Hillsong Church’s “Heart for the House” offering is a much-hyped “annual, sacrificial offering that is over and above our tithes and offerings.” The website is placarded with rousing quotes like “While little children go hungry, as they do now, I’ll fight!” and “While there is a poor lost girl upon the streets,
Pope Francis is recovering nicely after undergoing a three-hour surgery to repair a hernia in his abdomen. As a precaution, he will spend the next week at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. The surgery was scheduled a day after Francis went in for testing, suggesting an urgency to the procedure. The surgeons
According to a new report by Lifeway research, around 4 in 5 U.S. Protestant pastors (81%) say their church has some security measure in place when they gather for worship, and over 1 in 2 say they have armed church members who are part of an intentional plan to deal with active
Nine months ago, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Adam Greenway was canned for being terrible at his job. Marked by a desire to reshape the seminary’s ethos in his own self-centered image, at least 45 faculty left under Greenway’s watch, either retiring, resigning, or simply being fired, such as the canning
Famous false teacher and wolf extraordinaire Todd Bentley was rushed to the hospital yesterday morning after “experiencing excruciating abdominal pain, which has resulted in significant shortness of breath.” According to a message to supporters, Todd was ministering, fleecing the flock this past weekend in Oklahoma City when the illness struck him.
Jenn Johnson is the senior worship ‘pastor’ at Bethel Church in Redding, California. The co-founder of Bethel Music and Bethel Music Worship School, she is also a musician, songwriter, singer, author, and speaker. She is considered part of Bethel Church leader Bill Johnson’s inner circle, being his daughter-in-law and head
On this episode of Protestia Tonight, David talks about all major hot-button issues expected to be grappled with at the upcoming SBC Annual Meeting and what to expect going into next week. As usual, please search for Protestia Tonight on all your podcast apps!
Amanda Udis-Kessler is a Unitarian Universalist hymn-writer, songwriter, and composer who “specializes in music and lyrics for liberal/progressive religious people and communities, including inclusive, social justice-minded Christians, Unitarian Universalists, and other open-hearted religious traditions.” Published in many gay hymn books that are one page turn away from bursting into flames,
Three months after Eastview Christian Church’s longtime senior pastor Mike Baker abruptly stepped down from his role leading one of the biggest megachurches in the state following allegations that he covered up his son’s sexual misconduct, an investigation conducted by church-hired attorneys found the allegations against Baker credible, and that
In a historic vote, the Christian and Missionary Alliance (CMA) has agreed to allow women to serve in pastoral roles, with 60% of delegates gathered at their 2023 General Council meeting signing and sealing the fate of the denomination. For years the CMA, with its 6 million members in 22,000
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