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Southern Baptists say no to women pastors. But what does the Bible say a pastor is?
By Bob Smietana — June 27, 2023
(RNS) — The expulsion of Saddleback Church and other congregations for having women pastors led to national headlines. It’s also prompted questions about thousands of other churches where women serve in roles such as children’s pastor or music minister. Can the role’s title get a church in trouble with the SBC?
Kenyan pastor suspected in cult deaths to remain jailed
By Evelyne Musambi — May 8, 2023
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The pastor faces possible terror-related charges in the deaths of more than 100 his congregants, many of whom are believed to have starved to death.
From Senate subcommittee to Easter sermon: Raphael Warnock on life as a pastor-politician
By Adelle M. Banks — March 31, 2023
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘My life is a sermon, that I get to preach on Sunday and embody and make come alive in my work in the Senate,’ said the Georgia senator.
Raphael Warnock says his Senate colleagues sometimes ask, ‘Rev, pray for me’
By Adelle M. Banks — June 14, 2022
(RNS) — ‘I enjoyed being a pastor, and, in my heart, that’s who I am essentially — not only a pastor but the son of two pastors.’
My court evangelical throws in the towel
By Mark Silk — May 31, 2022
(RNS) — From COVID-19 to Uvalde, pastoring a megachurch just became too much for my imaginary friend.
Death-row inmate sues for pastor’s touch during execution
By Associated Press — August 13, 2021
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A Texas death-row inmate has sued state prison officials to allow his pastor to lay hands on him as he dies from a lethal injection.
Willow Creek pastor Dave Dummitt tests positive for COVID-19 on heels of Global Leadership Summit
By Bob Smietana — August 8, 2021
(RNS) — The megachurch pastor is isolating at home while the church does contact tracing.
His parish was the poor: The Rev. Tom Lumpkin spent 40 years ministering to Detroit’s homeless
By Renée Roden — August 4, 2021
(RNS) – ‘Living with people who have lots of problems helped me see my own dark side,’ said the Rev. Tom Lumpkin, who spent 40 years serving Detroit’s homeless.
Southern Baptist youth pastor and National Guard chaplain suspended after arrest on solicitation charges
By Bob Smietana — July 13, 2021
(RNS) — Fairfield Baptist Church in Tennessee says it is shocked by the arrest of the church's youth minister and will cooperate with authorities.
Ben Zobrist, World Series hero for the Cubs, sues former pastor for alleged affair with his wife
By Bob Smietana — June 21, 2021
(RNS) — The former major leaguer, who co-authored a book on faith and family with his wife, says his former pastor betrayed his trust and cost him millions.
‘If you have eyes, plagiarize’: When borrowing a sermon goes too far
By Bob Smietana — April 27, 2021
(RNS) — Preachers love to borrow from each other, but the practice can sometimes lead to plagiarism.
Warnock, pastor and politician, has role models who did both
By Adelle M. Banks — January 5, 2021
(RNS) — It would not be the first time an ordained member of the clergy has chosen to take on the political life of Capitol.
My last conversation with Darrin Patrick
By Tony Jones — May 21, 2020
(RNS) — Darrin was a pastor, through and through. So after he had fallen and been fired from a church he founded, he subjected himself to a restoration process that was, by all accounts, brutal and exhausting.
Wheaton summit examines mental health and wellbeing for clergy
By Heather Morrison — December 6, 2019
(RNS) — A summit for pastors on ‘leadership, burnout and mental health’ comes after the suicide of a prominent church leader and mental health advocate.
Harvest report pins ‘massive corporate governance failure’ on MacDonald
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 22, 2019
CHICAGO (RNS) — A law firm's review blamed the megachurch's ousted pastor's “powerful and subversive leadership style.”
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