Acts 29
NDAs are a tool for toxic church cultures
By Katelyn Beaty — September 8, 2022
(RNS) — Not every church that uses NDAs has faced scandal. But of those that have in recent years, NDAs were inevitably in the mix.
Matt Chandler, megachurch pastor and ACTS 29 leader, placed on leave
By Bob Smietana — August 29, 2022
(RNS) — Chandler sent overly familiar direct messages to a woman over Instagram, violating church policy.
Charges dropped against former Village Church children’s minister Matt Tonne
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 1, 2020
(RNS) — The district attorney moved to dismiss the charges, alleging ‘the complainant cannot and has not positively identified defendant as the person who committed this offense.‘
Friends mourn Darrin Patrick, megachurch pastor and author, who died of apparent ‘self-inflicted gunshot wound’
By Bob Smietana — May 8, 2020
Darrin Patrick, a megachurch pastor who fell from grace and then returned to ministry, died this week of what appears to be a "self-inflicted gunshot wound," according to Seacoast Church.
Shepherds, shamers, and shunners: The rise of church discipline in America (Part 2)
By Jonathan Merritt — June 4, 2015
Some conservative Christians are promoting a more aggressive approach to church discipline. But others say this approach does more damage than good.
Shepherds, shamers, and shunners: The rise of church discipline in America (Part 1)
By Jonathan Merritt — June 3, 2015
Some conservative Christians are promoting a more aggressive approach to church discipline. But others say this approach does more damage than good.
Mark Driscoll removed from the Acts 29 church planting network he helped found
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — August 8, 2014
(RNS) "It is our conviction that the nature of the accusations against Mark, most of which have been confirmed by him, make it untenable and unhelpful to keep Mark and Mars Hill in our network," the Acts 29 Network of evangelical churches said.
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