(ChurchLeaders) Last week, Seacoast Church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina announced their teaching pastor, Darrin Patrick, died unexpectedly. Patrick, who was scheduled to give a message as a visiting pastor at Robby Gallaty’s Long Hollow Baptist church in Tennessee this coming weekend, is believed to have died by suicide. Those who knew Patrick remember him as a man who … [Read more...] about Darrin Patrick Died of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
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SBC President JD Greear Calls Saddleback Church’s Decision To Ordain Women ‘Disappointing’
(The Christian Post) J.D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, said the California-based Saddleback Church’s decision to ordain three women was “disappointing,” and urged the denomination to “stand on the bedrock of God’s Word — whether the issue is the role of pastor or any other issue.” In a development described by Saddleback as “historic,” the church, … [Read more...] about SBC President JD Greear Calls Saddleback Church’s Decision To Ordain Women ‘Disappointing’
Illinois Churches Could Wait More Than a Year to Meet Again
(ChurchLeaders) Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has unveiled a five-phase plan for reopening the state. Based on the plan’s guidelines, it could be over a year before churches are able to meet again at full capacity. “You know that in phase three, there can be gatherings, church gatherings, of 10 or fewer. In phase four, 50 or fewer,” said Pritkzer in … [Read more...] about Illinois Churches Could Wait More Than a Year to Meet Again
Teaching Pastor and Author Darrin Patrick Dies Unexpectedly
(ChurchLeaders) Darrin Patrick who was a teaching pastor at Seacoast Church in South Carolina, died unexpectedly on May 7, 2020. Seacoast Church is a multisite megachurch in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. The Seacoast Church issued this statement regarding Darrin Patrick’s death: … [Read more...] about Teaching Pastor and Author Darrin Patrick Dies Unexpectedly
For Judah and Chelsea Smith, Online Church Has Been the New Normal for Years
(Relevant) In 2018, Judah and Chelsea Smith had a vision for City Church in Seattle, Washington: a new kind of church experience. This church would feature worship, teaching, community, opportunities to serve — basically everything common to the church as we know it, with one caveat: it’d be online. To the Smiths, this app represented a new kind of virtual experience that would … [Read more...] about For Judah and Chelsea Smith, Online Church Has Been the New Normal for Years