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1. Death of Prominent Pentecostal Pastor Roberto Miranda Announced by Congregation Lion of Judah, Boston: A prominent Boston Hispanic Pentecostal pastor, known for his church's social programs and conservative teaching, has died, according to his church. Pastor Roberto Miranda's death was announced Sunday ...; Created on 23 May 2022
2. For New Year's Resolutions, Better Health Ranks Higher Than God, Family or Money: When making a New Year's resolution, Americans take a bit of advice from the beloved 1987 film The Princess Bride. "If you haven't got your health, you haven't got anything." Just under half of Americans ...; Created on 29 December 2021
3. Beth Moore Apologizes for Role in Elevating Theology That Limits Women Leaders: First, she shook the evangelical world by leaving the Southern Baptist Convention. Now, Beth Moore, arguably the evangelical world's most famous Bible teacher, has begged forgiveness for supporting the ...; Created on 08 April 2021
4. Beth Moore Ends Relationship With Southern Baptists, Drops Lifeway as Publisher: Renowned Bible teacher and longtime Southern Baptist author and speaker Beth Moore has made a staggering decision public: On March 5, she told Religion News Service in an interview that she is "no longer ...; Created on 09 March 2021
5. Nick Challies, Son of Well-known Evangelical Blogger, Dies at College: Nick Challies, 20-year-old son of the evangelical blogger and author Tim Challies, has died. "In all the years I've been writing I have never had to type words more difficult, more devastating than these," ...; Created on 04 November 2020
6. Menlo Church Announces New Investigation Into Pastor John Ortberg: Earlier this week, megachurch pastor John Ortberg claimed his congregation had "extensively investigated" concerns about his son and found "no misconduct." Now elders at Menlo Church, a Bay Area congregation ...; Created on 13 July 2020
7. Strange Ad Prophesies Trump Will Be the Last U.S. President and Muslims Will Nuke Nashville in July: The editor of the Nashville Tennessean has vowed to investigate how a full-page ad predicting a nuclear attack by Muslims purchased by a breakaway Seventh-day Adventist group ran in the paper. A version ...; Created on 22 June 2020
8. Megachurch Pastor Darrin Patrick Dies of Apparent Suicide: Darrin Patrick, a megachurch pastor, author and speaker, has died. Patrick was a teaching pastor at Seacoast Church, a multisite megachurch based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and the founding pastor ...; Created on 10 May 2020
9. James MacDonald 'Biblically Disqualified' for Ministry, Says Harvest Bible: Former pastor and radio preacher James MacDonald is no longer fit for ministry, said the elders of Harvest Bible Chapel, the megachurch MacDonald founded in the Chicago suburbs in 1988. In a statement ...; Created on 04 November 2019
10. Ex-Megachurch Pastor Opens Up About Sexual Abuse Allegations Against His Predecessor: Steve Carter was supposed to be in front of his congregation interviewing Ira Glass, the famed NPR journalist and host of "This American Life." Instead, the lead teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community ...; Created on 18 September 2018
11. Most Pentecostals Believe This About the Prosperity Gospel: ... vey report PDF. Bob Smietana is senior writer for Facts & Trends. ...; Created on 31 July 2018
12. In Wake of Recent Sex Scandals, Do Churches Actually Discipline Members?: When former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley was accused last year of using public funds to cover up an affair with one of his aides, he ran afoul of the law. Then he may have also gotten in trouble at church. ...; Created on 05 April 2018
13. New Research Reveals Disturbing Trend Among Self-Proclaimed Evangelicals: ... at's unfortunate. It's lost some of its religious meaning that actually unites these groups." Bob Smietana is senior writer for Facts & Trends. This article originally appeared at lifewayresearch.com ...; Created on 19 December 2017
14. Why the Unchurched Will Talk About Faith and Not Church Attendance: ... tive, he says. "Don't wait for unchurched people to bring up the topic of faith," he said. "It's probably not going to happen." Bob Smietana is senior writer for Facts & Trends magazine. For the origina ...; Created on 12 January 2017
15. Research: Americans Say Christians Face Increased Persecution: A growing number of Americans believe religious liberty is on the decline and that the nation's Christians face growing intolerance. They also say American Christians complain too much. Those are among ...; Created on 07 April 2016
16. Why Mental Illness Remains a Taboo Topic for the Church: One in four Americans suffers from some kind of mental illness in any given year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Many look to their church for spiritual guidance in times of distress. ...; Created on 25 September 2014