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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.

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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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Headed for a larger stage, Nadia Bolz-Weber leaves her 'house' in order

by Carina Julig
August 5, 2018

(RNS) — Seen as a tattooed rebel when she founded Denver's House for All Saints and Sinners, Nadia Bolz-Weber leaves her church a decade later as a model for mainline Protestant outreach.

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Turkey: American pastor on trial for terror let out of jail

by Zeynep Bilginsoy
July 25, 2018

An American pastor who had been jailed in Turkey for more than 1½ years on terror and espionage charges was released Wednesday and put under house arrest as his trial continues.

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Coroner: Accused state lawmaker's death is apparent suicide

by Jerome Socolovsky
December 14, 2017

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Dan Johnson, a Republican state lawmaker in Kentucky and the pastor of Heart of Fire church in Louisville, had defiantly denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the basement of his home.

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Taking away the parsonage allowance is religious discrimination

by guest
October 10, 2017

(RNS) — 'The ruling breaks nearly 65 years of precedent and threatens churches across the country with nearly $1 billion in new taxes. It will also have devastating effects on pastors like me,' writes Chris Butler.

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Commuting to Nairobi, the train becomes a church

by Lauren Markoe
October 2, 2017

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Self-styled preachers unofficially turn two coaches into church each day, ministering to a mobile congregation that might not otherwise attend a service.

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A Q&A with Hillary Clinton’s pastor: Bill Shillady on ministering to the candidate

by Zach Hoag
August 15, 2017

(RNS) — 'She’s a good Methodist. Methodists don’t talk about their faith very much. She doesn’t wear her religion on her sleeve, but I know that she practices it and she has spiritual disciplines, including reading the Scriptures every day and praying every day,' said Shillady.

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90 seconds of clergy swapping: UCC video preaches interfaith harmony

by Lauren Markoe
January 24, 2017

(RNS) Most people who have seen it find it moving, though some question preaching in the garb of another faith.

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When you're the one in the captain's chair

by David P. Gushee
December 8, 2016

It is easy to be the fire-breathing prophet when you are not the leader.

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Pastor admits Whole Foods cake with gay slur was a hoax

by Lauren Markoe
May 17, 2016

(RNS) A gay pastor has admitted that he falsely accused Whole Foods of icing an anti-gay slur onto a chocolate cake he ordered. Pastor Jordan Brown, 31, of the nondenominational Church ...

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Why won't Steven Furtick answer tough questions about his ministry?

by Jonathan Merritt
May 11, 2016

(RNS) The megachurch pastor has been criticized for a lavish lifestyle, lack of accountability and building a celebrity culture. Why won't he answer legitimate questions about his ministry?

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Whole Foods: Cake with alleged gay slur is fake

by USA Today Network
April 20, 2016

AUSTIN — On Tuesday, Whole Foods fired back saying it's standing by its employees and had filed its own lawsuit accusing Brown of defamation.

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5 faith facts about Mike Huckabee: Southern Baptist pastor-turned-politician

by Adelle M. Banks
May 5, 2015

WASHINGTON (RNS) Being a pastor is “the greatest preparation that a person can have for public service,” Huckabee said in a 2007 interview.

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'Year without God' pastor: Why I'm no longer a believer

by Chris Stedman
December 29, 2014

Ryan Bell—the Christian pastor who spent 2014 living as an atheist—is ready for his big reveal. Bell tells RNS how he came to his decision and what it will mean to him and his loved ones.

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