As many as 104 million people of faith, including 32 million self-identified Christians who regularly attend church, are unlikely to vote in the upcoming 2024 presidential election on Nov. 5 mainly due to lack of interest, research from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University shows.
The report found that 19 states saw an increase in the number of children being homeschooled, with increases including small ones like a 2% rise in Georgia, to large growth as seen with the 29% increase in Delaware. Only two of the 21 states analyzed, Vermont and New Hampshire, reported a decrease in the number of students being homeschooled. Although, according to the report, New Hampshire’s decline might not actually reflect a drop in homeschoolers.
What does it mean to be a Christian of indigenous heritage living in under a dominant settler colonial Christianity operating under the influence of empire? It is easy to appeal to a so-called biblical worldview and claim issues do not exist, but refusing to see the contextual nature of Scripture and World Christianity merely amplifies problems. Dr Todd Johnson says that it is beyond time that we learn to listen to indigenous voices so that we might gain insights into our biblical faith that we
For years, attending church as a family wasn't possible for the Alstons, whose 6-year-old son has autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. That is until a chance conversation led the family to a Virginia church dedicated to creating a space for individuals with special needs to grow in faith.
A so-called “Trump Bible” matches perfectly the requirements by Republican Ryan Walters to put a Bible in every classroom of public schools in Oklahoma, according to a city publication, Oklahoma Watch. As reported by Christian Daily International, Ryan Walters, Oklahoma State’s Superintendent for Public Instruction, and responsible for the oversight of elementary and secondary schools, unveiled the plan for the Bibles in schools in June, 2024.
While the overwhelming majority of Evangelicals believe they have a duty to share the teachings of the Bible, most don't consider themselves ready to do so on a regular basis, according to a new survey. The Institute of Faith and Culture released the results on Tuesday of its 2024 Survey on Christian Cultural Engagement, which it conducted in collaboration with Lifeway Research. The data in the report is based on responses collected from 1,000 Evangelicals from July 18-Aug. 2. The survey had a
The Asian church, as exemplified in Korea, is akin to bodily ligaments unified in Christ with prayerful resilience but stretching in diverse directions in the face of hardships in its development. Cho spoke during a plenary session entitled “God’s Mission to the Ends of the Earth Through the Dynamic Missions Movement from the Majority World” on Saturday (Sept. 28) at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, Korea.
In his 54th year in ministry, Rick Warren, founder of Saddleback Church, declared at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization that he would spend the next 10 years of his life continuing to help church leaders “finish their race” and fulfill the Great Commission in their lifetime.
Projections by the United Nations show that 68 percent of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050. Missional leaders with ministry expertise in cities and the market workplace discussed befitting general evangelistic strategies for the future at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, Korea.
The fulfillment of the Great Commission requires a complete surrender to serving God and others in the current era, delegates heard at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, Korea. Dr. Philip Graham Ryken, a member of the Lausanne Board of Directors, and the eighth president of Wheaton College, also a board member for the National Association of Evangelicals and The Gospel Coalition, issued the challenge during a morning plenary session entitled, “Christlike Servanthood
A distinguished atmospheric scientist from Canada made an impassioned plea to the evangelical community to heed God’s word and take climate change seriously, when speaking about integrating science and faith at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelism held in Incheon, Korea. However, it is not fear that motivates believers but love, she said.
Sharing that only a few days ago, one of his neighbor’s relatives was killed by shrapnel from a Hezbollah rocket fired into Northern Israel, Shehade lamented the cycles of violence, death and destruction in the Holy Land and the wider region. But he expressed his disagreement with those Christians who tend to speak out in favor of one side or the other without acknowledging that politics offers no real solution to the ongoing conflict. He strongly believes that Jesus’ call for the Church was and
