Founding pastor of Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas, Ed Young, is mourning the death of his firstborn child, daughter Leebeth Young. She was 34. Read More The Christian Post |…
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Pastor Dwight McKissic says he’s leaving SBTC, possibly SBC over Critical Race Theory dispute
When leaders in the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention rebuked him for supporting missionaries praying and praising in tongues in 2006, prominent Southern Baptist Convention Pastor Dwight McKissic said he…
Megachurch pastor AR Bernard doesn’t think the white Church should be desegregated
A.R. Bernard, the pastor and founder of New York City’s largest evangelical congregation, says he doesn’t believe that there should be an intentional “movement to desegregate the white Church.” Read…
Robert Jeffress: Church must ‘be prepared’ for increasing ‘persecution’ under Biden
Dallas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress issued a warning to his congregation Sunday, arguing that there might be “increasing persecution” during the Biden administration. He urged Christians to “be prepared” for…
Feeling politically powerless, black Christians find more comfort in black church: study
While feeling more politically powerless, black Christians have been increasingly finding more comfort and control being part of the black church in recent years, a new report from Barna Group…
This week in Christian history: ‘Mother of Methodism’ born; Edict of St. Germain; Book of Common Prayer
Here are three things that happened this week, Jan. 17-23, in Church history. They include the birth of the “Mother of Methodism,” the issuing of the Edict of St. Germain,…
Fewer pastors now willing to preach sermons on race, study shows
Despite massive protests in 2020 against police brutality and racial injustice following the death of George Floyd, fewer pastors, particularly white congregation leaders, say they are willing to preach sermons…
Pastor condemned for cursing those who ‘stole’ election from Trump during service
Several pastors have spoken out against a Kentucky megachurch pastor who during a service Sunday cursed those who “stole” the 2020 election from President Donald Trump in the name of…
Andy Stanley’s megachurch begins ‘phased approach’ to reopening in-person services
North Point Ministries, led by Pastor Andy Stanley, has announced a “phased approach” to reopening in-person Sunday services after it suspended such services for most of 2020 due to the…
Georgia Pastor Mike Stone to run for So. Baptist presidency
Georgia Pastor Mike Stone is a candidate to be president of the Southern Baptist Convention, according to Florida pastor Tom Ascol, who believes it is vital the denomination be led…