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1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. Most Pentecostals Believe This About the Prosperity Gospel: ... vey report PDF. Bob Smietana is senior writer for Facts & Trends. ...; Created on 31 July 2018
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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

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