John MacArthur/Masters Seminary

- Leadership Misconduct/Abuse ·
Steve Lawson Says He’s ‘Sinned Grievously’ in Post Breaking His 6-Month Silence
- By Julie Roys·
- March 13, 2025 1:30 pm·
Disgraced preacher Steven Lawson has broken his silence since his Dallas church removed him six months ago for an “inappropriate relationship” with a woman not…
- 61 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
John MacArthur Released From Hospital, Now Recovering At Home
- By Liz Lykins·
- February 10, 2025 3:40 pm·
Author and pastor John MacArthur has been released from the hospital, following multiple recent surgeries, Grace To You Executive Director Phil Johnson announced in a post on…
- 19 comments·

- News ·
John MacArthur Hospitalized and Recovering ‘Slower than Expected’ From Surgeries
- By Josh Shepherd·
- January 6, 2025 4:49 pm·
Well-known author and pastor John MacArthur has been hospitalized for two weeks and is recovering “slower than expected” from multiple recent surgeries, his California megachurch,…
- 8 comments·

- Leadership Misconduct/Abuse ·
If Steve Lawson Isn’t a Church Member, What Does That Say About the Ministries that Platformed Him?
- By Ann Marie Shambaugh·
- November 13, 2024 7:30 pm·
For decades, John MacArthur has stressed that every Christian should become a member of a local church and submit to that church’s leaders. Then, if…
- 42 comments·

- Pastoral Misconduct/Abuse ·
Steve Lawson Had ‘5-Year Relationship’ with Woman in Her 20s, GCC Pastor Says
- By Julie Roys·
- September 25, 2024 4:41 pm·
Disgraced pastor and former dean at The Master’s Seminary, Steve Lawson, had a “5-year relationship” with a woman in her “late 20s,” Phil Johnson, an…
- 124 comments·

- Leadership Misconduct/Abuse ·
Pastor & The Master’s Seminary Dean Steve Lawson Fired from Church for ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ With a Woman
- By Julie Roys·
- September 19, 2024 5:45 pm·
Steve Lawson, Lead Preacher of Trinity Bible Church of Dallas and Dean of D.Min. studies at John MacArthur’s The Master’s Seminary, has been removed from…
- 124 comments·

- Leadership Misconduct/Abuse ·
Woman Claims John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church Wrongly Disciplined and Shamed Her
- By Liz Lykins·
- September 10, 2024 4:50 pm·
A woman has come forward, claiming John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church (GCC) wrongly disciplined and shamed her when she sought separation from her husband. The…
- 32 comments·

- Sexual Harassment/Abuse ·
Robert Morris & the Selective Outrage of John MacArthur Defenders
- By Julie Roys·
- June 27, 2024 6:55 pm·
(Opinion)—Gateway Church Pastor Robert Morris has been exposed as an alleged child molester and defenders of John MacArthur are outraged. “If parents come to a…
- 63 comments·

- Abuse ·
John MacArthur Denies Mental Illness: Says ‘There Is No Such Thing’ as PTSD, OCD & ADHD
- By Josh Shepherd·
- May 2, 2024 1:45 pm·
Speaking recently at a church conference, popular author and pastor-teacher John MacArthur told attendees that mental illness doesn’t exist. He also implied that children who…
- 105 comments·

- Abuse ·
Book Publishers Refuse John MacArthur’s ‘War on Children,’ Following Child Abuse Controversies
- By Julie Roys·
- March 21, 2024 7:24 pm·
Following allegations John MacArthur failed to protect victims of child abuse, publishers have declined to publish MacArthur’s new book, “The War on Children,” an employee…
- 32 comments·

- Race Relations ·
Charlie Dates Counters John MacArthur’s Declaration That MLK ‘Was Not A Christian’
- By Adelle Banks·
- March 20, 2024 7:10 pm·
The Rev. Charlie Dates, the pastor of two historically Black churches in Chicago, is defending the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. after California pastor John…
- 55 comments·

