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I am a wholehearted believer in church planting. In fact, I am a church planter. I planted Mecklenburg Community Church (Meck) in October 1992 and have served as pastor here ever since. Of keen interest to anyone wanting to plant a church or to support church planting in general must be pinpointing areas of […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Friday, June 13, 2025 Toothless and Hiccup (Mason Thames) in ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ | Universal From “Lilo & Stitch” to “How to Train Your Dragon,” Dean DeBlois has always viewed storytelling as more than just spectacle — and with his new live-action adaptation of “How to Train […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Monday, June 30, 2025 Noted theologian Fr. Richard Rohr. | Screenshot/PBS A lot of what passes as religion in America today only helps perpetuate false narratives people create for themselves about who they think they are, says noted theologian Fr. Richard Rohr. If they really want to find their true […]
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Sunday, June 15, 2025 Bear Rinehart of NEEDTOBREATHE performs onstage for day two of the 2024 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm on Sept. 29, 2024, in Franklin, Tennessee. | Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival Bear Rinehart, lead singer of […]
By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, July 01, 2025 Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Dallas introduces President Donald Trump at the Celebrate Freedom concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on July 1, 2017. | MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images When it comes to supporting […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Wednesday, July 09, 2025 Devin Carroll, 22, is pastor of Happy Home Baptist Church in Nakina, North Carolina. | Screenshot/happyhomebaptistchurch.org Happy Home Baptist Church in Nakina, North Carolina, is now reeling after their recently hired pastor was arrested Saturday for allegedly grabbing the “private parts” of a 13-year-old middle school […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Wednesday, July 09, 2025 Candace Cameron Bure | Screengrab/YouTube/Candace Cameron Bure Candace Cameron Bure is opening up about a difficult period in her marriage to husband Valeri Bure, and how their son played a key role in helping them through it. The 49-year-old actress discussed the rough patch on […]
In June, I wrote that I had reached a tipping point: I no longer wanted to pastor anymore, and I wasn’t sure why. Looking back, I don’t believe that it had to do with stress as much as discouragement. If you are currently standing on a landmine, or if the explosion has already taken place, […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Wednesday, July 09, 2025 Michael Oakes is is the outreach minister for the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas. | Screenshot/KENS5 Megachurch Pastor Michael Oakes is counting his blessings after he and his entire family escaped flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas last Friday, which has claimed […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Shane & Shane leads worship at the SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas. | Baptist Press Shane Barnard and Shane Everett have one mission when they step onto a stage to lead worship: to care for the pastors, leaders and laypeople in the room through […]