Fr. Steve Rosera is a Roman Catholic priest who was ordained in 1980, serving at Queen of Heaven and Annunciation Parishes in Albuquerque. In 1993, he stepped away from the priesthood, “feeling the need for some time to discern his vocation further and wanting to make certain of God’s call
A trio of pastors accused of either covering up or mishandling sexual abuse cases at their churches will be guest speakers at a two-day preaching intensive hosted by Champion Forest Church at the upcoming “Let’s Talk Preaching’ Conference. This two-and-a-half-day intensive is designed to help attendees sharpen their craft and
An Episcopal priest, Roger Alan Haenke, has been accused of soliciting sex from boys aged 14 and 15, according to the predator-catching group “People vs. Preds.” The group creates fake profiles of underage teens on apps like Tinder and Grindr, engaging potential predators in sexual conversations to gather identifying information
Two weeks after Christian recording artist Forrest Frank broke his back in a skateboarding accident, he’s now claiming he’s been miraculously healed. Frank is a Grammy-nominated and multiple Dove Award winner known for hit songs like “Your Way’s Better,” “Good Day,” and “UP!,” Late last month he shared footage of
Police are investigating the murder of 28-year-old Christopher “LeBron” Castleberry, after he was shot outside a church late last week. Described as a “targeted attack,’ Castleberry was at a youth BBQ event with his wife and young son when surveillance video shows the gunman exiting a white vehicle, opening fire,
The J29 Coalition is a “faith outreach initiative’ created by the American Values Coalition (AVC) to be a “network of theologically conservative pastors seeking to disciple the American Evangelical church in kingdom-shaped politics.” Their mission is threefold: “Host conferences, digital workshops, and in-person retreats for clergy, ministry leaders, and theologians,
Lisa Stribling is the head co-pastor of Hope City Family Church in Kansas City, as well as the sister of disgraced IHOPKC founder Mike Bickle. In 2023, an independent investigation tasked with investigating allegations of sexual impropriety against Bickle found that the charismatic leader sexually abused or harassed at least
A Florida pastor who divorced his wife was dismayed to discover that she had stolen nearly $200,000 from the church, as revealed by an investigation following the dissolution of their marriage. Lloyd Bertine is the senior pastor of Gulf to Lake Baptist Church, a Southern Baptist church in Crystal River,
Kenneth Copeland’s annual Southwest Believers Convention recently concluded, featuring the usual lineup of ultra-wealthy prosperity gospel preachers, including Copeland himself, Jesse Duplantis, Creflo Dollar, Keith Moore, Bill Winston, and Benny Hinn, along with others like Jonathan Shuttlesworth and Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson. One surprising addition, not widely advertised, was the
A Jewish rabbi who was invited to speak at the ELCA’s 2025 Churchwide assembly publicly rebuked them over their passing of a resolution that he says will make his community “less safe” and “embolden those who do not envision a peaceful future for Palestinians and Israelis.” The ELCA has long
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