- Abuse ·
Grace Community Church Pastor Removed as Approved Biblical Counselor
- By Liz Lykins·
- November 1, 2023 8:34 pm·
A pastor from John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church has been removed as an approved counselor by the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC), the oldest…
- 22 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
Analysis: John MacArthur Disqualified Others for Their Kids’ Behavior But Exempts Himself
- By Julie Roys·
- June 20, 2023 4:45 pm·
For decades, famed preacher John MacArthur has taught that pastors and elders with wayward children are disqualified from ministry, even if those children are adults.…
- 54 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
John MacArthur’s Son Agrees to Pay SEC $367K for His Role in Investment Scheme
- By Julie Roys·
- June 10, 2023 11:38 am·
Mark MacArthur, son of Pastor John MacArthur and former Grace to You board member, has agreed to pay more than $367,000 to the Securities and…
- 19 comments·

- Church Issues ·
John MacArthur Tells Seminarians Not to Speak at Conferences With Women, Even Though He Has
- By Julie Roys·
- May 8, 2023 6:46 pm·
Speaking at The Master’s Seminary last week, well-known author and pastor John MacArthur urged seminarians not to speak at conferences with women speakers, even though…
- 47 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
John MacArthur Tells Female YouTuber to ‘Keep Her Thoughts to Herself’ and Listen to Him
- By Julie Roys·
- April 19, 2023 1:00 pm·
In a comment reminiscent of his “Go home” quip to Beth Moore, John MacArthur recently told a female YouTuber critical of Calvinism “to keep her…
- 76 comments·

- Sexual Harassment/Abuse ·
Opinion: Purity Rings, John MacArthur, and That Wretched TGC Article
- By Kaeley Triller Harms·
- March 13, 2023 6:45 pm·
On my 13th birthday, my well-intended parents took me out to a fancy waterfront restaurant, where they announced that I was becoming a young lady,…
- 42 comments·

- Abuse ·
Opinion: John MacArthur and ‘We’ vs. ‘They’
- By Cliff Smith·
- February 27, 2023 2:45 pm·
A particular thought pattern now permeates our civic discourse: “We” don’t have to believe what “they” say, because “they” are dishonest, unfair, speak in bad…
- 16 comments·

- Christian Living ·
Opinion: John MacArthur’s Church Let Her Down. Now She is Standing in the Gap for Women.
- By Karen Swallow Prior·
- February 16, 2023 7:45 pm·
Eileen Taylor’s 20-year-old self could never have imagined her life today. At age 20, Eileen — known to many by her previous, married name of…
- 19 comments·

- Sexual Harassment/Abuse ·
Former Elder at John MacArthur’s Church Confronts ‘Awful Patterns’ of Endangering Abuse Victims
- By Julie Roys·
- February 9, 2023 7:58 pm·
Hohn Cho, a lawyer and former elder at John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church (GCC), accused the influential California megachurch of “awful patterns” of siding with…
- 59 comments·

- News ·
John MacArthur Recovering from Procedure to Clear Blockage in Arteries, Church Says
- By Julie Roys·
- January 14, 2023 3:10 pm·
Well-known author and pastor John MacArthur is recovering from a “very successful” procedure to “clear some blockage in his arteries,” his California megachurch, Grace Community…
- 19 comments·

- Abuse ·
Former Members of John MacArthur’s Church Tell of ‘Whacker’ & Culture of Abuse
- By Sarah Einselen·
- November 2, 2022 1:45 pm·
For decades, John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church (GCC) not only promoted corporal punishment of children, but also encouraged the use of a “whacker”—a 6-to 12-inch…
- 64 comments·

- Abuse ·
EXCLUSIVE: Woman Says John MacArthur’s Church Taught Her to Stay With Abusive Husband
- By Sarah Einselen·
- October 27, 2022 5:49 pm·
“Krista” believed it was God’s will that she marry her husband. She believed it was His will for her to deny herself. To endure the…
- 53 comments·

