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A Youth for Christ ministry director based in Oregon has stated that she believes churches need to do a better job of building bridges to meet young people where they are.
The widow of John Wimber, founder of the Vineyard movement, has accused Alan and Kathryn Scott of stealing their “brother’s house” and of “actions that are screaming dishonor” after the pastors of Vineyard Anaheim announced the church would be officially disassociating from the charismatic denomination.
FARMERSVILLE, Texas (BP) – Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference president Matt Henslee announced his intention to nominate Texas pastor Bart Barber for the office of SBC president at the upcoming SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim, June 14-15, 2022.
ARLINGTON, Texas (BP) -- When it comes to the Conservative Resurgence, most agree the shot heard around the Convention was the “Genesis Controversy,” in which a former seminary professor authored a commentary arguing for a mythological interpretation of Genesis 1-11. This launched the battle for inerrancy, a conviction that the…
A Florida pastor who was a leading candidate for president of the Southern Baptist Convention has withdrawn from the race after a crisis involving a former deacon at his church.
Two former Hillsong pastors who established churches in Ukraine and Russia claim that Hillsong founder Brian Houston and another executive threatened them into handing over cash and real estate to enrich his megachurch network.
A California congregation with a sizable LGBT membership that belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has called for the removal of the denomination’s first trans-identified bishop.
In this issue of A Public Witness, we introduce you to an influential political activist seeking converts to his partisan gospel. Then we visit Kirk’s event at Grace Church to warn about the problematic ideology he’s presenting as a biblical message.
A leading candidate for president of the Southern Baptist Convention is under fire for ordaining a former public school teacher with a history of sexual misconduct as a deacon.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP) – An unexpected encounter in his doctoral class led to Curtis Haynes’ decision to plant a new Southern Baptist church on the south side of Jacksonville. The seasoned church planter will launch The Lord is My Shepherd Church this September.
