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Christian news on The Christian Post. en https://www.christianpost.com/news/ryan-blackwell-now-president-of-lifeway-christian-resources.html Megachurch Pastor Ryan Blackwell has been installed as the new president and chief executive officer of Lifeway Christian Resources, the media and resource entity of the Southern Baptist Convention.]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:24:04 -0400 ryan-blackwell-now-president-of-lifeway-christian-resources https://www.christianpost.com/news/brian-tome-returning-to-teaching-at-crossroads-church.html Crossroads Church Pastor Brian Tome is slated to return to teaching this weekend, months after he was suspended for striking a man with a riding crop in what church leaders called “inappropriate physical humor.”]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:13:00 -0400 brian-tome-returning-to-teaching-at-crossroads-church https://www.christianpost.com/news/bethel-church-leader-bill-johnson-remarries.html Bethel Church Senior Leader Bill Johnson has married Linda Francoeur, four years after the death of his first wife, Beni Johnson, following a lengthy battle with cancer.]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:31:00 -0400 bethel-church-leader-bill-johnson-remarries https://www.christianpost.com/news/g3-church-network-shuts-down-after-leaders-apologize-report.html The G3 Church Network is reportedly shutting down effective immediately after leaders made allegations that Pastor Tom Buck regularly plagiarized sermons, according to an emailed statement cited by the discernment site Protestia. ]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:07:00 -0400 g3-church-network-shuts-down-after-leaders-apologize-report https://www.christianpost.com/news/donnie-mcclurkin-rebukes-jamal-bryant-for-abracadabra-message.html Donnie McClurkin, a Grammy-winning gospel star and pastor, recently rebuked Pastor Jamal Bryant for equating the magic word “abracadabra” with Romans 4:17. ]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:03:25 -0400 donnie-mcclurkin-rebukes-jamal-bryant-for-abracadabra-message https://www.christianpost.com//pcusa-church-in-south-carolina-calls-trans-lesbian-as-pastor.html A small church in South Carolina affiliated with the mainline Presbyterian Church (USA) recently called a pastor who identifies as a transgender lesbian.]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:46:51 -0400 pcusa-church-in-south-carolina-calls-trans-lesbian-as-pastor https://www.christianpost.com/news/church-defends-eviction-of-meal-ministry-over-alleged-drug-use.html A Washington state church has defended its decision to end its month-to-month lease with a food charity that has operated on the property for more than three decades, claiming the organization enabled drug abuse.]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:06:00 -0400 church-defends-eviction-of-meal-ministry-over-alleged-drug-use https://www.christianpost.com/news/william-barber-warns-of-moral-deregulation-in-sermon.html During a Sunday sermon at Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Atlanta, progressive Christian leader Bishop William J. Barber claimed that the U.S. is undergoing a “moral deregulation" as he engages in a 100-day voter mobilization tour.]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:24:04 -0400 william-barber-warns-of-moral-deregulation-in-sermon https://www.christianpost.com/news/william-lane-craig-draws-backlash-for-questioning-nicene-creed.html Prominent Christian apologist and theologian William Lane Craig drew backlash last week over a clip in which he questioned the Nicene Creed and its assertion that Jesus Christ is eternally begotten of the Father in His divine nature.]]> Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:35:28 -0400 william-lane-craig-draws-backlash-for-questioning-nicene-creed https://www.christianpost.com/news/freed-missionary-meets-trump-thanks-praying-christians.html Freed missionary pilot Kevin Rideout and his wife Krista thanked praying Christians and President Donald Trump as they met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday after spending 10 months in captivity by abductors in Niger.]]> Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:35:53 -0400 freed-missionary-meets-trump-thanks-praying-christians https://www.christianpost.com/news/grace-community-church-names-new-senior-pastor.html Grace Community Church (GCC), the prominent California-based congregation formerly led by the late Pastor John MacArthur, has named Nathan Busenitz its new senior pastor. ]]> Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:59:00 -0400 grace-community-church-names-new-senior-pastor https://www.christianpost.com/news/this-week-in-christian-history-st-augustine-of-hippo-dies.html Events from this week in Christian history include the birth of Gideon Blackburn, the conversion of Isaac Backus, and the death of St. Augustine of Hippo.]]> Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:54:19 -0400 this-week-in-christian-history-st-augustine-of-hippo-dies https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-returns-from-ice-detention-to-pulpit-after-12k-bond.html A Texas pastor was back in the pulpit on Sunday after his $12,000 bond ended a stretch in ICE detention.]]> Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:28:38 -0400 pastor-returns-from-ice-detention-to-pulpit-after-12k-bond https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-commentators-slam-canterbury-cathedrals-silent-disco.html Christian commentators have reacted with dismay at a silent disco of ‘80s music held in Canterbury Cathedral on Aug. 15.]]> Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:24:44 -0400 christian-commentators-slam-canterbury-cathedrals-silent-disco https://www.christianpost.com/news/cindy-clemishires-defamation-case-against-gateway-dismissed.html The Dallas-based Fifth Court of Appeals has dismissed child-sex abuse survivor Cindy Clemishire’s defamation lawsuit against Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, after finding that proceeding with the case would violate the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine, which prohibits civil courts from getting involved with matters of doctrine or church governance.]]> Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:31:38 -0400 cindy-clemishires-defamation-case-against-gateway-dismissed https://www.christianpost.com/news/highland-park-umc-pastor-talks-standoff-with-regional-conference.html A regional body of the United Methodist Church and Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas continued their public disagreement this week over changes to the megachurch’s governing documents.]]> Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:20:59 -0400 highland-park-umc-pastor-talks-standoff-with-regional-conference https://www.christianpost.com/news/johnny-hunt-renews-legal-battle-against-sbc.html Former Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt has renewed his legal battle against various SBC entities, days after the last of his claims had been rejected in court.]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:53:14 -0400 johnny-hunt-renews-legal-battle-against-sbc https://www.christianpost.com/news/acna-court-finds-breakaway-bishop-guilty-of-misconduct.html An Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) court has unanimously found a bishop who oversees a breakaway chaplain group guilty of misconduct.]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:05:00 -0400 acna-court-finds-breakaway-bishop-guilty-of-misconduct https://www.christianpost.com/news/should-obese-pastors-be-disqualified-from-ministry.html Citing Titus 1 and 1 Timothy 3, Pastor Mark Driscoll, who leads Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, recently addressed whether obesity should disqualify pastors from ministry.]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:45:17 -0400 should-obese-pastors-be-disqualified-from-ministry https://www.christianpost.com/news/hundreds-to-attend-ecumenical-gathering-on-ai-and-human-agency.html Two agencies of The United Methodist Church are hosting an ecumenical gathering on how churches should respond to AI, with hundreds expected to attend in-person and virtually.]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:30:00 -0400 hundreds-to-attend-ecumenical-gathering-on-ai-and-human-agency