- Abuse ·
Opinion: An Open Letter to John MacArthur
- By Julie Roys·
- October 3, 2022 4:52 pm·
Dear John MacArthur, I recently read your open letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom, excoriating him for his upside-down morality and failure to protect the…
- 132 comments·

- Church Issues ·
Small Church Apologizes for Alleged Pedophile Pastor; MacArthur Claims Persecution
- By Julie Roys·
- June 20, 2022 10:20 am·
A small church in Washington that allowed an alleged pedophile to continue pastoring has posted a statement apologizing for its actions, following a recent exposé…
- 26 comments·

- Abuse ·
John MacArthur’s Church Failed to Report Kidnapper & Child Molester for Two Years
- By Julie Roys·
- April 23, 2022 8:15 am·
In June 1982, Albert Alegrete, a Sunday School teacher at John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church (GCC), confessed to a pastor at GCC that he had…
- 53 comments·

- Sexual Harassment/Abuse ·
EXCLUSIVE: John MacArthur Covered Up Pastor’s Sexual Abuse, Witnesses Say
- By Julie Roys·
- April 19, 2022 6:14 pm·
Warning: This report contains graphic accusations of sexual abuse. In August 1979, Wendy Guay told her best friend that her father, Paul Guay—then a pastor…
- 197 comments·

- Church Issues ·
Prominent Elder Resigns from John MacArthur’s Church
- By Julie Roys·
- April 5, 2022 4:11 pm·
A prominent elder at John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church (GCC) has resigned, stating in email leaked to The Roys Report that his “conscience and convictions”…
- 45 comments·

- Counseling & Psychology ·
Head of Counseling at John MacArthur’s School: Wife Should Endure Abuse Like Missionary Endures Persecution
- By Sarah Einselen·
- April 5, 2022 10:00 am·
A Christian wife should endure abuse by an unbelieving husband the same way a missionary endures persecution, according to John Street, chair of the graduate…
- 128 comments·

- Abuse ·
MacArthur Church Elder: We’re Keeping ‘Exculpatory’ Evidence ‘Confidential’
- By Sarah Einselen·
- March 28, 2022 8:52 pm·
As more outlets report that John MacArthur excommunicated a wife for not taking back her child-abusing husband, an elder at Grace Community Church (GCC) is…
- 29 comments·

- Abuse ·
MacArthur Ministry Employees Defend Child Abuser, Dismiss ‘Screeching’ Pushback
- By Julie Roys·
- March 24, 2022 3:47 pm·
Following exposés revealing that John MacArthur excommunicated a wife for not taking back her child-abusing husband, prominent employees of MacArthur’s broadcast ministry are defending the…
- 52 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
John MacArthur Pulls Out of Ligonier Conference
- By Julie Roys·
- March 19, 2022 7:30 am·
John MacArthur has pulled out of the Ligonier 2022 Conference. The cancellation comes after revelations that MacArthur had apparently promoted a convicted child abuser and…
- 89 comments·

- Church Issues ·
EXCLUSIVE: John MacArthur’s Church Supported Convicted Child Abuser & Pedophile, Records Show
- By Julie Roys·
- March 17, 2022 8:44 pm·
On February 20, 2004, David Gray, a former teacher at John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church (GCC), was charged with multiple counts of sexual and physical…
- 124 comments·

- Christian Media ·
Harper Collins Apologizes for ‘Editorial Mistake’ in Alleged MacArthur Plagiarism Controversy
- By Julie Roys·
- March 12, 2022 8:25 am·
Harper Collins Christian Publishing has apologized to a former vice president at The Master’s University and Seminary (TMUS) for misattributing a chapter the VP wrote…
- 10 comments·

- Church Issues ·
EXCLUSIVE: John MacArthur Shamed, Excommunicated Mother for Refusing to Take Back Child Abuser
- By Julie Roys·
- March 8, 2022 6:25 pm·
On August 18, 2002, prominent radio pastor and author, John MacArthur, took time during an evening service to address a grave matter at his 8,000-member…
- 280 comments·

