Ligonier teaching fellow faces church discipline, Cru’s new president, Stovall Weems lawsuit, and more.
ONE YEAR AGO: On Jan. 6, 2025, MinistryWatch began its reporting about charges against Ligonier Ministries Teaching Fellow and St. Andrew’s Chapel Pastor Burk Parsons. St. Andrew’s voted in December to leave the Presbyterian Church ...
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HopeLinc's AI-driven online recovery program, and other ministries making a difference
Mandatory reporting laws, how they've changed, and what falls under clergy-penitence
Police in several states have arrested church leaders for failing to report alleged child abuse.
ACNA cleared Bishop Julian Dobbs in two separate accusations of financial mismanagement
(RNS) — Bishop Julian Dobbs, who was appointed last month to serve as acting archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America, was previously investigated — and reportedly cleared — of two instances of financial ...
Independent investigator recommends ousting Greater Grace World Outreach leadership
GRACE traced GGWO’s failures to multiple causes, including an authoritarian power structure rooted in the teachings of late founder Carl Henry Stevens Jr., who was himself accused of grooming and sexually abusing minors—allegations the report ...
The Archbishop Steve Wood Controversy
ANALYSIS–The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), founded in 2009 as a conservative alternative to the more progressive Episcopal Church and Anglican Church of Canada, has long positioned itself as a beacon of orthodox Anglicanism. ...
Most read stories of the year.
Below is a list of the Top 25 stories of the year, as ranked by the number of page views at the MinistryWatch website, plus the first few sentences for each story. 25. AL ...
Celebrating Christmas in an age of anxiety
What arrested my attention this Christmas — which finds us in a state of political division, violence, economic uncertainty, and cultural disruption — is how the angels repeatedly began their messages with some version of ...
Miller also indicted for lying to investigators
John-Paul Miller, whose wife died by suicide in April 2024, is facing criminal charges after being indicted by federal authorities for cyberstalking and making false statements to investigators.
And other notable ministry happenings from this week.
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