Global Fire Advance, an international movement dedicated to evangelism, discipleship, and church planting, will take the lessons learned during the past three years in the Firewall Project Africa and propel them onto the global stage. Global Fire Advance aims to use in Europe, Latin America, and Asia the same methodology that has been employed in […]

“As we celebrate the anniversary of the Bill of Rights, the Carmel Teens for Life Club learned that free speech cannot be taken for granted,” said Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, which represents the high school students who lead the club. On Monday, December 5, 2016, Liberty Counsel sent an initial demand […]

Several important tax developments in 2016 will affect 2017 tax reporting by ministers, church staff, and churches. Richard Hammar lists the top ten developments in the January/February issue of Church Law & Tax Report, including: • Affordable Care Act reporting requirements • Changes in Form W-2 and Form W-3 • IRS extends audit protections to […]

“What can we do to help the churches in our state become more evangelistic?” “We need more good evangelism programs. Why aren’t you providing them?” “Why are we reaching fewer unchurched people than we used to?” Those three questions were asked of me in the span of a just a few days. Each of them […]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed and sent to the President’s desk the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act (H.R. 1150). The bipartisan bill, authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and co-sponsored by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), will give the Administration and the State Department new tools, resources and training to help counter extremism […]

With a new year on the horizon, many Americans are once again facing difficult health care decisions because of the health insurance requirement still in force under the federal Affordable Care Act. This is especially true as the open enrollment deadline of Jan. 31, 2017, is just around the corner. Samaritan Ministries International (samaritanministries.org), with […]

The State of the Plate surveyed nearly 1,600 pastors, leaders, and laypeople to assess the current state of giving to churches in America. This year’s constituency based survey was a collaborative research project by Brian Kluth’s MAXIMUM Generosity ministry and leading church technology providers , Tithe.ly, Elvanto, ChurchOS, Apollo Apps, and ChurchMag. The survey asked […]