Sentences with phrase «american evangelical pastors»

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American pastor Skye Jethani unpacks what US evangelicals are thinking ahead of their general election

Evangelical leaders constantly warn that young people are deserting churches; pastors struggle to address changing views on homosexuality; and others wonder how evangelicals can remain relevant when a growing number of Americans refuse to identify with any religion.

Chuck Smith, the evangelical pastor whose outreach to hippies in the 1960s helped transform worship styles in American Christianity and fueled the rise of the Calvary Chapel movement, died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, after a battle with lung cancer.

For what it's worth, LifeWay Research conducted a poll during the 2016 campaign that found 73 percent of evangelical Americans said pastors should abstain from endorsing candidates, and 65 percent said churches should abstain.

To the collective gasps of their congregations, pastors are misrepresenting the study's findings by making claims like, «most Americans are universalists» or «a majority of evangelical Christians no longer believe Jesus is the only way to eternal life» or «most Christians think all paths lead to God.»

It is projecting an Urbana - style convention on evangelical social witness, annual conferences for pastors to explore avenues for the involvement of congregations in community justice issues, and the formation of vocational task forces among evangelicals in politics, business and other callings, through which the shape of American political and business life might be altered to promote Christian values.

CNN: My take: A word to Christians — Be nice John S. Dickerson is author of the book «The Great Evangelical Recession: 6 Factors that Will Crash the American Church... and How to Prepare» and senior pastor of Cornerstone in Prescott, Arizona.

American pastor Skye Jethani unpacks what US evangelicals are thinking ahead of their general electi... More

When I use the word «Christian» in the article, I'm not talking about the young woman's theology, which is Bible - based and may be closer to the American evangelical than, say, the liberal Episcopalian pastor down the street!

Editor's note: John S. Dickerson is author of the book «The Great Evangelical Recession: 6 Factors that Will Crash the American Church... and How to Prepare» and senior pastor of Cornerstone in Prescott, Arizona.

Kummi Tamai, a successful American - trained evangelical pastor, called most of his colleagues lazy evangelizers.

While evangelical pastors believe American Christians have a biblical responsibility to vote (94 %), most don't think Christians who follow their conscience will end up voting the same way (59 %) or that Christians are obligated to vote for someone who has a reasonable chance of winning (63 %).

American evangelical Christian pastor Rick Warren discusses homosexuality and gay marriage with CNN's Piers Morgan.

Christian advocates in the United States have launched a global campaign to release Andrew Brunson, an American pastor jailed on erroneous allegations amid a crackdown on evangelicals in Turkey.

For the most part, Americans with evangelical beliefs agree that pastors and churches should abstain from using their resources — including the pulpit — to campaign for a particular candidate.

Council for a Strong America's five pillars of American society — retired admirals and generals, business leaders, law enforcement leaders, evangelical pastors, and athletes and coaches — have worked hard to educate policymakers that these two programs strengthen our country.