• Pastors Shift Church Focus from Big to Reproductive

  More than 1,800 church planting beginners and veterans are gathered in Orlando, Fla., at a time when church growth is not just about being big.

• Pastor: Christians Need to Reach Out to Troubled Immigrants

  The thoughts of Seung Hui Cho, exposed on videos sent to NBC News, were never unfamiliar with me, said a pastor whose immigrant life experience was like that of the gunman.

• Churches Urged to Pray, Avoid 'Evil' Message on Sunday

  It's the first Sunday since the nation witnessed the worst shooting rampage in U.S. history and some churches will be without a member whose life was lost at Virginia Tech.

• Breakaway Anglicans Ask Court to Dismiss Episcopal Church's Property Suit

  A month after calling for dismissal of the state diocese's lawsuit over property rights, breakaway Anglican churches filed their responses to the national church's suit asking the court for its dism

• Evangelical Lutherans Make Progress Toward 10 Percent People of Color

  The report comes as ELCA's head, the Rev. Mark S. Hanson urges more diversity in age and ethnic groups in a church that is predominantly white. While stating that racism remains a problem in the chur