Andy Wood
- Church Issues ·
Since the 1880s, Southern Baptists Have Argued Over the Role of Women
In May of 1877, Myra Graves made history. Widow of the first president of Baylor University, Graves was the first woman seated as a delegate to the…
- Church Issues ·
Southern Baptists Oust Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church for Naming a Female Pastor
Saddleback Church, the megachurch long led by Rick Warren, has been ousted from the Southern Baptist Convention for naming a woman to its pastoral team,…
- Abuse ·
Opinion: Rick Warren’s Stunning 2014 Sermon to Mars Hill Foreshadowed Andy Wood Debacle
Refuse to be bitter. Don’t gossip or judge. Show grace to your leaders. These are the common lines used to silence whistleblowers when there’s a…
- Evangelicalism ·
Echo Church Defends NDAs After Petition Gains Nearly 700 Signatures
Rocked by allegations of abuse by its former pastor, Andy Wood, and a petition calling for San Jose-based Echo Church to release past employees from…
- Evangelicalism ·
EXCLUSIVE: Incoming Saddleback Pastor Accused of Retaliating When Baptist Group Wouldn’t ‘Broker’ Deals
For his first 10 years of leading Echo Church, a multisite megachurch in San Jose, California, Pastor Andy Wood—the incoming pastor of Saddleback Church—expressed no…
- Evangelicalism ·
EXCLUSIVE: Incoming Saddleback Pastor Has Predatory Pattern of Trying to Acquire Churches, Baptist Group Says
Andy Wood, the incoming pastor of Saddleback Church, has a predatory pattern of trying to acquire multi-million-dollar properties from small, aging congregations, leaders of a…
- Evangelicalism ·
Andy Wood Apologizes for Driscoll Interview, but Critics Don’t Buy It
Andy Wood, incoming pastor of Saddleback Church, apologized Friday “for my mistake and error” in interviewing disgraced pastor Mark Driscoll at a 2021 leadership conference…
- Abuse ·
EXCLUSIVE: Former Staffers Expose Bullying, Abuse of Rick Warren’s Successor Andy Wood
Andy Wood—the man poised to replace Rick Warren in September at Saddleback Church—is an abusive pastor who punishes those who cross him, according to two…
- Abuse ·
Alleged Victims Challenge Final Report Clearing Rick Warren’s Successor of Abuse
Saddleback Church has announced that a final report from a third-party investigation has cleared Andy Wood, Rick Warren’s announced successor, of allegations of fostering “an…
- Church Issues ·
Saddleback Church Backs Rick Warren Successor Despite Allegations
Leaders at Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church say a preliminary investigation has cleared Andy Wood, Warren’s recently announced successor, of allegations made by a former staff…
- Church Issues ·
Saddleback Pastor Rick Warren to Retire in September, Names Andy Wood as Successor
After more than four decades, the pastor of one of the nation’s largest and most influential churches is ready to step down. And he has…
- Church Issues ·
Despite Continued Cult-like Activity, Mark Driscoll Continues to Headline Conferences
Despite a viral podcast documenting his disqualifying behavior, scores of testimonies from his victims, and articles and podcasts at The Roys Report showing his continued…
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