The founder and CEO of a noted Christian ministry have resigned after admitting to an inappropriate relationship, prompting the organization’s Board of Directors to appoint an interim replacement while they…
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Youth pastor charged with sexually assaulting minor; wife says he’s ‘absolutely innocent’
Family members of a former California youth pastor facing multiple sex crime charges related to the alleged yearslong assault of a minor beginning when she was 8 claim that he…
Pastor John Lindell claims Mark Driscoll tried to divide his church and family, urges him to repent
James River Church Pastor John Lindell accused Pastor Mark Driscoll of attempting to overthrow him as the leader of his church and dividing his family and congregation by unfairly attacking…
First black female president set to take helm of United Methodist Church Council of Bishops
The United Methodist Church Council of Bishops has elected its first African American female president, who will take office in the coming weeks following the departure of over 7,000 churches…
Assyrian bishop who was stabbed while preaching forgives attacker
An Australian bishop who was stabbed in the middle of a sermon during a church service on Monday and is recovering in the hospital has forgiven his alleged attacker and…
Alex Magala hits back at Mark Driscoll, says he’s Christian, sword performance was meant to inspire
Alex Magala, the aerial sword-swallower and acrobat who admitted he stripped for gay men and women as a younger man, says he is now a born-again Christian and called Pastor…
Megachurch pastor responds to claims he plagiarized apology for viral wedding night ‘joke’
A megachurch pastor has denied allegations that he plagiarized an apology as he continues to face pushback for suggesting in a joke that married women should do whatever their husbands…
International House of Prayer Kansas City denies report it plans to close
International House of Prayer Kansas City has denied a report that the ministry is in the process of shutting down but says it’s in a restructuring phase that will shutter…
New York church sued for gender bias picks male pastor again, continuing 200-year tradition
Kevin R. Johnson, founding pastor of Dare to Imagine Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recommended to take the helm of the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City,…
Episcopal bishops oppose seminary’s lease agreement with Catholic choral group over LGBT stance
Episcopal Church bishops have objected to a New York-based seminary possibly allowing a Catholic choral group to lease space on its property because of the reported theologically conservative views of…