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 ...
Free Burma Rangers targets high-risk areas inaccessible to other NGOs.
David Eubank doesn’t play by the rules of global humanitarian aid. The former U.S. special forces officer and Fuller Theological Seminary-trained minister’s Free Burma Rangers (FBR) skirts the line between humanitarian and paramilitary in a ...
Victory Church gives $100M to missions, IHOPKC cuts ties with Bickle, ECAP launches child safety accreditation program.
ONE YEAR AGO: On December 24, 2024, MinistryWatch reported that Atlanta’s Victory Church reached its goal of giving $100 million to missions since its founding in 1990. Read more here. TWO YEARS AGO: On December 26, ...
Lawsuit seeks $100 million in damages.
Olivet University has filed a federal lawsuit against publishers, editors, and writers at Newsweek for defamation, claiming it has suffered reputational, professional, and financial harm exceeding $100 million.
Regular readers of MinistryWatch know that I’m a bit of a Ryan Burge fan-boy. His weekly Substack column, “Graphs About Religion,” is required reading for me. I cite it often in my weekly “Signs and ...
Church of Christ missionary solicited adults at Wichita Falls homeless shelter
Police in Wichita Falls, Texas, have arrested longtime missionary Dennis Cady on a charge of soliciting prostitution.
New True Charity initiative uses ‘earn it’ model to break poverty cycle.
The True Charity network is helping children escape poverty by equipping its members to develop “earn it” programs for youth in their respective communities.
Approval marks end of two major challenges faced by school in recent years
Grand Canyon University’s year of very good news continued last week when the U.S. Department of Education affirmed the school’s nonprofit status.
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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