An Episcopal Church diocese remains without a bishop following the refusal to confirm a candidate due to his conservative views on LGBT issues and questions over the election process. Read…
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Rick Warren at Lausanne 4: ‘Part of finishing the task is re-evangelizing the Church’
Ahead of his speech Saturday at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, Rick Warren, founder of Saddleback Church in California, warned believers must re-evangelize nominal Christians to fulfill the…
Trinity Bible Church elders stress ‘discipline’ following Steve Lawson’s removal: ‘A God of order’
A Dallas church best known for the preaching of former Pastor Steven Lawson continues to grapple with fallout over Lawson’s alleged romantic relationship with a reportedly younger woman, with elders…
Group demands investigation of MorningStar Ministries in wake of sexual abuse allegations
A group of more than 100 former members and people affiliated with MorningStar Ministries in South Carolina have signed a petition calling for an investigation of allegations that leaders in…
Al Mohler mourns sin of ‘dear friend’ Steven Lawson, promotes Billy Graham rule for young men in ministry
Southern Baptist theologian Al Mohler has some advice for young men in ministry who want to avoid the fate of Pastor Steven Lawson and others alleged to have engaged in…
Michael Oh casts 2050 vision for digital age at Lausanne’s 50th anniversary celebration
The Church must be fully engaged in sharing the Gospel in the digital world if it seeks to make disciples of future generations, according to Michael Oh, global executive director…
Lausanne apologizes for speaker’s comments on Israel, dispensational eschatology
The Lausanne Congress apologized Wednesday to the many delegates who were offended by a speaker’s comments rebuking dispensational eschatology and her claim that Israel was holding hostages. Read More…
Gateway Church revokes membership of critical congregant; armed guards boot her from property
A former Gateway Church member who had her membership revoked and was allegedly forced off church property by armed guards for publicly criticizing the Texas megachurch for its alleged lack…
‘God is for sex’: Pastor tackles harms of sexual revolution, reflects on Christ’s words at Lausanne 4
“God is for sex.” That was the clear message from the Rev. Canon Vaughan Roberts, rector of St Ebbe’s Church in Oxford, England, who advised Christians globally on how to…
UMC bishops denounce Christian nationalism as ideology that ‘defies God’s love’
United Methodist Church bishops have publicly condemned Christian nationalism, claiming that it fundamentally contradicts God’s love and prioritizes power over compassion. In a pastoral letter released last week, Bishop Tracy…