- Christian Media ·
Former Master’s Seminary VP Accuses John MacArthur of Plagiarism
- By Julie Roys·
- February 7, 2022 5:11 pm·
A former vice president at The Master’s University and Seminary (TMUS) publicly accused John MacArthur of plagiarism in a tweet on Sunday. The accusation came…
- 31 comments·

- Education ·
The Master’s University & Seminary Withdraws from Financial Accountability Group
- By Sarah Einselen·
- January 31, 2022 8:00 pm·
The Master’s University and Seminary (TMUS), where John MacArthur is chancellor, has withdrawn its membership from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). According to…
- 11 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
Director at John MacArthur’s The Master’s University Arrested for Embezzlement, Perjury
- By Julie Roys·
- December 12, 2021 9:55 am·
A director at John MacArthur’s The Master’s University in Santa Clarita, California, is facing felony embezzlement and perjury charges, stemming from the man’s previous job…
- 8 comments·

- Church Issues ·
California & LA County to Pay $400K Each in Settlement with John MacArthur’s Church
- By Alejandra Molina·
- August 31, 2021 7:00 pm·
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today voted to authorize a $400,000 payment to settle a legal battle with Grace Community Church (GCC) over…
- 9 comments·

- Church Issues ·
John MacArthur Admits Prior Church COVID Outbreak, Own Illness
- By Sarah Einselen·
- August 30, 2021 3:00 pm·
On Sunday, John MacArthur acknowledged for the first time that COVID-19 swept through Grace Community Church last winter — a fact he’s failed to admit…
- 58 comments·

- Church Issues ·
John MacArthur Defends Church’s Failure to Report COVID Outbreak with Problematic Claims
- By Julie Roys·
- April 6, 2021 12:18 pm·
In a statement submitted to a California court on Friday, well-known pastor John MacArthur defended Grace Community Church’s (GCC) failure to report an outbreak of…
- 62 comments·

- Church Issues ·
Who Owns John MacArthur’s Sermons?
- By Julie Roys·
- March 24, 2021 4:49 pm·
Who owns the rights to John MacArthur’s sermons? And is it okay for MacArthur to be profiting from them? Recently, Phil Johnson, executive director of…
- 62 comments·

- Church Issues ·
John MacArthur Claims Current Criticism is Persecution for Preaching the Gospel
- By Julie Roys·
- March 10, 2021 1:50 pm·
John MacArthur recently claimed that the heat he’s facing for his expensive lifestyle, millions in contracts to his son-in-law, alleged embellishing of stories, and handling…
- 137 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
Is John MacArthur’s Story about Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination True?
- By Julie Roys·
- March 5, 2021 7:43 am·
Did John MacArthur lie when he claimed to be the lone “white guy” with Black civil rights leaders the night Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,…
- 78 comments·

- Education ·
Sam Horn Resigns as President of The Master’s University and Seminary, Capping Three Years of Tumult
- By Julie Roys·
- March 2, 2021 9:26 am·
Dr. Sam Horn has resigned as president of The Master’s University and Seminary (TMUS), the school and university associated with John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church.…
- 95 comments·

- Church Issues ·
OPINION: Phil Johnson’s Defense of MacArthur’s Salaries & Nepotism Raises More Red Flags
- By Julie Roys·
- February 27, 2021 2:34 pm·
Phil Johnson, director of John MacArthur’s broadcast ministry, Grace to You (GTY), argued in a recent videotaped interview with Justin Peters that MacArthur’s large salaries…
- 175 comments·

- Church Issues ·
OPINION: My Response to Phil Johnson of Grace to You, Part One
- By Julie Roys·
- February 20, 2021 6:08 pm·
Grace to You Executive Director Phil Johnson this week appeared in a video with Justin Peters ostensibly to set the record straight, following my February…
- 141 comments·

