Adam Thomason, associate pastor of The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas, co-founded Collision Records over a year ago with the purpose of redeeming consumerism and putting out great Gospel-centered music.

"I figured that if iTunes receives 10 million downloads daily and we need $250,000 to build the orphanage then we as a church can make that happen," Thomason told The Christian Post on Wednesday. The hip ... read full story

Looking back on a long decline from 1,000 active members a century ago to about 20 today, the lay leader of St. Mark's Church in a Philadelphia suburb understands now why it died. "We didn't really share well" with outsiders, Curt Welty said.

But like a supernova that explodes with light just before it dies, St. Mark's will end by sharing itself in an uncommonly generous way: Instead of selling off its chapel, ... read full story

CLAYTON, Mo. — As the first crowd of customers filed into Panera's nonprofit restaurant here, only the honor system kept them from taking all the food they wanted for free. Ronald Shaich, Panera's chairman, admitted as he watched them line up that he had no idea if his experiment would work.

The idea for Panera's first nonprofit restaurant was to open an eatery where people paid what they could. The ... read full story

FAUNSDALE — Churches are known for giving to others in a time of need. On Tuesday, one church in Faunsdale donated an entire church to give another church a more permanent home.

On Tuesday, the Faunsdale Presbyterian Church had the Methodist church building that was located on an adjacent lot moved from its location on Ala. Highway 25 to the site of the original First Baptist Church on Church ... read full story