What is happening in Evangelical land? Some Southern Baptists are trying to discredit the investigators hired to conduct the denomination’s sexual abuse study. Do conservative evangelicals have better sex lives? Shane Claiborne celebrates Pentecost: “Christians leading communities plagued by cartels […]
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Toronto megachurch pastor Bruxy Cavey is arrested and charged with sexual assault
We have covered this story here and here and here. On Monday Cavey was arrested. Here is Yonat Shimron at Religion News Service: Police in the Canadian city of Hamilton have charged the disgraced former pastor of one of the […]
Evangelical roundup for June 6, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? “My body, my choice?“ A member of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee says that taking steps to prevent sexual abuse in churches is a bad idea Andy Stanley: Evangelicals are facing a “state […]
Rick Warren names his successor(s)
The evangelical megachurch pastor and author has just named his successor. Here is Bob Smietana at Religion News Service: After more than four decades, the pastor of one of the nation’s largest and most influential churches is ready to step […]
Evangelical Roundup for June 2, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Italian evangelicals are fighting abuse and settling refugees. More on the evangelicals (and other Christians) who want to bring back the child tax credit. Race and the Southern Baptist sexual abuse report. Southern Baptists […]
Evangelical roundup for May 30, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Shane Claiborne and Doug Pagitt at the NRA prayer breakfast: More of Shane’s commentary from the NRA meeting: Southern Baptists release the names of sexual abusers. Coverage here. Lecrae talks about “deconstructing” one’s Christian […]
Evangelical roundup for May 26, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? For some early responses to the Southern Baptist Convention sexual abuse report click here and here. Tim Alberta talks with Russell Moore about politics in the church. A Gospel Coalition author on “rights”: 10,000 […]
On “thoughts and prayers” and “God-given rights”
I know I just reposted this piece a few days ago after the Buffalo shooting, but it continues to represent my thinking about these mass shootings. Here is what I wrote at The Washington Post in August 2019: In the […]
Evangelical roundup for May 23, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Syke Jethani just triggered Rod Dreher Shane returns to his bus: Shane learns something about Mastriano: The artist behind Chick Tracts has died Tim Keller quotes church historian Kenneth Scott Latourette: Ruth Graham on […]
More reporting on Gordon-Conwell’s move to Boston
Here is Daniel Silliman at Christianity Today: After years of declining enrollments, budget deficits, and deep faculty and staff cuts, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary has decided to sell its 102-acre main campus in Hamilton, Massachusetts. The historic evangelical seminary plans to […]
When it comes to abortion, conservative evangelicals act. When it comes to gun control, some call for revival but most say nothing.
In 2019, I wrote a piece at The Washington Post about the way that conservative evangelicals, mostly white conservative evangelicals, offer “thoughts and prayers” to the families of the victims of gun violence yet oppose gun control legislation. Here is […]
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary will sell Hamilton campus and move to Boston
Here is the press release: May 16, (Hamilton, Massachusetts) – In a renewed effort to focus on its roots, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, an evangelical seminary of more than 1,400 global students, announced today its intention to leverage the economic value […]
Evangelical roundup for May 16, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land: Southern Baptist church membership is down 1.1. million. “Jesusland” versus “The United States of Canada” revisited. Not “lone wolves”: Truth: More Shane: The president of Sojourners on reducing abortion, not overturning Roe. What does […]
Evangelical roundup for May 8, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Apparently Tim Keller is now not good enough for some conservative evangelicals of the Christian Right. Apparently Ralph Reed forgot about Merrick Garland: Roger Olson responds to Jesus and John Wayne. Charlie Kirk is […]
An evangelical church invests $16 million into its housing ministry
Grace Church in Greenville, South Carolina is doing the Lord’s work. Here is Jay King at Greenville Journal: With the need in Greenville for affordable and transitional housing continuing to grow, Grace Church’s $16 million purchase this month of apartment buildings from Greenville […]
Evangelical roundup for May 5, 2022: Roe v. Wade edition
What is happening in Evangelical land? They are responding to the leaked draft of Samuel Alito’s Roe v. Wade majority decision. Read the press release from the National Association of Evangelicals. Christianity Today reports here. And a bunch of other […]
Evangelical roundup for May 2, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals discussing the future of evangelicalism. Shane Claiborne meets a guy in a Ferrari: Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center loves Elon Musk, a defender of transhumanism, opponent of climate change, and a globalist: […]
Evangelical roundup for April 28, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? More troubles related to rape at Liberty University. Don’t expect young Southern Baptist pastors to jump on the boycott Disney bandwagon. A writer defends Christian culture warriors at the Albert Mohler-World outlet. A pastor […]
Evangelical roundup for April 25, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? More than half of U.S. adults (55%) believe the Constitution is inspired by God. Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center on the “left’s pedophiliac agenda.” This fear-based interview will probably lead to a nice […]
Evangelical roundup for April 21, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Hungarian evangelicals love Vicktor Orban. Kristin Kobes Du Mez and NAE president Walter Kim talk about masculinity and evangelicalism with religion writers: Indian evangelicals arrested during Easter services. Evangelicals love private jets: Do evangelicals […]