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Evangelical roundup for August 4, 2022

John Fea   |  August 4, 2022

What is happening in Evangelical land?

White Southern evangelicals are leaving churches.

Most complaints about “evangelical elites“

How “weak” is evangelical theology?

Southern Baptists appoint a pastor to lead the fight against sexual abuse:

Marshall Blalock, a South Carolina pastor, was a part of the sexual abuse task force that oversaw the SBC Executive Committee investigation process.

Now he will lead efforts to implement reforms, including a new database of abusers, per SBC pres Bart Barber. https://t.co/RLcJmAOy3e

— kate shellnutt (@kateshellnutt) August 2, 2022

Beth Moore orders her tombstone:

Don’t mind me as I’m about to walk into a funeral home and order my and Keith’s tombstone. This has nothing to do with the eggrolls.

— Beth Moore (@BethMooreLPM) August 3, 2022

The deep faith of Ronald Sider. He was the real deal.

Remembering Sider:

As we grieve the loss of our brother Ron Sider, and as we celebrate his life, we’ll be circulating several podcasts and posts of his here at @RedLetterXians.❤️ https://t.co/ZJUGCD8R9o

— Shane Claiborne (@ShaneClaiborne) August 1, 2022

More from Shane on Sider:

For about 10 years, I’ve carried around this quote from Ron Sider, who died this week at 82. He said it in a sermon in 1984 that was instrumental in giving birth to the Christian Peacemaker Teams. (I’ll probably keep carrying it with me for another decade or so🫶) pic.twitter.com/CIRNWAsSRI

— Shane Claiborne (@ShaneClaiborne) August 1, 2022

Is Family Research Council really a “church”?

Evangelical colleges and universities are going green.

The Church of God has a new leader:

The installation of @BishopTimHill as the General Overseer of the Church of God, as chosen today by the General Assembly! #COGGA22 pic.twitter.com/wZ5XjTBvBW

— Church of God (@COGHQ) July 30, 2022

Franklin Graham and his team come to Kentucky:

.@SamaritansPurse Disaster Relief Units have deployed to Breathitt County & Floyd County, KY, to help flood victims. Thousands have been displaced & 100s of homes destroyed. Pray for our teams as they respond. Pray especially for those who lost everything, including loved ones. pic.twitter.com/kX9O0fLUWl

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) August 1, 2022

A Michigan evangelical church is doing God’s work.

How a Christian college graduate became a “leftist.”

Worth pursuing?”

Free academic article idea: A visual history of socially concerned evangelicalism via an examination of the different covers of Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger. pic.twitter.com/31VZ6JDBnI

— Daniel Silliman (@danielsilliman) August 1, 2022

The National Association of Evangelicals on marriage:

While the Senate may consider a bill on the redefinition of marriage, the National Association of Evangelicals affirms that no government action can change the truth about marriage. Read our statement: https://t.co/bwv617eXv9 pic.twitter.com/bH05QQCCXj

— National Association of Evangelicals (@NAEvangelicals) August 1, 2022

Seattle Pacific University is suing the state of Washington.

Eastern University is growing.

Blast from the past:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkhAiCUam4E

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsanaro is courting evangelicals in his re-election bid.

Wrestlers for Christ:

Wrestling Hall of Fame & 5-time World Champion @NikitaKoloff1-AKA the "The Russian Nightmare" will join the lineup on Sept 23-24th at the Salt & Light Conf in Charlotte. Advance tickets are on sale today – https://t.co/F0QeFVUm8h#SaltandLight2022 #NCFaithandFreedom #ncpol pic.twitter.com/AFsqz6aLMg

— NC Faith and Freedom Coalition (@NCFaithFreedom) August 2, 2022

Army veterans are complaining about Liberty University. And here.

Evangelical pro-lifers will keep fighting in Kansas.

Lance being Lance:

Self-described Christian "prophet" Lance Wallnau has a whole theory about how the 2020 election results will be overturned so that Donald Trump can return to the White House. pic.twitter.com/uyJj8o2kpX

— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) August 3, 2022

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary appoints a new dean.

Charlie Kirk among the Seven Mountain Domionists:

Great event with @GoVictoryTV tonight in Ft. Worth—WOW! 4,000+ on a Sunday evening. Remarkable energy. The media is very scared of Christians rising up to reclaim America—and the left should be terrified! #SWBC22 #Flashpoint pic.twitter.com/zyVWWIOf5i

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 1, 2022

An evangelical church moves out of a Fresno neighborhood.

That’s right folks–there now exists a patriotic conservative wireless provider. Sam is all over it:

Patriot Mobile is America’s only Christian conservative wireless service provider. We offer broad coverage on dependable, nationwide 4G or 5G LTE networks.https://t.co/M0rSQNmV90

USE CODE: “PASTORSAM” FOR FREE ACTIVATION pic.twitter.com/X7h1pg3XL0

— Samuel Rodriguez (@nhclc) August 2, 2022

How do Southern Baptists define a “pastor”.

Abortion “abolitionists“

David Barton being David Barton. He is probably basing his prediction here on a twisted interpretation of a quote from the founding fathers:

One year ago, Christian nationalist pseudo-historian David Barton claimed we'd "shortly" get evidence of someone illegally casting thousands of votes in Georgia's election. We don't recall ever seeing that. Did we miss it? https://t.co/Kr02FURlcM

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) July 29, 2022

Barton is rallying pastors:

Are you a pastor? Join us in Dallas, Texas! September 1st.
The WallBuilders pastors briefing. https://t.co/jymTzbsvHW pic.twitter.com/jAnxEB7tim

— David Barton (@DavidBartonWB) August 2, 2022

A former Liberty University communications executive is in federal court.

Robert Jeffress and Lou Dobbs reunite:

Enjoy my interview about the spiritual health of our nation with the great @LouDobbs! https://t.co/akRjrZZkTk

— Dr. Robert Jeffress (@robertjeffress) August 1, 2022

“From a Christian world view”:

The new season of The Briefing begins tomorrow. Wow…so much to talk about and consider from a Christian worldview. https://t.co/JNfHxRNfZv or on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening. pic.twitter.com/24jZOcJNC8

— Albert Mohler (@albertmohler) August 1, 2022

Tom Buck lays down the law:

New Twitter Rule: I will not interact with Christians who have pronouns in their bio. 😀

— Tom Buck (Five Point Buck) (@TomBuck) August 2, 2022

And he’s still fighting against women pastors:

I am still waiting for someone to offer a biblical defense for female pastors.

Not any man can be a pastor, he has to meet the qualifications of 1 Timothy 3:1-7.

Where in Scripture do we find the qualifications for a female pastor?

— Tom Buck (Five Point Buck) (@TomBuck) August 1, 2022

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