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Judge halts NC county’s denial of Summit Church’s zoning request in ongoing lawsuit
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A federal judge denied the Chatham County Board of Commissioners’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by The Summit Church and partially granted the church’s request for a preliminary injunction against the county’s decision to deny The Summit’s application to rezone approximately 50 acres of land for a new worship facility... read more
USCIRF cites Russia’s ‘blatant’ religious freedom violations as Ukraine peace talks stall
WASHINGTON (BP) — Russia continued to persecute pastors and shutter churches within its borders and in territories it occupies in Ukraine in 2025, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said on June 30 in an updated report on Russia... read more
Pastors have increasingly complicated relationship with counseling
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Compared to a decade ago, pastors have less training in counseling but are more hesitant to refer church members to professionals. A recent Lifeway Research study examining the rate at which evangelical and Black Protestant pastors leave the ministry also asked pastors about their experience with counseling, both in their ministry preparation and practice... read more
Resistance to revival: South Dakota pastor becomes an unlikely church planter
YANKTON, S.D. (BP) — Jeff Mueller never intended to plant a church. In fact, he was pretty loud in his opposition to its widespread practice while training to be a minister. But starting in his teens, he had every intention of entering the ministry... read more
Texas church on a mission to ‘Serve the City’
COPPELL, Texas — About a year ago under the direction of Lead Pastor Chris Meads, the staff and elders of GracePoint Church took an inventory of the state of the church and its standing in the community... read more
