Keldie had long suffered from insomnia and developed an addiction to prescription sleeping pills. Barry Keldie, founding pastor of Providence Church in Frisco, Texas, died last week. He was 31. According to a brief statement released by The Village Church in Highland Village, from where he was dispatched to plant Providence Church five years ago,... Continue Reading

“When it was my tragedy that made the headlines, I had to determine one thing: Was knowing Jesus enough?” she said. “It is.” Friends wanted to tell her. Even strangers felt like they had to share where they were and how they found out her husband — a pastor — was gunned down while giving... Continue Reading

She takes part in church board meetings, although her father also attends so there will be an ordained minister present to offer guidance if needed The 20-year-old woman standing in the elevated pulpit at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Hueytown every Sunday preaches boldly, as though she’s seen a little bit of the world, and... Continue Reading

The following is an extract from a column written by the 36 year veteran Faith and Values Reporter of the Fresno Bee concerning the recent death of the pastor of First Presbyterian (EPC), Fresno, California The congregation of First Presbyterian Church in downtown Fresno is saddened by the loss of its senior pastor, the Rev.... Continue Reading

The church belongs to the Acts 29 Network, a peer-to-peer association of churches dedicated to planting local, missional, Christ-centered communities. A funeral for Barry Keldie has been scheduled for Tuesday at The Village Church in Highland Village, Texas, from where he was dispatched to plant Providence Church five years ago. On Friday, Providence Church opened... Continue Reading

Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion is launching a series of studies examining the role of Scouting in developing and sustaining what social scientists call “prosocial behavior.” Ingredients for a moving, heartwarming documentary film: Energetic, determined Scouts from Troop 759 in New York City’s Harlem A wise and caring Scoutmaster Two skilled filmmakers (one... Continue Reading

Ellis was known throughout the world as an “evangelical scholar” who trusted God’s Word without yielding “his faith commitment to anyone, even to the most eminent of scholars or to the most vocal of power-groups.” Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s E. Earle Ellis, a New Testament professor who 25 years ago held conservative views on the... Continue Reading

Robertson originally hails from Ohio. His father, Brian, is the executive pastor of New Life Church, an evangelical Christian church established in the Columbus area by a group of LU graduates in 1985. Two new candidates filed Monday for the at-large Lynchburg City Council race, according to the registrar’s office. Brent Robertson, a Liberty University... Continue Reading

Cyr, an Assemblies of God minister, continued on to explain why the responsibility of protecting freedom — even when at risk in another country — falls on the shoulders of Americans “We need to pray more than ever before,” Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) David Cyr, the Air Force Deputy Chief of Chaplains, said during this year’s... Continue Reading

The resignation comes following several months of hospitalization. A bite from a mosquito carrying the St. Louis encephalitis virus caused Wildmon’s illness. Donald E. Wildmon, chairman of American Family Association (AFA) for more than 30 years, has resigned as chairman of the board for the national ministry. From August to November of last year Wildmon... Continue Reading