Bob Smietana, Author at MinistryWatch
Daughter of Heather Thompson Day and Seth Day reported alleged abuse, leading to arrest.
(RNS) — More details have emerged regarding the arrests of Christian author and influencer Heather Thompson Day and her husband, Seth Day, a Christian college professor. The two were arrested last week and charged with ...
Federal judge trims lawsuit against SBC leaders, orders settlement talks before possible trial.
A federal judge dismissed most claims against Southern Baptist Convention leaders in David Sills' lawsuit, but defamation claims against Guidepost, Al Mohler, and Southern Seminary survive. A settlement conference is now ordered before any trial. ...
Heather Thompson Day and Seth Day are co-authors of a best-selling Christian book on relationships.
Heather Thompson Day and husband Seth Day, bestselling Christian authors, have been arrested for alleged abuse.
Investigation alleges group pressured attendees into thousands in debt for finance courses.
The pastor of one of the nation’s largest churches will no longer speak at Life Surge, a series of Christian leadership and finance events accused of pressuring attendees into taking on thousands in debt.
SBTS president admits error after controversial comments on Christian nationalism and the Constitution
Al Mohler says he "blew it." The Southern Baptist seminary president is walking back his support for criminalizing blasphemy after backlash over comments made during a Christian nationalism book tour with Idaho pastor Douglas Wilson.
Court rules Hunt failed to prove actual malice in Bart Barber's tweet.
A federal judge dismissed the final claims of a defamation lawsuit filed by former Southern Baptist President Johnny Hunt, who claimed his career was ruined after his sexual misconduct became public in 2022.
Leaders calling the abuse crisis a ‘hoax’ makes it harder to address abuse in churches, survivors say.
A group of abuse survivors, advocates and pastors have called on a pair of Southern Baptist leaders to apologize for calling the denomination’s abuse crisis a hoax.
Rev. Locke told churchgoers federal agents searched home for hours after receiving reports of alleged financial misconduct.
Greg Locke claims federal officials raided his home but gives few details — he told churchgoers Sunday that federal agents searched home for hours after receiving reports of alleged financial misconduct.
Pastor accused of international child abduction must surrender 5-year-old girl to mother.
"Fame poisoned our family." — Naghmeh Panahi, ex-wife of pastor Saeed Abedini, who helped raise $14,000 for the Iranian refugee mother fighting to get her daughter back from Abedini. A federal judge ruled Friday the ...
The Christian AI company predicts it will turn a profit by end of 2026—but are investors buying it?
Scott Beck has long hoped the faith-based tech company he founded in 2013 would help churches and other Christian groups harness technology to spread God’s word and help save the world.
