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• Deconstruction Is Not Rare in American Churches: Lifeway Poll An overwhelming majority of American pastors are familiar with the concept of deconstruction, and one-fourth of those pastors say they know of attendees who have deconstructed, according to a new Lifeway Research survey. Jul 19, 2022

  

  Deconstruction Is Not Rare in American Churches: Lifeway Poll
• Former Pastor JD Hall Accused of Embezzling over $10K from Church, Physically Abusing His Wife, Son An elder at Fellowship Baptist Church in Sidney, Montana, says that polemics blogger and former pastor Jordan "JD" Hall embezzled more than $10,000 from the church and was reportedly kicked out of his home last month for... Jul 19, 2022

  

  Former Pastor JD Hall Accused of Embezzling over $10K from Church, Physically Abusing His Wife, Son
• Rick Warren’s Successor Cleared of Abusive Leadership Allegations The elders at Saddleback Church, pastored by Rick Warren, announced that an investigation into their new pastor found that he was not guilty of abusive leadership practices at his former church. Jul 18, 2022

  

  Rick Warren’s Successor Cleared of Abusive Leadership Allegations
• Bethel Church Co-Pastor Beni Johnson Passes Away from Cancer at 67 Bill Johnson, the senior pastor of Bethel Church in Redding, California, announced that his wife, Beni Johnson, passed away on Wednesday following a years-long battle with cancer. She was 67. Jul 15, 2022

  Bethel Church Co-Pastor Beni Johnson Passes Away from Cancer at 67
• Illinois Church Distributes over 700 Handmade Wooden Crosses to Remind People to Pray for Ukraine A congregation in Illinois has distributed hundreds of handmade wooden crosses for people to place in their yards as a reminder to pray for Ukrainians caught in the Russian invasion. Jul 14, 2022

  Illinois Church Distributes over 700 Handmade Wooden Crosses to Remind People to Pray for Ukraine
• SBC Passes Resolution Condemning the Forced Assimilation of Indigenous People A recently approved Southern Baptist Convention resolution condemns the forced assimilation and conversions that took place years ago among Native Americans. Jul 12, 2022

  SBC Passes Resolution Condemning the Forced Assimilation of Indigenous People
• After Roe v. Wade: Pastors and Leaders – Your Silence Speaks Volumes Pastors (and Christian leaders alike) must take responsibility for the spiritual health of today’s church and the nation. We don’t need more political correctness; we need men and women filled with the Spirit of God. Leaders,... Jul 07, 2022

  After Roe v. Wade: Pastors and Leaders – Your Silence Speaks Volumes
• 77 People Rescued from Nigerian Church Basement Where They Were Told to Stay until the Rapture Nigerian police rescued at least 77 people, including 23 children, from a church basement, where pastors told them to stay and to wait for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Jul 06, 2022

  77 People Rescued from Nigerian Church Basement Where They Were Told to Stay until the Rapture
• Prosperity Preacher Creflo Dollar Admits His Teachings on Tithing Were 'Not Correct' American televangelist Creflo Dollar, the founder and senior pastor of the Atlanta-based megachurch World Changers Church International, recently confessed to his congregation that his past teachings on tithing were wrong. Jul 06, 2022

  Prosperity Preacher Creflo Dollar Admits His Teachings on Tithing Were 'Not Correct'
• PCUSA Committee Declares Israel an 'Apartheid' State, Says Palestinians Are 'Suffering under Occupation' A Presbyterian Church (USA) committee passed resolutions this week calling Israel an "apartheid" state and designating May 15 as "Palestinian Nakba Remembrance Day" – a day on which Presbyterians can state their "solidarity"... Jun 30, 2022

  PCUSA Committee Declares Israel an 'Apartheid' State, Says Palestinians Are 'Suffering under Occupation'