On this Date at MinistryWatch

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 in America. Read full coverage here.

TWO YEARS AGO: On Jan. 17, 2024, MinistryWatch reported that Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) President Steve Sellers would leave his post after leading the group since 2020. David Robbins was named as his successor in June 2024. Read more here.

THREE YEARS AGO: On Jan. 11, 2023, MinistryWatch reported that former Celebration Church Pastor Stovall Weems and his wife settled with First Citizens Bank over a claim stating they defaulted over $700,000 in unpaid debt related to their exotic animal hunting preserve. Then in July, Weems filed a lawsuit against the Association of Related Churches. In July 2025, MinistryWatch reported that the prolonged legal battles surrounding Weems continue to unfold in the courts, with multiple lawsuits, appeals, and dismissals shaping a complex timeline of events. Read more here.

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FOUR YEARS AGO: On Jan. 17, 2022, MinistryWatch reported about the feasibility of using Translation Service Providers (TSPs) to translate the Bible. We checked in last year for some updates about the project’s progress. Read more here.

FIVE YEARS AGO: On Jan. 14, 2021, MinistryWatch published an analysis of charismatic preachers who prophesied a Trump victory in the 2020 election. Read more here.

SIX YEARS AGO: On Jan. 14, 2020, MinistryWatch reported that youth speaker Acton Bowen had been sentenced to 1,008 years in prison — the maximum sentence possible — after pleading guilty to 28 charges of raping and sexually assaulting young boys he reached through his ministry. He was also ordered to pay $840,000 in fines. Read more here.