Josh Benner

Category: Church

  • Presbyterian Church in America adopts Nashville Statement

    This week, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) voted to endorse the Nashville Statement. The Nashville Statement is a series of affirmations regarding traditional Biblical views of sexuality and gender and was created by the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. To give a sense of what the Nashville Statement discusses:…

  • United Church of Christ clergy holds service to bless Planned Parenthood

    A group of United Church of Christ (UCC) clergy traveled to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Milwaukee to have a special service of blessing and solidarity. The United Church of Christ is among the most progressive mainline denominations. They’re celebrating Planned Parenthood and what they stand for. From a news release on the UCC website,…

  • What’s the greatest danger to the American church?

    There are 300,000 churches in America. There are many wonderful churches that boldly proclaim the gospel and faithfully teach the Bible every week. There is no perfect church in the world, because every church is full of members who are imperfect people. I think that the biggest issue the American church faces today is related…

  • EFCA removes premillennialism from Statement of Faith

    The Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) had an historical event yesterday at their bi-annual EFCA One Conference. The churches voted to alter the Statement of Faith. The change comes to article nine, which previously stated: We believe in the personal, bodily and premillennial return of our Lord Jesus Christ. The coming of Christ, at…

  • Southern Baptists address issues of sexual abuse

    Last week, Southern Baptists from around the country met in Birmingham, Alabama for their annual meeting. A major focus for Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president J.D. Greear is sexual abuse within the SBC, America’s largest Protestant denomination. In February, the Houston Chronicle ran a piece outlining hundreds of examples of sexual abuse allegations within the Southern…