Even though Lewis started his career as an attorney before enrolling in seminary, bearing the church’s legal burden is not something he thought he would ever need to do.

The upcoming election season seems to have government officials in Hawaii on edge.

On the morning of October 24th, the courtroom at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit was jam-packed with interested spectators.

Whether we like to admit it or not, there are people and organized groups that are actively looking to put limits on religious freedom and barriers around the Gospel.

Many churches across the country feel called to serve the surrounding community. At the Cross Fellowship Baptist Church in Monroe, North Carolina is no different.

I had spent almost a dozen years as a legislative lawyer in Washington, D.C. when I was invited to join the pastoral staff of a church in Oregon.

For thousands of years, men and women have traveled the world to spread a simple, yet powerful message: Believe in Jesus Christ and be born again.

It took six years and a Supreme Court decision, but Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia finally has a new playground surface.

October is Pastor Appreciation Month, and it brings to mind one clear reality: The role of the pastor in America seems to be more difficult with each passing year.

The Town of Edisto Beach in South Carolina is standing its ground. The problem is that the ground on which it is standing is unconstitutional.

There is a seemingly small provision in last year’s big tax bill that has gone mostly unnoticed. But it deserves some attention.

We stand in a time of unprecedented change in our country. My concern grows as I see a movement emerging that sees a total revolution in the life of our nation’s people as necessary to usher in a new “age of greatness” and what they believe to be human flourishing.

When Skyline Wesleyan Church put together its health insurance plan for church employees, it made the decision not to cover elective abortions.

Imagine the uproar, a few decades ago, if Madison Square Garden had refused to rent space to Billy Graham to hold one of his crusades in the arena.

Nearly every Christian church in America faces the hurdle: Where will we meet?

You don't know what you don't know. A pastor friend recently reminded me of this reality.

When At the Cross Fellowship Baptist Church finished renovations on the building it was renting, it prepared to start worship services at the new location.

Suppose a church becomes convicted to minister to the inner city. Except the city had other plans.

There are many aspects of church fitness that many do not take the time to consider, but they could be hurting the health of local churches in the long run.

The call to “help protect religious freedom” has rightly been shouted from the rooftops in recent years.

The very faith that motivated Texas churches to aid their communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey is the same faith that was used to exclude them from receiving disaster relief funds.

New Year’s resolutions can be daunting. But often, it is the basic actions – done day after day – that lead to realizing those larger goals.

At its core, the Johnson Amendment should deeply offend religious leaders.

Church boards around the country are facing a difficult culture in which to lead their churches. In the past, many thought of America as a Christian nation.

California is hard at work pushing its pro-abortion agenda. But a handful of churches in California are pushing back.

For more than 60 years, churches have been allowed to assist their pastors and ministers with housing costs by providing a tax-exempt housing allowance.

Last week, Alliance Defending Freedom stood before the Supreme Court on behalf of our ally the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) and its affiliated pregnancy centers in California.

If there’s any case that shows churches across the country should be vigilant in watching and preparing for threats to religious liberty, it’s a 2016 case that Alliance Defending Freedom filed in Iowa.

“I don’t think in my wildest dreams I thought the day would come in my ministry where I would have to fight the state.”

In June, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Masterpiece Cakeshop that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission treated cake artist Jack Phillips with hostility because of his religious beliefs.

Big Brother is alive and well in Laurel, Maryland, where the government is standing in the way of a local church’s efforts to share the Gospel with those around them.