By Carey Nieuwhof ChristianWeek Columnist | September 19, 2018 Burnout is almost an epidemic among leaders today, and burning out is increasingly common among people who don’t even consider themselves leaders. It’s no longer just reserved for over-40 leaders either. Even young leaders are burning out. No longer is burnout an “I’ve been at this […]

Bill Hybels, founder of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, speaks to the congregation in October 2017. (SCREENSHOT: WILLOWCREEK.TV) By Stoyan Zaimov | September 18, 2018 Willow Creek Community Church has added a FAQs page on its website that addresses the investigation of sexual abuse women allegedly suffered at the hands of its […]

By Billy Hallowell | September 17, 2018 Louis Zamperini was one of America’s greatest heroes — a World War II veteran, POW, Olympic runner, and an evangelist. His harrowing story of overcoming the odds will be told through Pure Flix’s “Unbroken: Path to Redemption,” which debuted in theaters nationwide on Friday, September 14. Zamperini’s son, […]

Life.Church opens its 30th campus in Rogers, Arkansas, Sept. 9. 2018. (Photo: Life.Church) By Michael Gryboski | September 13, 2018 Life.Church, one of the fastest-growing churches in the country, opened its 30th campus in Rogers, Arkansas, on Sunday, and two more campuses are expected to open by the end of the year. Bobby Gruenewald, innovation […]

By Carey Nieuwhof ChristianWeek Columnist | September 12, 2018 Ever feel a little insecure as a leader? You’re not alone. Insecurity is something I’ve battled, and I can think of almost no-one in leadership who hasn’t struggled with it at some point, including most very successful leaders. Insecurity is that awkward lack of confidence that […]

Hundreds gather to be baptized at Pirates Cove Beach in Newport Beach, California on Sept. 8, 2018. The mass baptism was organized by Greg Laurie’s Harvest Christian Fellowship.(PHOTO: HARVEST) By Samuel Smith | September 11, 2018 Over 550 people were baptized on a California beach over the weekend during a mass baptism led by evangelist […]

Presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks at the Faith Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference in Washington D.C. on June 19, 2015. (Photo: The Christian Post/Samuel Smith) By Billy Hallowell | September 10, 2018 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson was once one of the world’s most famous neurosurgeons, saving the […]

By Leonardo Blair | August 30, 2018 Megachurch Pastor Andrew Stoecklein was at work inside the Inland Hills Church his father founded in Chino, California, when he attempted to take his life last Friday, which ultimately led to his death a day later, local police have revealed. Church officials who announced the pastor’s passing late Sunday did […]

By Carey Nieuwhof ChristianWeek Columnist | August 29, 2018 Leadership takes courage, and my guess is that some days it feels the cynics and pessimists have sucked almost all the courage and hope out of you. I get that. We’ve all had our share of cynics and pessimists try to dissuade us from action. We […]

Cully Pratt (l) and his brother movie star Chris Pratt (r). By Billy Hallowell | August 28, 2018 A talent for the arts clearly runs deep in the Pratt family’s DNA. Cully Pratt, Hollywood megastar Chris Pratt’s older brother, recently revealed some fascinating details about the family’s creative genes — and some incredible facts about […]