https://www.christianpost.com/category/church-ministries Copyright © 2000-2026 christianpost.com. All rights reserved. Christian news on The Christian Post. en https://www.christianpost.com/news/growing-share-of-pastors-dont-find-job-deeply-fulfilling.html While pastors have registered improvements in their mental health and feel more equipped for ministry than they were a decade ago, a growing share are reporting less satisfaction with their jobs, according to new research from Barna.]]> Sun, 10 May 2026 09:05:58 -0400 growing-share-of-pastors-dont-find-job-deeply-fulfilling https://www.christianpost.com/news/this-week-in-christian-history-first-mothers-day-service.html Events from this week in Christian history include the first Mother’s Day church service, the burning of Martin Luther’s books in England, and the Wisconsin v. Yoder decision.]]> Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:58 -0400 this-week-in-christian-history-first-mothers-day-service https://www.christianpost.com/news/reaching-souls-church-to-build-senior-housing-units-on-campus.html A church in Wisconsin is looking to build 181 units of senior homes on their property, with some of them set to be affordable housing.]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 14:56:00 -0400 reaching-souls-church-to-build-senior-housing-units-on-campus https://www.christianpost.com/news/joni-lambs-family-friends-react-to-her-death.html Daystar viewers are mourning the death of Joni Lamb, the co-founder and president of the popular Christian broadcasting network, who died Thursday at age 65 after battling a series of health issues, prompting an outpouring of tributes.]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 13:04:01 -0400 joni-lambs-family-friends-react-to-her-death https://www.christianpost.com/news/joni-lamb-daystar-president-and-founder-dies-at-65.html Joni Lamb, the founder and president of the prominent Texas-based Christian broadcaster Daystar, has died. She was 65. ]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 18:17:11 -0400 joni-lamb-daystar-president-and-founder-dies-at-65 https://www.christianpost.com/news/south-koreas-megachurch-landscape-poised-to-be-reshaped.html A wave of leadership changes is moving through some of South Korea’s largest churches, with several megachurches appointing or preparing to appoint new senior pastors in what church observers describe as a significant generational transition for Korean Protestantism.]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 16:04:19 -0400 south-koreas-megachurch-landscape-poised-to-be-reshaped https://www.christianpost.com/news/todd-wagner-many-churches-have-a-spiritual-leadership-problem.html Former megachurch pastor Todd Wagner believes many churches have a “spiritual leadership problem” that hinders the spiritual growth of their members.]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 13:18:00 -0400 todd-wagner-many-churches-have-a-spiritual-leadership-problem https://www.christianpost.com//larry-ragland-apologizes-after-congressman-disputes-ufo-briefing.html Pastor Larry Ragland apologized Wednesday after a Republican congressman disputed his claim that he called into a private meeting with pastors about UFOs to warn that the government is planning to claim aliens created humans and invented Christianity.]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 14:32:21 -0400 larry-ragland-apologizes-after-congressman-disputes-ufo-briefing https://www.christianpost.com/news/ruben-saenz-becomes-new-president-of-umc-council-of-bishops.html Ruben Saenz Jr. has become the new president of The United Methodist Church Council of Bishops. He succeeds Bishop Tracy S. Malone, the first black woman to serve in the role.]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 11:23:00 -0400 ruben-saenz-becomes-new-president-of-umc-council-of-bishops https://www.christianpost.com/news/texas-megachurch-gives-away-free-prom-dresses-for-girls.html At a time when many young women are trying to figure out what to wear for prom, one megachurch in Texas recently offered a helping hand.]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 09:47:04 -0400 texas-megachurch-gives-away-free-prom-dresses-for-girls https://www.christianpost.com/news/john-piper-rejects-soul-sleep-says-believers-are-with-christ.html Pastor and theologian John Piper has pushed back on the idea that Christians enter a state of unconscious “soul sleep” after death and stressed that instead, believers go immediately into the presence of Jesus.]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 16:11:04 -0400 john-piper-rejects-soul-sleep-says-believers-are-with-christ https://www.christianpost.com/news/perry-stone-claims-us-officials-briefed-pastors-on-ufos.html Perry Stone, a prominent Tennessee-based Pentecostal evangelist and founder of Perry Stone Ministries, claimed that his friend told him a group of pastors were recently briefed by U.S. officials who urged them to prepare their congregations for the disclosure of UFOs and extraterrestrials.]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 15:26:25 -0400 perry-stone-claims-us-officials-briefed-pastors-on-ufos https://www.christianpost.com/news/rev-george-wright-suggests-disagreement-sparked-exit.html Former Shades Mountain Baptist Church pastor, the Rev. George Wright, hinted during one of his final sermons for the Alabama megachurch on Sunday that his abrupt decision to part ways with the congregation stemmed from a leadership dispute akin to the one the Apostle Paul and Barnabas had in Acts 15 in the Bible.]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 14:48:00 -0400 rev-george-wright-suggests-disagreement-sparked-exit https://www.christianpost.com/news/sbc-membership-down-but-baptisms-and-attendance-on-the-rise.html Southern Baptist Convention membership declined in 2025, but attendance and baptisms continued to rise, according to a newly released report.]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 13:54:57 -0400 sbc-membership-down-but-baptisms-and-attendance-on-the-rise https://www.christianpost.com/news/reformed-church-in-america-to-sell-michigan-office.html The Reformed Church in America has decided to sell a prominent ministry building in Michigan that the denomination has owned for over 30 years.]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 11:15:33 -0400 reformed-church-in-america-to-sell-michigan-office https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-resigns-over-inappropriate-relationship-with-another-man.html An Evangelical pastor and author who served at a Nashville church has resigned over allegations of engaging in a relationship with another man.]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 08:46:00 -0400 pastor-resigns-over-inappropriate-relationship-with-another-man https://www.christianpost.com/news/alabama-megachurch-pastor-resigns-abruptly.html The senior pastor of Shades Mountain Baptist Church, a congregation of roughly 7,800 members in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, announced his resignation Friday in a video posted to social media, saying his final Sunday sermon was two days away and asking his congregation to “please pray like crazy.”]]> Mon, 04 May 2026 08:38:37 -0400 alabama-megachurch-pastor-resigns-abruptly https://www.christianpost.com/news/this-week-in-christian-history-the-sack-of-rome.html Events from this week in Christian history include the death of Saint Theodosius of the Caves, the sacking of Rome and the baptism of Tiyo Soga.]]> Sun, 03 May 2026 10:58:00 -0400 this-week-in-christian-history-the-sack-of-rome https://www.christianpost.com/news/americas-first-official-black-priest-is-getting-a-shrine.html Father Augustine Tolton, America’s first publicly recognized black priest, is set to get his own shrine on the site of the shuttered St. Boniface Church in Quincy, Illinois, where he offered his first public mass.]]> Fri, 01 May 2026 12:47:00 -0400 americas-first-official-black-priest-is-getting-a-shrine https://www.christianpost.com/news/median-worship-attendance-highest-since-covid-lockdowns-report.html Median in-person weekly worship attendance in the U.S. is the highest it's been since before the COVID-19 lockdowns that forced the closure of churches, according to a report from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research.]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:53:37 -0400 median-worship-attendance-highest-since-covid-lockdowns-report