Carl Lentz admits to 'inappropriate relationship' with former nanny
"Any notion of abuse is categorically false," the former pastor of Hillsong NYC said.
"Any notion of abuse is categorically false," the former pastor of Hillsong NYC said.
In the PRRI study, 57% of Americans say they seldom or never attend religious services. Among those who do, 89% said they were proud to be associated with their congregation.
It is one of three churches appealing decisions recently made by the denomination's Executive Committee to remove eight congregations from official affiliation.
Kathy Keller, the wife of pastor and author Tim Keller, has requested prayers for her husband after he suffered "complications" from his cancer treatment.
"The ideological and philosophical confusion that characterizes America is perhaps the biggest reflection of the nation's rejection of biblical principles and its decision to replace God's truth with 'personal truth.'"
The Southern Baptist Convention has lost 3 million members since 2006, about half of that in the last five years.
Carl Lentz has opened up about the "hell" of the last few years since he was fired as pastor of Hillsong New York City for moral failures and leadership issues.
One of Charles Stanley's personal items sold on eBay by his grandson has been returned to the family by the buyer.
A crowdfunding campaign for a 6-year-old boy who lost his entire family in the Texas outlet mall shooting has raised more than $1.5 million just days after the tragedy.
The book had been criticized for its comparisons of spiritual experiences to sex and male pleasure.
A distinct majority of those who pray (87%) said they believed they'd received an answer to their prayers in the last 12 months.
One in four high school students in the United States identify as homosexual, bisexual or are questioning their sexuality, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Millions of Christians no longer attending church since pandemic.