- COVID ·
John MacArthur’s Church Postpones Shepherd’s Conference Due to “Threats” from County & State
- By Julie Roys·
- February 12, 2021 6:05 pm·
John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church today announced it is postponing its Shepherd’s Conference due to “ongoing litigation and recent threats” from Los Angeles County and…
- 61 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
Director of John MacArthur’s Broadcast Ministry Doxes Julie Roys & Defends It
- By Julie Roys·
- February 6, 2021 3:58 pm·
Phil Johnson, the director of John MacArthur’s broadcast ministry, Grace to You, doxed me yesterday in a document he posted online. When confronted, Johnson defended…
- 100 comments·

- Church Issues ·
The Prosperous Lifestyle of America’s Anti-Prosperity Gospel Preacher
- By Julie Roys·
- February 3, 2021 4:10 pm·
For decades, John MacArthur has railed on prosperity preachers, likening them to “greed mongerers” who led First Century cults. Recently, he’s also taken aim at scandal-plagued…
- 509 comments·

- COVID ·
OPINION: The Master’s Seminary—COVID-19 Denial, Dishonesty, and Deception
- By Austin Doucette·
- January 31, 2021 2:10 pm·
On January 6th, The Roys Report published the article, In Wake of Classmate’s Death, Master’s Seminary Student Accuses School of Flagrantly Violating Its Own COVID-19…
- 89 comments·

- COVID ·
John MacArthur Returns to Pulpit after Apparent, Undisclosed Illness
- By Julie Roys·
- January 23, 2021 1:56 pm·
John MacArthur has returned to the pulpit at Grace Community Church after about a month-long absence that began in the midst of an alleged COVID-19…
- 119 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
Top 10 Stories of 2020
- By Julie Roys·
- January 11, 2021 12:17 pm·
Already, people are talking about 2021 as a time of reckoning for the evangelical church. But 2020 was a reckoning, as well, with scandal after…
- 8 comments·

- COVID ·
In Wake of Classmate’s Death, Master’s Seminary Student Accuses School of Flagrantly Violating Its Own COVID-19 Protocols
- By Julie Roys·
- January 6, 2021 7:28 pm·
A student at The Master’s Seminary, which meets on the campus of John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church, says the school is flagrantly violating its own…
- 56 comments·

- COVID ·
John MacArthur’s Church Knew of at Least a Dozen Congregants with COVID; No Sign Church Reported
- By Julie Roys·
- December 28, 2020 6:17 pm·
A document obtained by The Roys Report shows John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church (GCC) last week knew of at least a dozen people in one…
- 120 comments·

- COVID ·
Members of John MacArthur’s Church Say They’re Being Pressured Not to Report New COVID Outbreak
- By Julie Roys·
- December 20, 2020 8:03 am·
John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church (GCC), which has defied county orders banning indoor worship, appears to be having an outbreak of COVID-19 among its leadership…
- 119 comments·

- COVID ·
LA County Clears John MacArthur’s Church of COVID-19 Outbreak
- By Julie Roys·
- November 16, 2020 5:04 pm·
Los Angeles public health officials have cleared John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church of an earlier COVID-19 outbreak and lifted all outbreak-related requirements and restrictions on…
- 18 comments·

- COVID ·
First Cases of COVID-19 Reported at John MacArthur’s LA Megachurch
- By Julie Roys·
- October 23, 2020 11:01 am·
John MacArthur’s Los Angeles-area megachurch, which has defied county orders banning indoor worship services, has three confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to LA County officials.…
- 59 comments·

- COVID ·
John MacArthur will Face New Hearing in November for Defying Ban on Indoor Services
- By Julie Roys·
- September 26, 2020 10:35 am·
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Thursday refused to decide whether to hold Pastor John MacArthur and Grace Community Church in contempt for…
- 28 comments·

