Update. Bear Rinehart has responded and called the accusations that he sexually abused his brother ‘wildly misleading’ NeedtoBreathe is an American rock band that formed in the early 2000s and eventually achieved crossover success despite initially being categorized as a “Christian band.” Led by frontman Bear Rinehart, who founded the
Former Saddleback Church founder Rick Warren was in Rome last week to attend and speak at Global 2033, a Roman Catholic evangelism event marking 2,000 years since the birth of Christianity. His presence there had a purpose: to convince and cajole Protestants into joining forces with Catholics to advance the
The former lead singer of the Christian rock band ‘The Newsboys,’ Michael Tait, is receiving an outpouring of support following the release of his confession of sin on Instagram after being accused of drug use and sexual misconduct towards several young men, with many pointing to it as a model
Luther Seminary, the flagship institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has announced the sale of its 10-acre campus in St. Paul, Minnesota, which it has occupied for 120 years. The seminary, founded in 1869, plans to vacate the campus following the 2026-2027 academic year, marking a significant
Michael Tait of the Newsboys has released a statement on Instagram confessing to “reckless and destructive behavior” including “drug and alcohol abuse and sexual activity.” Last week, Tait was accused of abusing drugs and alcohol and befriending multiple young, impressionable men on tour where he would ply them with alcohol
The Southern Baptist Convention’s 2025 annual conference kicked off with a bang earlier today, as the first two motions introduced sought to abolish the ERLC and pass the Law Amendment, the latter whch is a proposed change to the Constitution of the Southern Baptist Convention that would mandate that churches
Part 1 of the documentary J.D. Greear Unmasked: How Faith Baptist Church Defeated a Ruthless SBC Elite has been released, with the promo material explaining: The film is put together by the Church Reform Initiative (“ChurchRI”), which were the team behind The Real David Platt Documentary. The Church CRI began as a response
Influential Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 5th at the age of 92. The author of over 60 books, he is perhaps best known for Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy (1997) and The Prophetic Imagination (1978), the latter of which his
Crossroads Church is a multisite megachurch in Cincinnati, Ohio. Led by Senior Pastor Brian Tome, it is one of the fastest-growing and largest churches in America, consisting of nearly 40,000 members spread across fourteen locations in the Ohio and Kentucky area. It advertises itself as a “place for people who
Newsboys guitarist and new frontman Adam Agee has commented on the allegations of gay sex abuse and drug use by former member Michael Tait, saying that they had ‘heard rumors over the years’ but could never identify the source. Previously when asked about Tait’s sudden departure from the band, Agee
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