New York City minister. ... Read full Story
YouVersion launched its Kenya hub to facilitate localized content for the YouVersion app, which boasts more than 1 billion downloads across its family of apps. The Kenya hub, launched on Monday, is expected to increase local content on the app, making it more relevant to the region. ... Read full Story
Tyler Jones, vice president of church planting at Acts 29 Network, who also served as the longtime pastor of Vintage Church in North Carolina, has been removed from both positions after confessing to a years-long “inappropriate relationship with a woman.” ... Read full Story
Ahead of accepting one of the highest honors in Christian broadcasting, Robert Jeffress reflected on the weight of integrity in ministry and the sobering reality that no leader is immune from failure. ... Read full Story
About a third of practicing American Christians say the spiritual advice they get from artificial intelligence is just as good as that from a pastor, with practicing Christians more likely to agree with this notion than non-practicing Christians and non-Christians, according to new research from the Barna Group. ... Read full Story
Reformed Baptist theologian and retired pastor John Piper faced overwhelmingly negative responses to a Wednesday X post quoting an Old Testament verse regarding welcoming the stranger, which many took as a veiled take on U.S. immigration policy. ... Read full Story
Hundreds of Christians, including some left-leaning Evangelical leaders and scholars, have signed their names to an open letter calling for American Christians to "speak out" against what they described as an increasingly tyrannical government under President Donald Trump. ... Read full Story
Miracle Word Ministries co-founder Pastor Ted Shuttlesworth Jr. has reportedly stepped away from leadership temporarily after confessing to adultery and engaging in “multiple inappropriate conversations” outside his marriage. ... Read full Story
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear former Southern Baptist state convention leader Will McRaney’s lawsuit against a Southern Baptist Convention missions entity, allowing a lower court ruling against him to stand. ... Read full Story
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the excommunication of Queen Elizabeth I, the first chartered Methodist church in the United States, and the death of Amanda Smith. ... Read full Story
A two-day youth evangelism gathering of the Kentucky Baptist Convention drew a record number of attendees, with more than 1,300 mostly young people participating. ... Read full Story
A theologically conservative denomination founded as an alternative to the United Methodist Church now has more than 7,000 member congregations, months after surpassing 6,000. ... Read full Story
Despite historically preaching that marriage is a lifelong, permanent union based on God's original design, influential South African megachurch pastor, At Boshoff, has quietly divorced his wife, Nyretta, after more than 30 years of marriage. ... Read full Story
For many Christians worldwide, the weeks leading up to Easter are a time of fasting, solemn contemplation and abstaining from certain luxuries and foods. ... Read full Story
Senior pastor of the multi-campus Brentwood Baptist Church in Tennessee, Jay Strother, says he will “step away from ministry” for an extended period following a stomach cancer diagnosis. ... Read full Story
Former megachurch pastor Carl Lentz and his wife have a new book coming out soon that will draw on the couple’s firsthand experience to help other couples rebuild their relationships following extramarital affairs. ... Read full Story
