- Ministry Finances & Governance ·
Analysis: Billy Graham Assoc., IHOPKC & Compassion Intl. Among Evangelical Ministries Hiding Financial Data
- By Barry Bowen·
- April 15, 2024 4:20 pm·
Since 1998, evangelical ministries with combined assets of more than $700 million have stopped filing the Form 990 which discloses critical financial information for donors.…
- 13 comments·
- Church Issues ·
At 89, Chuck Swindoll Stepping Down As Lead Pastor, Still Plans On Preaching
- By Sylvia St. Cyr·
- April 15, 2024 3:20 pm·
Well-known pastor and speaker Chuck Swindoll is changing titles at his church in Texas but not hanging up his pastor ‘hat’ just yet. This week Stonebriar…
- 0 comments·
- Plagiarism ·
Did Josh Howerton Plagiarize His Apology?
- By Julie Roys·
- April 13, 2024 9:11 am·
It appears Texas megachurch pastor Josh Howerton may have plagiarized a Florida pastor in his apology to his congregation last Sunday. Howerton’s apology, which concerned…
- 36 comments·
- Church Issues ·
Far-Right Pastor Doug Wilson Meets With Local Critics In Idaho
- By Tracy Simmons·
- April 13, 2024 6:30 am·
In a rare public forum, controversial pastor Doug Wilson took center stage Thursday night at an auditorium on the University of Idaho campus, to field…
- 20 comments·
- Crime ·
Illinois Youth Pastor Arrested on Child Sex Abuse Charges, Still Employed By Church
- By Josh Shepherd·
- April 12, 2024 12:40 pm·
An Illinois youth pastor, who’s been indicted on multiple, felony child sex abuse charges, remains listed as a staff member on his church’s website five…
- 5 comments·
- Church Issues ·
Josh Howerton Apologizes to ‘Few’ Offended By Wedding Night ‘Joke,’ But Fails to Mention It Happened Before
- By Rebecca Hopkins·
- April 11, 2024 5:30 pm·
Texas megachurch pastor Josh Howerton apologized on Sunday to his church for a “joke” that many on social media said perpetuated “harmful” tropes about sex…
- 12 comments·
- Humanitarian Aid ·
Baptist Leaders Urge House Speaker Mike Johnson To Support Ukrainian Christians
- By Adelle Banks·
- April 11, 2024 3:00 pm·
Southern Baptist leaders have written to U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a member and former official of their denomination, urging him to support Ukraine in…
- 23 comments·
- Clergy Sexual Abuse ·
Fugitive Florida Pastor, Accused of Sexually Abusing Teen Girl, Caught in Texas
- By Liz Lykins·
- April 10, 2024 6:15 pm·
A fugitive pastor has been caught in Texas, just days after he fled prosecution in Florida on charges he sexually abused a 15-year-old girl. Monte…
- 3 comments·
- Church Issues ·
Opinion: 5 Things Whistleblowers Have to Prove (But Shouldn’t) To Be Heard
- By Rebecca Hopkins·
- April 10, 2024 6:00 pm·
Last year, former high-level leaders at the International House of Prayer-Kansas City (IHOPKC) made several attempts to report to IHOPKC’s senior leaders that founder Mike Bickle had…
- 4 comments·
- Church Issues ·
For Believers Who Left ‘High-Control’ Religion, Elections May Trigger Trauma
- By Kathryn Post·
- April 10, 2024 1:40 pm·
When Donald Trump won the 2016 election, for some, it wasn’t just a matter of political disappointment — it was spiritually shattering. “It completely broke…
- 4 comments·
- Church Issues ·
Analysis: Will The United Methodist Church Finally Settle Its Big Split?
- By Richard Ostling·
- April 10, 2024 12:20 pm·
A fit slogan for the April 23-May 3 General Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC) could come from Yogi Berra, whether “it ain’t over…
- 3 comments·
- Clergy Sexual Abuse ·
Matt and Beth Redman Tell of Years-Long Abuse by Mike Pilavachi in New Documentary
- By Julie Roys·
- April 9, 2024 4:35 pm·
For the first time, Grammy Award-winning worship leader Matt Redman and his wife, Beth Redman, are telling their stories of years-long abuse by now-disgraced Soul…
- 6 comments·
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