ECFA Membership Changes, MinistryWatch Database Changes, What’s on the Podcast? On This Date at MinistryWatch
A review of this week's stories, podcast, and database changes.
A former Calvin University professor who lost his job after performing a wedding for a former student who identifies as transgender has sued the evangelical school for retaliation and discrimination.
Largest lawsuit of its kind
More than 180 churches have joined together to sue the North Georgia Conference and its leaders, seeking to leave The United Methodist Church with property.
Sometimes the stories with the most page views, or “clicks,” are not the most important stories of the year.
The following stories had the most page views at the MinistryWatch website during the month of November. We present them here in a “countdown” format, from 10 to 1.
Nondenominational churches now make up 4% of the U.S. population and constitute the third-largest religious group in the country after Catholics and the Southern Baptist Convention.
At one point, churches fretted over losing their tax-exempt status for even unintentional missteps. But the IRS has largely abdicated its enforcement responsibilities as churches have become more brazen.