- COVID ·
Judge Bans John MacArthur, Grace Community Church From Meeting Indoors
- By Alejandra Molina·
- September 10, 2020 8:04 pm·
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge today granted a preliminary injunction against Grace Community Church, prohibiting Pastor John MacArthur from holding indoor worship services. The…
- 53 comments·

- COVID ·
LA to evict John MacArthur’s church from parking lot; MacArthur says “There is No Pandemic”
- By Julie Roys·
- September 1, 2020 4:40 pm·
Los Angeles County is evicting Pastor John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church (GCC) from a parking lot it’s leased since 1975—the latest in an ongoing battle…
- 63 comments·

- Church Issues ·
Judge Rejects Request to Hold John MacArthur & Grace Community Church in Contempt
- By Julie Roys·
- August 20, 2020 6:56 pm·
A judge today rejected a request by Los Angeles County to hold Pastor John MacArthur and Grace Community Church in contempt for defying county restrictions…
- 39 comments·

- Church Issues ·
MacArthur Defies Late-Night Appellate Court Ruling; Mocks Social Distancing & Wearing Masks
- By Julie Roys·
- August 17, 2020 8:39 am·
Despite a late Saturday night ruling by a California Appellate Court, barring John MacArthur and Grace Community Church from meeting indoors, the California megachurch met…
- 65 comments·

- Church Issues ·
Judge Rules that MacArthur’s Church Can Hold Indoor Services
- By Associated Press·
- August 15, 2020 8:52 am·
A judge on Friday ruled that John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church can hold indoor services despite coronavirus health orders, as long as the church practices…
- 17 comments·

- Church Issues ·
L.A. threatens John MacArthur & Grace Community Church With Fines, Arrest
- By Christina Darnell·
- August 6, 2020 8:09 pm·
The city of Los Angeles has issued John MacArthur and Grace Community Church a cease-and-desist letter, threatening a $1,000 fine or arrest for continuing to…
- 79 comments·

- Church Issues ·
Pastor John MacArthur, Grace Community Church defy bans on singing, indoor worship
- By Alejandra Molina·
- July 27, 2020 5:49 pm·
Grace Community Church congregants in Sun Valley gathered indoors and sang hymns on Sunday (July 26), defying California regulations that aim to limit the spread…
- 79 comments·

- Church Issues ·
John MacArthur Defies State Restrictions on Worship; Says Compliance is “Disobedience”
- By Julie Roys·
- July 25, 2020 12:27 pm·
Well-known author and pastor, John MacArthur, announced yesterday that his megachurch in California will not comply with state restrictions on congregational worship, adding that doing…
- 37 comments·

- Church Issues ·
Shepherds’ Conference Confirms Conference Guest Died of COVID-19
- By Julie Roys·
- March 23, 2020 12:02 pm·
The Shepherds’ Conference—a pastors’ conference in early March hosted by Pastor John MacArthur‘s church—today confirmed that a 90-year-old pastor who had attended the conference passed…
- 16 comments·

- Church Issues ·
Pastor Who Attended John MacArthur’s Shepherds’ Conference Dies From Suspected Case of Coronavirus; Attenders Not Notified
- By Julie Roys·
- March 21, 2020 12:46 pm·
An elderly man who attended John MacArthur’s Shepherds’ Conference earlier this month has passed away due to a”highly suspected case” of coronavirus, according to multiple…
- 57 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
SEC Charges Son of John MacArthur & Grace to You Board Member with Fraud
- By Julie Roys·
- February 22, 2020 1:39 pm·
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Mark MacArthur—son of prominent author and pastor, John MacArthur, and a board member of his father’s radio ministry,…
- 79 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
John MacArthur Warned Moody Years Ago About James MacDonald, Emails Reveal
- By Julie Roys·
- February 20, 2020 5:58 pm·
Eight years ago, prominent author and pastor, John MacArthur, strongly warned the Moody Bible Institute about its association with now-disgraced celebrity pastor, James MacDonald. This…
- 46 comments·