A former Houston megachurch pastor who once was an adviser to presidents has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his part in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme.
Southern Baptist Convention officials admitted it would have been better if they’d contacted Black leaders of their denomination before issuing a statement decrying critical race theory, which led to the departure of several Black pastors.
A former top bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church has been suspended and is awaiting trial. He faces accusations of mishandling millions of dollars in transactions related to congregations, the denomination’s bishops announced.
Evaluating and Hiring Executive Talent, Introducing the “Ministry Spotlight,” and Changes to the ECFA and MinistryWatch Databases
Evaluating and Hiring Executive Talent, Introducing the “Ministry Spotlight,” and Changes to the ECFA and MinistryWatch Databases
The lead pastors of Hillsong Dallas church have resigned, adding to two months of transition and turmoil in the global megachurch.
The outages that followed the blast came at an already difficult time for Nashville-area churches, most of which have limited in-person worship services or moved them online due to the region’s surging COVID-19 hospitalizations.
With that in mind, we remember ministry leaders, pastors, and others who died in 2020, presented in alphabetical order. If MinistryWatch did a more extensive obituary during the year, that link is included.
The president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has expressed “lament” for “unintentionally” hurting African American members of his denomination with a recent joint statement on racism by all six Southern Baptist seminary presidents.
New Orleans pastor Fred Luter, the only Black person to have served as president of the predominantly white Southern Baptist Convention, has added his name to a statement on justice and repentance released Friday (Dec. ...
Court Victories For Churches, Trouble in Ethiopia, MinistryWatch Database Updates
Court Victories For Churches, Trouble in Ethiopia, MinistryWatch Database Updates
