Barnabas Aid founder suspended, college correspondence degrees, Matt Chandler placed on leave, and more.
ONE YEAR AGO: On August 28, 2024, MinistryWatch reported that Patrick Sookhdeo—the founder of Barnabas Aid, an international charity helping persecuted Christians—was suspended from his role in the organization due to concerns about financial mismanagement ...
Ministries supporting children and families in the foster care system
The foster care world can be a dark place. There were almost 350,000 children in the foster system at the end of 2023, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services, most often ...
Church has removed elder from leadership and hired GRACE to assist in response.
A Presbyterian Church of America congregation in Newport Beach, California learned last week that one of its elders had been arrested by Irvine police for sexual crimes against a minor.
Neal Creecy was one of eight men caught in a sting operation aimed at catching child predators
The senior pastor of a Nevada church has been caught in an FBI sting aimed at capturing child predators. Neal Creecy, 46, the pastor of Redemption Church in Las Vegas, has been arrested for allegedly ...
In past month, ministry has sent eight relief flights and a medical team to Gaza
After struggling for months to find partners to help them deliver aid to Gaza, the embattled Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has picked up a collaborator — Samaritan’s Purse.
Plaintiffs said some $88.4 million was lost from retirement funds in fraud scheme
A district court judge granted final approval last week to a partial settlement for clergy and staffers of the African Methodist Episcopal Church after a substantial percentage of funds from their retirement plan were discovered ...
Participants wore fitbit trackers and responded to questionnaires
A study found that online church services resulted in lower experiences of transcendence and emotions, shared identity with the congregation and closeness with God, compared with in-person attendance.
James C. Dobson, a psychologist, political activist, and author who championed Christian pro-family values on his popular radio shows and in his bestselling books, died Thursday. He was 89. In 2022, I wrote an appreciation ...
On today’s program, a former employee sues Liberty University, claiming she was given heavier work loads, less pay, and was passed over for promotions. In the end, she claims she was fired for being a ...
Snapshot of top happenings from this past week
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