- Church Issues ·
LGBTQ+ Conference Hosted by Andy Stanley’s Church Faces Evangelical Criticism
- By Josh Shepherd·
- September 19, 2023 6:55 pm·
Megachurch pastor Andy Stanley is facing criticism for a conference next weekend billed as the “premier event . . . to support parents and LGBTQ+…
- 0 comments·
- Evangelicalism ·
The SBC Was A Train Wreck 100 Years Ago And Found A Way Through. Can It Do So Again?
- By Bob Smietana·
- September 19, 2023 4:50 pm·
The fall meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee in Nashville, Tennessee., began with prayer, some hard news and calls for unity after years…
- 2 comments·
- Sexual Harassment/Abuse ·
New Sex Abuse Allegation Surfaces Against Youth Pastor Who’s Being Sued with SBC
- By Liz Lykins·
- September 19, 2023 11:30 am·
A youth pastor, who’s being sued along with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in a potentially precedent-setting sex abuse case, is facing a new allegation…
- 3 comments·
- U.S. Politics ·
Opinion: Allegations Against Tim Ballard, Inspiration Behind ‘Sound of Freedom,’ Explain Rebuke By LDS Church
- By Jana Riess·
- September 19, 2023 9:00 am·
Late last week, news outlets began reporting that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had issued a statement distancing itself from Tim Ballard,…
- 1 comments·
- Crime ·
Kansas City Pastor Stabbed His Wife & 5 Children, Set Fire to Home, Police Say
- By Josh Shepherd·
- September 18, 2023 5:30 pm·
A children’s pastor and Christian school teacher in the Kansas City area has been charged with attempted murder and arson, after allegedly stabbing his wife…
- 1 comments·
- Abuse ·
Is A Pastor’s Sin A Private Matter? Johnny Hunt Lawsuit Makes That Claim.
- By Bob Smietana·
- September 18, 2023 5:15 pm·
In the middle of 2010, not long after his term as Southern Baptist Convention president ended, Johnny Hunt took time off for his annual vacation.…
- 8 comments·
- Church Issues ·
Opinion: Why Do I Still Go To Church? It’s A Good Question.
- By Amy Julia Becker·
- September 18, 2023 3:15 pm·
Every fall, our family returns to church. We don’t intentionally walk away during the summer months, but between vacations and camp drop-offs and lazy mornings…
- 8 comments·
- Sexual Harassment/Abuse ·
Former Youth Pastor Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography for Videotaping 12-Year-Old Girl
- By Jessica Eturralde·
- September 18, 2023 12:30 pm·
A former youth pastor caught videotaping a 12-year-old girl while she undressed at a Christian music festival has pleaded guilty to child pornography. Nathan L.…
- 1 comments·
- Abuse ·
Former Chi Alpha Pastor & His ‘Spiritual Mentor’ Indicted for Alleged Child Sex Abuse
- By Josh Shepherd·
- September 16, 2023 6:40 am·
The pastor of a ministry at Baylor University, and a sex offender described as the minister’s “spiritual mentor,” have been indicted for alleged sexual abuse…
- 3 comments·
- Church Issues ·
Analysis: Disciples of Christ Suffer Massive Membership Drop Post-2019
- By Jeffrey Walton·
- September 15, 2023 3:20 pm·
Recent years have been difficult ones for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). One of the original “seven sisters” of mainline Protestant Christianity, the Indianapolis-based denomination…
- 8 comments·
- Church Issues ·
Former Megachurch Pastor Imprisoned for Drug Smuggling Back in Pulpit
- By Josh Shepherd·
- September 14, 2023 5:35 pm·
A pastor who was ousted from his megachurch for drug abuse and sexual misconduct, and then served three years in a federal prison on a…
- 4 comments·
- Church Issues ·
Once A Baby-Faced Conservative Revolutionary, Al Mohler Is Now An SBC Institution
- By Bob Smietana·
- September 14, 2023 5:30 pm·
Not long after he’d been named president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, the flagship seminary of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, R.…
- 14 comments·
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