Churches
Popular televangelist and founder of World Changers Church International, Creflo Dollar, is now hoping to get 200,000 people to donate $300 each so he can buy a brand new luxurious $65 million Gulfstream G650 airplane for his ministry, which last year had billionaires reportedly waiting in line to get one. An appeal on his website […]
“Preachers of Detroit,” the Midwest spinoff of the controversial and popular “Preachers of L.A.” reality show, has put front and center in its early episodes the debate about what roles women are permitted to hold in the church. Christians remain divided over what perimeters they believe the Bible lays out for women called to ministry. […]
In Episode 5 of Preachers of L.A., we meet Christy Haizlip’s son Newt. Jay watched Newt fall into the path of addiction, and he doesn’t want to take any chances by inviting him back to California. Now, Newt is looking for a second chance. Will Jay give it to him? Also, the Haddons interview some eccentric nanny […]
What are the legitimate reasons for leaving a church? When is the right time to leave a church? How should one leave a church to join another? Red Lights: Wrong Reasons for Leaving a Church Here are seven wrongs reasons for leaving a church. Sin. Someone has sinned. Maybe it was a leader. Is this a […]
Apostle Eddie L. Long & Bishop Carl Smith at New Birth Oakland. Pastor Stephen Davis – New Birth Birmingham and New Birth Birminghamat New Birth Oakland. Bishop Carl Smith at New Birth Oakland. Apostle Eddie Long, Bishop Carl Smith, Bishop Eric Garnes at New Birth Oakland. Pre-service at New Birth Oakland. Pre-service at New Birth […]
THE ARK OF SAFETY CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF UPPER MARLBORO MARYLAND IS IN SEARCH OF AN ASSISTANT PRAISE AND WORSHIP LEADER AND MUSICIAN. RESPONSIBILITIES WOULD INCLUDE SINGING, PLAYING KEYBOARD “AND” ORGAN, TEACHING VOICE PARTS, DEVELOPING ONE OF THE CHURCH’S PRAISE AND WORSHIP TEAMS, AS WELL MUSIC PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION. THE ARK OF SAFETY IS LOOKING TO […]
Grammy Award-winning Christian singer Israel Houghton, who finished the last leg of his “King’s Men” tour in mid-October, recently testified that pastor Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church is “the real deal.” Houghton reportedly said that although Osteen has been criticized for not taking a more hardline approach to the topic of sin, he has seen […]
A megachurch in southwest Ohio dedicated a new statue of Jesus on Sunday that replaces the iconic sculpture known as “Touchdown Jesus” that burned down after being struck by lightning in 2010. The Solid Rock Church in Monroe, Ohio, celebrated the construction of the new “Lux Mundi” (The Light of the World) statue off Interstate […]
The following article is meant to share thoughts of why conflating ministry and celebrity maybe bad for our churches and our souls.
What a magnificent time we had at the New Horizon Hall of Elegance as Winston Chaney and the WYCB Family unveiled the 2011 Pastor’s Calendar. Pastors and all that attended enjoyed food, fun and fellowship…. Here are a few pictures in case you missed te event! […]