Andy Wood
- Church Issues ·
Since the 1880s, Southern Baptists Have Argued Over the Role of Women
- By Bob Smietana·
- March 15, 2023 4:50 pm·
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…
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- Church Issues ·
Southern Baptists Oust Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church for Naming a Female Pastor
- By Adelle Banks·
- February 21, 2023 5:57 pm·
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,…
- 23 comments·
- Abuse ·
Opinion: Rick Warren’s Stunning 2014 Sermon to Mars Hill Foreshadowed Andy Wood Debacle
- By Julie Roys·
- September 8, 2022 2:40 pm·
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…
- 23 comments·
- Evangelicalism ·
Echo Church Defends NDAs After Petition Gains Nearly 700 Signatures
- By Julie Roys·
- September 3, 2022 10:35 am·
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…
- 25 comments·
- Evangelicalism ·
EXCLUSIVE: Incoming Saddleback Pastor Accused of Retaliating When Baptist Group Wouldn’t ‘Broker’ Deals
- By Julie Roys·
- August 31, 2022 6:49 pm·
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…
- 25 comments·
- Evangelicalism ·
EXCLUSIVE: Incoming Saddleback Pastor Has Predatory Pattern of Trying to Acquire Churches, Baptist Group Says
- By Julie Roys·
- August 22, 2022 6:32 pm·
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…
- 54 comments·
- Evangelicalism ·
Andy Wood Apologizes for Driscoll Interview, but Critics Don’t Buy It
- By Sarah Einselen·
- August 16, 2022 12:11 pm·
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…
- 40 comments·
- Abuse ·
EXCLUSIVE: Former Staffers Expose Bullying, Abuse of Rick Warren’s Successor Andy Wood
- By Julie Roys·
- July 16, 2022 9:54 am·
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…
- 56 comments·
- Abuse ·
Alleged Victims Challenge Final Report Clearing Rick Warren’s Successor of Abuse
- By Julie Roys·
- July 13, 2022 5:00 pm·
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…
- 56 comments·
- Church Issues ·
Saddleback Church Backs Rick Warren Successor Despite Allegations
- By Bob Smietana·
- June 13, 2022 9:35 am·
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…
- 17 comments·
- Church Issues ·
Saddleback Pastor Rick Warren to Retire in September, Names Andy Wood as Successor
- By Bob Smietana·
- June 2, 2022 6:05 pm·
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…
- 26 comments·
- Church Issues ·
Despite Continued Cult-like Activity, Mark Driscoll Continues to Headline Conferences
- By Julie Roys·
- January 6, 2022 1:25 pm·
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…
- 12 comments·