Pastor Steve Gaines of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, has announced that he’s stepping down from the senior pastor position at his SBC megachurch and will begin the transition to new leadership, nearly a year after being diagnosed with kidney cancer. Gaines, a former Southern Baptist Convention President we
Hundreds are dead, including 26 Christians, after a two-day killing spree in the West African country of Burkina Faso saw demonic Jihadists rampage through the countryside, according to Christian Solidarity International (CSI), which tracks persecution and gives aid to affected people. Burkina Faso is one of the least developed countries
Pastor Chuck Swindoll has announced that he’s retiring as pastor from the 3700-member Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas, at the age of 90. Swindoll is best known for his radio program Insights for Living, which plays on over 2000 stations, and for writing over 70 books. He previously announced
In what will surely grind the gears of progressives pundits and Jesus and John Wayne acolytes, 50% of pastors say they plan to vote for President Trump over Kamala Harris in the upcoming election, according to a new report by Lifeway Research. The sample, based on a phone survey of
‘The Chosen’ world is set to expand and grow, according to a recent press release from the studio of the hit Jesus series, which has announced five new projects in the works. 5&2 Studios, which was formed after The Chosen creator Dallas Jenkins broke away from Angel Studios, will oversee the
A rising rockstar pastor and seminary professor has been accused of having a secret second family, according to a pair of local pastors who form his accountability group. Vance Bantu is the pastor of Beloved Community Church in St Louis, and the assistant professor of Black church studies at Fuller
The Church of England is under fire after posting a job advertising for ‘Head of Racial Justice Priority.’ The salary is double that of the average parish priest. The chosen candidate’s job, according to the Diocese of London, will be to spearhead and oversee the creation of a “more racially just
Thousands of Roman Catholics made the pilgrimage to St. Anthony’s Church in Wythenshawe, UK, this past weekend to venerate the body parts of Carlo Acutis. Acutis is an Italian teenager who died in 2006 and who is widely expected to be declared the first “Millennial Saint.” Although Acutis died nearly
Rocky Goodwin, the lead pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Warren, Arkansas, has been arrested and charged with possessing child sex abuse material (CSAM) after a trove of images was found on his computer. Goodwin, who is 86 years old and received an award in 2022 celebrating 60 years in
Reginald Avant is the queer senior pastor of Madrona Grace Presbyterian Church in Seattle, WA. In a recent sermon, he claimed that the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15 never sat right with him, and that while the prodigal shouldn’t have wasted his inheritance on prostitutes and wine,
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