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  How a Texas church hosted a cultural and archaeological event around Jordan's World Cup game

  The Rev. Dennis Wiles, pastor of First Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, wanted to do something special for the World Cup. Nine tournament games were scheduled at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, and the church owned space downtown, not far from where they would be played.

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  Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of the Christ' gets theater re-release ahead of 'Resurrection'

  More than two decades after becoming a global box office phenomenon, “The Passion of the Christ” is returning to theaters in a newly restored format as audiences prepare for the release of director Mel Gibson's long-awaited sequel.

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  YWAM deploys sports ministries as 2026 FIFA World Cup enters knockout rounds

  International missionary movement Youth With A Mission (YWAM) is running a coordinated outreach campaign across Canada, Mexico, and the United States as the 2026 FIFA World Cup advances through its intense knockout stages.

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  PCUSA sees membership drop by nearly 27,000, loss of 128 churches: report

  Presbyterian Church (USA), the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States, lost over 26,000 members and 128 congregations in 2025, according to a new report.

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  Evangelical Press Association announces search for new executive director

  The Evangelical Press Association has opened a national search for its next executive director, a position overseeing the U.S.-based group's membership, annual convention, awards contest and finances, according to the association's announcement.

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  New book calls churches to make child protection a gospel priority

  Church leaders, theologians and child advocacy practitioners from around the world gathered online to launch God's Heart for Child Protection and Safeguarding, a new volume urging Christians to view safeguarding not as an administrative requirement but as a central expression of the gospel.

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  'How do we prevent suicide among your teenage friends?' — A podcast on listening to the next generation

  “How do we prevent suicide among your teenage friends?” This powerful question sits at the heart of today's episode of Faith Without Frontiers, where host Gordon Showell-Rogers speaks with Geordon Rendle, Youth for Christ’s global youth advocate, about faith, mental health, grief, hope, and the urgent need to truly listen to today’s teenagers.

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