pastoral ministry
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GwenMidAmerica Nazarene University Mourns Death of Professor Emeritus Barth Smith, 85
MidAmerica Nazarene University joined the Smith family and the wider Church of the Nazarene in mourning the death of Dr. Barth Smith, professor emeritus of practical theology. Smith...
Prestonwood Baptist pastor Jack Graham calls pastoring the world’s worst profession but the greatest calling
Jack Graham never set out to build a megachurch and does not like the term, according to a profile by Sam Hailes. Under his leadership as senior pastor,...
No headline: this obituary doesn’t meet the campaign focus. Its main subject is a private individual’s death, and the Wesleyan connections (her husband’s pastorates, Westview Wesleyan Church) are background, not news about the church’s leadership, decisions, congregations, or activities. It would need a different source, such as a church announcement about a leader’s death or a congregation’s memorial event, to qualify.
Carolyn S. “Sue” Budde, 79, died Sunday, April 19, 2020, in Marion, Indiana, according to an obituary published by Armes-Hunt Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Born Carolyn S....
Abner de los Santos elected president of Adventist Inter-American Division in St. Louis, Missouri
Delegates to the 62nd Congress of the General Association of the Seventh-day Adventist Church elected Pastor Abner De Los Santos as president of the Inter-American Division (IAD) on...
Church of God in Christ Reports Deaths of Multiple Bishops and Pastors to Covid-19
The Church of God in Christ, the largest African American Pentecostal denomination in the United States, has lost a significant number of its leaders to covid-19, the disease...
Rev. Del L. Bear Sr., Former Free Methodist Pastor in Marion, Iowa, Dies at 82
The Rev. Del L. Bear Sr., 82, of Marion, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 1, 2020. The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July...
Catholic Clergy Take Part in Opening of Council of Churches’ First Annual Priests and Pastors Conference in Ibar, Egypt
The Catholic Church in Egypt took part, through a number of priests, in the opening of the annual conference of the Committee of Priests and Pastors at the...
Chaldean Synod Elects Khuroyo Sabri Anar as Archbishop of Omid Archdiocese
The Chaldean Synod has elected Khuroyo Sabri Anar as archbishop of the Chaldean Archdiocese in Omid (Diyarbakir), Turkey, to succeed the retired Mor Ramzi Karmo. According to the...
Grace Versus Shaming Preaching: A Reflection on Condemnation in the Church
The author describes attending a church service where a host pastor, before the guest speaker was introduced, sharply criticized the congregation for poor attendance, lateness, and their appearance,...
