(ChurchLeaders) While most U.S. churches are anticipating the end of the current pandemic, a congregation in North Carolina is thinking ahead to the next one. To prepare for future outbreaks that might necessitate outdoor worship—and to provide a community resource—City Church in Gastonia plans to add an amphitheater to its main campus. Fundraising is underway for the … [Read more...] about This Church Is Building a Worship Space for ‘Covid-32’
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John MacArthur Says Trump’s Narcissism Was Deadly in His Leadership –An Example for All Leaders
Recently, Pastor John MacArthur said a leader’s life should match the teaching and that is integrity. MacArthur spoke about what he perceived as President Trump’s narcissism and failure related to that. Watching the former President Donald Trump’s exit from the White House prompted some “profound-HD” lessons in leadership that MacArthur wanted to … [Read more...] about John MacArthur Says Trump’s Narcissism Was Deadly in His Leadership –An Example for All Leaders
John Macarthur: ‘I Wouldn’t Fight for Religious Freedom Because I Won’t Fight for Idolatry’
(The Christian Post) While studies show most Americans support religious freedom as a core component of American cultural values, Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, said he doesn’t support it because it allows idolatry. During his State of the Church address Wednesday, which replaced his Shepherds’ Conference for … [Read more...] about John Macarthur: ‘I Wouldn’t Fight for Religious Freedom Because I Won’t Fight for Idolatry’
Brian Houston Apologizes for Hillsong NYC’s ‘Failings,’ Promises Whistleblower Policy
by Paul O'Donnell (RNS) Brian Houston, the founder of Hillsong, apologized Thursday (March 4) for the leadership crisis at the global evangelical church’s New York outpost resulting from an adulterous affair carried on by its now former pastor, Carl Lentz. In a document that accompanied his letter of apology, Hillsong promised to institute sexual harassment training and a … [Read more...] about Brian Houston Apologizes for Hillsong NYC’s ‘Failings,’ Promises Whistleblower Policy
Wives Who ‘Let Themselves Go” Cause Husbands to Stray, Preaches Missouri Pastor
Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark of First General Baptist Church in Malden, Missouri, is trending on social media and making national news for preaching a sermon in February suggesting that wives who “let themselves go” is the reason husbands stray sexually. In a clip captured on YouTube from his sermon before it was deleted by the … [Read more...] about Wives Who ‘Let Themselves Go” Cause Husbands to Stray, Preaches Missouri Pastor